Four Defendants Face Federal Indictment in Alleged Racketeering Conspiracy to Smuggle Contraband into Maryland’s Metropolitan Transition Center in Exchange for Bribes

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging four defendants with a racketeering conspiracy at the Metropolitan Transition Center (MTC), in Baltimore, Maryland. The indictment charges two former correctional…

Queens Man Charged With Murdering Woman in Life Insurance Scheme

A superseding indictment was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Cory Martin with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. Martin was previously charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated…

Former Gary Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assaulting Arrestee

Terry Peck, 46, a former police officer with the Gary Police Department, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Hammond, Indiana, for using excessive force against an arrestee. The indictment…

Nocona Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Sexual Exploitation of Missing Boy

A Nocona man named a person of interest in the 2015 disappearance of a local 18-year-old was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for preying on the boy when he…

TWO DETROIT POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED FOR BRIBERY AND BRIBERY CONSPIRACY

DETROIT – A federal indictment was unsealed today charging two Detroit police officers—one of whom was a lieutenant who had been in command of the Detroit Police Department’s Integrity Unit—with bribery and…

Erie Man Pleads to Cocaine Possession Charge

ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drugs laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Joel Nicholas…

Mercer County Man Pleads to Child Sexual Exploitation Charges

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Greenville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of Distribution and Possession of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…

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HSI, law enforcement partner, investigation leads to arrest of Minneapolis fugitive accused of child sex trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota man was arrested Wednesday evening in Atlanta following a nationwide federal law enforcement request for public assistance, and a reward of $5,000 for information leading to his arrest.…

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Navajo man sentenced to 15 years in prison for abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Lyle Woody Begay, 35, of Navajo, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Oct. 25 in federal court to 15 years in…

Edgewood man sentenced to two years in prison for wire and computer fraud

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Charles Bruce Sandidge, 40, of Edgewood, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Oct. 22 to two years in prison for wire…

Chaparral man sentenced to 19 years in prison for kidnapping

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Roberto Carlos Cervantes, 27, of Chaparral, New Mexico, was sentenced today in federal court to 19 years and seven months in prison for kidnapping. Upon his release from prison,…

Church Rock man pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Manison Largo, 42, of Church Rock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty on Oct.19 in federal court…

Navajo woman sentenced to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter regarding the death of her child

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Tonya Mae Dale, 29, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced in federal court on Oct. 25 to five years in prison for involuntary…

Chula Vista Couple Sentenced for Fraud Scheme Targeting Pregnant Women

Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lisa J. Sanniti (619) 546-8811 and Jeffrey D. Hill (619) 546-7924 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 26, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Melissa Alvarez Torres and Jose Luis Olmos Hernandez…

Fort Hall Man Sentenced to Over 27 Years for Murder

POCATELLO – A Fort Hall man was sentenced to 327 months in federal prison for the second degree murder of Austin Pevo. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, on…

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Traveling to the Binghamton Area Intending to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Child

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Robert Hardin, age 76, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, pled guilty today to traveling to New York from Michigan for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with an…

Here Are Some Of The Consultants Raking In Millions Promoting CRT In Schools, According To Conservative Advocacy Group

Diversity, equity and inclusion consultants are getting paid millions of dollars by public schools “to push divisive ideologies” to transform American schools “from institutions of education to places of woke indoctrination,” according…

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POLL: Growing Number Of Americans Want Increased Funding For Police

by Bryan Babb The number of Americans who want to see an increase in funding for local police has risen to nearly half since June 2020, according to a Tuesday Pew Research…