Maryland man pleads guilty to $1.5M COVID fraud and drug-trafficking crimes involving machine guns and marijuana
GREENBELT, MD – A 33-year-old Temple Hills man admitted in federal court to a wide-ranging scheme that combined pandemic unemployment fraud with firearms and drug-trafficking offenses, including possessing a machine gun and…
Updated FBI Stats Show 150% More Antisemitic Hate Crimes Than Originally Reported
Updated FBI Stats Show 150% More Antisemitic Hate Crimes Than Originally Reported Kate Anderson on March 13, 2023 The FBI recently updated its 2021 hate crime statistics and reported that supplemental data…
Hate crimes in US surged 11.6% in 2021, fueled by racial, ethnic bias
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hate crimes in the United States surged 11.6% in 2021, with the largest number motivated by bias against Black people, followed by crimes targeting victims for…
ICC to open war crimes cases on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine- NYT
(Reuters) – The International Criminal Court intends to open two war crimes cases tied to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and will also seek arrest warrants for several people, the New York Times…
Multiple UK Countries Are Banning Men Convicted Of Violent Crimes From Being Housed In Women’s Prisons, Unlike Most US States
Multiple UK Countries Are Banning Men Convicted Of Violent Crimes From Being Housed In Women’s Prisons, Unlike Most US States Trevor Schakohl on February 27, 2023 U.K. Deputy Defense Minister Dominic Raab…
Bronx Gang Leader Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For 2020 Murder And Other Crimes
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANDREW DONE, a/k/a “Caballo,” the leader of the “Shooting Boys” gang, was sentenced today to 35 years…
Russian envoy: U.S. seeks to inflame Ukraine crisis with claims of crimes against humanity
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – Washington is trying to demonize Moscow and foment the crisis in Ukraine with allegations of Russian crimes against humanity, Russia’s ambassador to the United States said on…
Biden Admin Says Russia Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ In Ukraine
Biden Admin Says Russia Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ In Ukraine Harold Hutchison on February 18, 2023 Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Russia committed “crimes against humanity” in Ukraine in a Saturday…
Man accused of targeting Jews in Los Angeles shootings charged with hate crimes
(Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles brought hate crime charges on Friday against a man accused of shooting two people this week in a predominantly Jewish section of Los Angeles. The…
Bucco Bill to Enhance Punishment for Auto Theft Crimes Advances
Sen. Bucco's bill that increases penalties for auto theft crimes was approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.…
EU: Centre for prosecution of ‘aggression’ crimes in Ukraine to be set up in The Hague
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that an international centre for the prosecution of the crime of aggression in Ukraine would be set up in…
Jersey Shore police officer arrested for series of crimes against ex-girlfriend
SEA BRIGHT, NJ – A Sea Bright police officer has been charged by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office after allegedly committing a series of crimes against his ex-girlfriend. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond…
Lawrence Ray Sentenced For Years-Long Predatory Crimes Against Students At Sarah Lawrence College And Others
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that LAWRENCE RAY, a/k/a “Lawrence Grecco,” received a sentence of 60 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy,…
French court dismisses complicity in war crimes charge against TotalEnergies – lawyers
PARIS (Reuters) – A French court has dismissed charges of complicity in war crimes against oil major TotalEnergies, lawyers for the NGOs who brought the charge said in a statement. In October,…
Kentucky Man gets 15 Years for Attempted Sex Crimes with a Minor
BENTON, Ill. – A man from Benton, Kentucky was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison in a U.S. District Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to traveling to Illinois to engage…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Gun Crimes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Doran King Burroughs Jr., 23, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl and being a felon in possession of firearms. According to…
New York Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Fraud Crimes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Julio Hisael Almonte, 31, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today to one year and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release,…
London to host international meeting on alleged war crimes in Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Justice ministers from around the world will gather in London to scale up the support being offered to the International Criminal Court in its investigations of alleged war crimes…
Lawton Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Crimes, Witness Tampering
A Lawton man was convicted in federal court for attempting to entice an undercover police officer whom he believed was a minor and for enticing a 12-year-old child to send sexually explicit…
Two Memphis Men Sentenced for Federal Firearms Crimes
Memphis, TN – Daniel Kirtman, 25, and Michael Thomas, 24, have been sentenced to a total of 15 years in federal prison for federal firearms crimes. Kirtman was sentenced to eight years…
Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for the Murder of a Woman and Her Seven-Year-Old Child in Relation To Federal Drug Trafficking Crimes
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett today sentenced Andre Ricardo Briscoe, a/k/a “Poo”, age 39, of Baltimore and Cambridge, Maryland, to life in federal prison for federal drug distribution…
REPORT: 97% Of Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes In New York Were Committed By Other Minorities
Kate Anderson on December 29, 2022 According to a recent report published by Americans Against Antisemitism (AAA), 97% of hate crimes committed against Jews in New York during the period of 2018…
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Crimes
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – NICHOLAS WEBER, age 29, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on December 20, 2022, before U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to possession with intent to distribute…
Former Federal Special Agent Found Guilty of Civil Rights Crimes for Committing Sexual Assaults Against Two Women
RIVERSIDE, California – A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was found guilty by a jury today of federal civil rights violations for sexually assaulting two women and abusing…
Bellingham, Washington, man arrested and charged federally for crimes related to sexual abuse of children
Seattle – A 27-year-old Bellingham, Washington, man appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle today charged with two federal felonies related to his attempts to sexually assault a child, announced U.S. Attorney…
Des Moines Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug, Firearm, and Supervised Release Crimes
DES MOINES, IA – On Monday, December 19, 2022, Michael Joseph Wilson, age 34 of Des Moines, was sentenced to a total of 240 months in prison for four crimes: conspiracy to…
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