JUSTNET Adds Resources for Houses of Worship
Reports of mass shootings and other threats to public safety monopolize the headlines. Houses of worship have been targeted along with malls, military recruitment centers, schools, theaters and other...
View ArticleVideo: Making Community Supervision Safer Through Electronic Monitoring,
In this interview conducted at the National Institute of Justice Conference 2011, George Drake of the Corrections Technology Center of Excellence discusses the five main categories of the minimum...
View ArticleCareer Offender Sentenced to More than 12 Years in Federal Prison for...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Richard Palmisano, 41, formerly of Central Falls, a career offender with a criminal history dating back more than twenty years, including convictions on drug trafficking, firearms...
View ArticleMember of Young Melph Mafia (YMM) Neighborhood Gang Sentenced to 18 Years for...
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RUBEN GEIGER, age 22, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced today for his participation in a drug conspiracy and a conspiracy to possess...
View ArticleIllinois Fugitive on the Run Since 2006 Arrested in Sioux City, IA Using...
Sioux City, IA - Wednesday afternoon at approximately 3:00p.m., Armando Garcia, a 27 year old male was arrested by members of the Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force in Sioux City, Iowa. Garcia was...
View ArticleFormer Director of Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority and Others Charged...
Three Virgin Islands men were charged in an indictment unsealed today with various offenses based on their participation in a bribery scheme involving over $17 million in construction contracts awarded...
View ArticleBremerton, Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Anti-Gay Hate Crime at Seattle’s...
A 38-year-old Bremerton, Washington man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act, for a January 2015 assault on three gay...
View ArticleFairfax County Fugitive Cannot Hide From U.S. Marshals in Wisconsin
Alexandria, VA – U.S. Marshal Robert Mathieson announces the arrest of Colton West. West has been wanted by the Fairfax County Police Department since June 25th for probation violation regarding an...
View ArticleCalifornia Woman Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Her Role in Defrauding...
A California woman was sentenced to 130 months in prison for her role in a half-million dollar Costa Rica-based “sweepstakes fraud” scheme that victimized hundreds of U.S. residents.Assistant Attorney...
View ArticleFormer Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Bribe Panamanian Officials
A former regional director of SAP International Inc. pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by participating in a scheme to bribe Panamanian officials to...
View ArticleStrengthening Law Enforcement-Community Relations
Friday, September 18, 201510:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Office of Justice Programs, Third Floor Ballroom810 Seventh Street NorthwestWashington, DCModerator: Karol V. Mason, Assistant Attorney General, Office...
View ArticleMS-13 Member Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Leadership Role in Violent...
Participated in Assault, Kidnapping and Attempted Murder of a State’s WitnessA Maryland gang member was sentenced to 188 months in prison today for conspiring to participate in a racketeering...
View ArticleFormer U.S. Consulate Official Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison for Receiving...
Vietnam-Based Scheme Yielded Millions of Dollars in BribesA former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Michael T. Sestak, 44, was sentenced today to 64 months in prison on federal charges in a scheme in...
View ArticleJustice Department Releases Report on Law Enforcement Requests for...
The Justice Department today released its first annual report following former Attorney General Eric Holder’s pledge in February 2014 to make public information related to law enforcement requests for...
View ArticleTop-Tier Needs for Gathering, Utilizing Digital Evidence
A recent report describes the results of a National Institute of Justice (NIJ)-sponsored research effort to identify and prioritize criminal justice needs related to digital evidence collection,...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Track Down Quadruple Murder Suspect in Mississippi
Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team tracked down a Columbus man wanted for the alleged murder of four people.Robert Lee Adams, 27, is wanted in Columbus on...
View ArticleRichard McNeal Hillman sentenced to 188 Months on A-PVP (A.K. A. “Gravel” or...
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Richard McNeal Hillman, 54, of Kingsport, Tenn., was sentenced on August 13, 2015, by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 188 months in federal prison...
View ArticleTwo Texas Men Indicted for Federal Hate Crime Against Gay, African-American Man
A federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment against two Texas men alleging hate crime offenses for their roles in a Mar. 8, 2012, assault of a gay, African-American man in Corpus Christi,...
View ArticleNew Smart on Crime Program Aids Recently Released Offenders to Reenter the...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a unique partnership has been formed consisting of local, regional and national private business entities to aid...
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