Alex Murdaugh failed a lie detector test, breaching his plea agreement, US government says in court filing
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Sex offender, fired Jags employee gets 220-year prison sentence - ESPN: A federal judge sentenced Samuel Arthur Thompson, a convicted sex offender and former ...
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Quick Glance: Convicted Sex Offender Receives Lengthy Prison Term
- A man sentenced to 220 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material and hacking the jumbotron at the Jacksonville Jaguars stadium after his dismissal due to being a registered sex offender.
- Samuel Arthur Thompson from St. Augustine received his sentence from a federal judge in Jacksonville. Convicted in November for various offenses, including producing and possessing sexual images of children, violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, sending unauthorized damaging commands to a protected computer, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
- Thompson, aged 53, was apprehended in early 2020 after repatriation from the Philippines to the U.S. He had fled to the Southeast Asian country six months earlier following an FBI search and computer seizure at his residence.
- The Jaguars enlisted Thompson as a contractor in 2013 for their video board network design and later for jumbotron operations on game days. Upon learning of his conviction as a sex offender, the team chose not to extend his contract.
Bay Area man sentenced to prison over Pelosi, Mayorkas death threats: A Bay Area man has been sentenced to 11 months in federal prison for making voice mail ...
sfchronicle.com/politics/article/pelosi-mayorkas-death-threats-19371668.php
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Officer sexually assaulted 15-year-old girl he kidnapped on duty in Colorado, feds say
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Ex-Pike County deputy sentenced to prison for beating, pepper spraying restrained inmate
dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2024/03/27/ex-pike-county-ohio-sheriffs-deputy-sentenced-beating-pepper-spraying-restrained-inmate-civil-rights/73119116007/
Uncertified ballistic gear sold to more than 100 police, fire, military agencies across U.S.
oregonlive.com/crime/2024/03/uncertified-ballistic-gear-sold-to-more-than-100-police-fire-military-agencies-across-us.html
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Detroit bans Bobby Ferguson, ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pal, from securing city contracts
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2024/03/26/kwame-kilpatrick-friend-bobby-ferguson-detroit-contracts/73105065007/
Pols & Politics: Battle lines starting to form in race for SJC Suffolk County clerk
bostonherald.com/2024/03/24/pols-politics-battle-lines-starting-to-form-in-race-for-sjc-suffolk-county-clerk/
Inmate’s urine didn’t look right. Now he’s pleaded guilty to distributing coke in prison
miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article287033070.html
Peter Navarro, adviser to former President Donald Trump, surrenders at federal prison
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/19/peter-navarro-trump-aide-jailed/73030689007/
Quick Glance: Peter Navarro Reports to Prison for Defiance of Congress
- Former White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison on Tuesday for a contempt of Congress conviction, making him the first senior Trump administration official to be imprisoned for a crime related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
- Navarro was sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to comply with a subpoena for documents and testimony from the House committee investigating the riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
- Prior to his incarceration at the federal prison in Miami, Navarro defiantly addressed reporters, labeling his conviction as the “partisan weaponization of the judicial system.
- After casting his vote in Florida on Tuesday, Trump was questioned about Navarro.
Peter Navarro ordered to report to prison by March 19: Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro must report to a federal prison in Miami by March 19 to begin serving a ...
cnn.com/2024/03/11/politics/peter-navarro-prison/
Quick Glance: Mark Robinson Running for GOP Governor in North Carolina
- After Republican losses in the 2018 elections, Mark Robinson accused the Affordable Care Act of attempting to 'enslave' people.
- Robinson, a fiery conservative who spreads conspiracies, is the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina.
- The race between Robinson and Democratic nominee Josh Stein will be this cycle’s most closely watched gubernatorial campaign.
- Robinson advocates for full repeal of the Affordable Care Act without replacement, sparking political tensions.
Former Mississippi deputy gets more than 27 years in prison for racist torture of 2 Black men
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Goon Squad Officer Gets 40-Year Sentence for ‘Shocking, Brutal’ Acts: A second sheriff’s deputy received a lesser sentence for his involvement in the abuse of ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/dedmon-mississippi-goon-squad-sentencing.html
Quick Glance: Mississippi Sheriffs' Authority and Accountability
- Grace Elizabeth Hale from CNN emphasizes that abuse under the all-powerful Mississippi sheriffs is not a new problem, rooted in wars against Native American tribes and slave patrols.
- According to Eric Boehm from Reason, emergency spending has become a convenient way to increase spending and add to the national debt.
- The Washington Examiner Editorial Board criticizes New York Attorney General Letitia James, warning that her actions set a dangerous precedent.
- Willie Wilson in the Chicago Tribune highlights the importance of protecting children from abuse and calls for laws requiring schools to report improper teacher-student relationships.
Deputy who claimed to help police sentenced in Jan. 6 attacks on officers: Off-duty Tennessee sheriff’s deputy Ronald McAbee, who assaulted two police officers ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/29/mcabee-jan-6-police-attack-sentence/
Quick Glance: Ex-sheriff's deputy sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison
- Ronald Colton McAbee, a former sheriff's deputy, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison after attacking police officers during the Capitol riot.
- McAbee wore a bulletproof vest with Sheriff and Three Percenters patches when he stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
- McAbee apologized in court but received a shorter sentence than what prosecutors recommended.
- The ex-deputy was convicted after assaulting an officer while taking part in a riot against the police.
Trump supporter charged with firing a gun during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A Trump supporter is now charged with firing a gun outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 ...
nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-supporter-charged-firing-gun-jan-6-capitol-attack-rcna142538
Man sentenced to prison for bomb threat to Arizona election official: A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for sending a ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4528897-man-sentenced-bomb-threat-arizona-election-official/
Judge orders prison for Michigan man who made threats against Jewish people, synagogue
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/04/michigan-man-sentenced-prison-threats-jewish-people/72846225007/
Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-peter-navarro-contempt-congress-jan6-7af440e57cb6d611257216531099c77a
Ex-Trump White House official convicted of contempt must report to prison, appeals court finds
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Quick Glance: Court denies Peter Navarro’s request for prison stay
- A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that former Trump adviser Peter Navarro cannot remain out of prison during his appeal against his conviction for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
- The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals essentially upheld the judge's decision that Navarro's appeal does not pose a 'significant legal question' justifying his release.
- Following his conviction last year on two contempt of Congress charges, 74-year-old Navarro was sentenced to four months in prison and is set to report to a Miami prison on Tuesday. This would mark him as the first prominent Trump adviser to serve jail time for endeavors to challenge the 2020 election.
- Navarro stated to reporters after his conviction that he anticipates his case to reach the Supreme Court to address concerns about executive privilege for high-ranking White House officials.
After nearly 4-year delay, Charleston man guilty of murder: A Charleston man who shot a woman to death in North Charleston nearly four years ago pleaded guilty ...
postandcourier.com/news/murder-charleston-homicide-repeat-criminal-acts/article_49867526-e6e5-11ee-990f-03020eaaf14c.html
Former FBI counterintelligence chief sentenced to more prison time over undisclosed foreign cash
cnn.com/2024/02/17/politics/retired-fbi-agent-charles-mcgonigal-sentenced/
'Operation Safe Cities' seeks to combat Southern California violent gun crime: Operation Safe Cities was born out of frustration with violent criminals carrying ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/southern-california-violent-crimes
Dallas-based fentanyl dealer sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article286851225.html
Vancouver man sentenced for selling low-quality body armor to law enforcement, military
columbian.com/news/2024/mar/19/vancouver-man-sentenced-for-selling-low-quality-ballistic-equipment-to-u-s-law-enforcement-military/
SC man sentenced to 9 years in prison for massive Medicare fraud: A South Carolina man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in an ...
postandcourier.com/columbia/news/federal-prison-sentence-medicare-fraud-scheme-braces-kickbacks/article_4791150e-e628-11ee-8936-83ffddc212f3.html
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, prison service says: Putin’s most significant opponent collapsed while taking a walk in his prison near the ...
politico.eu/article/alexei-navalny-dead-russia-prison/
Ex-OC tax preparer gets 10 years for tax fraud that targeted 13 states: Prosecutors say Stephen Jake McGonigle tried to claim more than $10 million ...
ocregister.com/2024/03/18/ex-oc-tax-preparer-gets-10-years-for-tax-fraud-that-targeted-states/
Katy spider monkey smuggler sentenced to federal prison: Savannah Nicole Valdez, of Katy, has been convicted of animal smuggling related crime twice since 2022.
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/katy-woman-sentenced-spider-monkey-smuggling-19198586.php
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer tell appeals judges that Jeffrey Epstein's Florida plea deal protects her
apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-sex-abuse-f7f215e028155c71b3726a0e5eba6117
Former Jacksonville Jaguars employee who stole more than $22 million from team sentenced to 6.5 years
cnn.com/2024/03/12/sport/amit-patel-jacksonville-jaguars-sentencing-spt/
Judge will appoint special master to oversee federal women’s prison in California after reports of sexual abuse
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4536235-judge-appoint-special-master-oversee-federal-womens-prison-california-reports-sexual-abuse/
4 LA residents sentenced in $8 million scheme that performed 600 sham weddings for green cards
dailynews.com/2024/03/15/4-la-residents-sentenced-in-8-million-scheme-that-performed-600-sham-weddings-for-green-cards/
Warden ousted in latest wave of scandal at Dublin women's prison: The raid signals an escalation in an ongoing investigation of the prison, which is under ...
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Scarlett Johansson to star in film about probe into Aryan Brotherhood of Texas: Johansson is set to play an FBI informant.
axios.com/local/dallas/2024/02/13/marvel-actress-scarlett-johansson-to-star-in-film-about-dallas-area-informant
Dad warns he’s ‘more committed’ to killing judge than being a present father, feds say
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New Jan. 6 footage appears to show rioter firing a gun in the air during Capitol attack
nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/new-jan-6-footage-appears-show-rioter-firing-gun-air-capitol-attack-rcna138137
FBI searches scandal-plagued FCI Dublin women’s prison: The move comes as a judge weighs whether to appoint a special master to oversee the troubled facility
mercurynews.com/2024/03/11/fbi-searches-scandal-plagued-fci-dublin-womens-prison/
Texas woman gets 3 years in prison for death threats to judge in Trump’s documents case
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Quick Glance: Texas Woman Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
- Tiffani Shea Gish pleaded guilty to leaving threatening voicemails for Judge Aileen Cannon.
- Gish sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release.
- Holding Tiffani Gish accountable for threatening a federal judge sends a strong message.
- Gish pleaded guilty to contacting a judge with death threats.
Former IRS contractor sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking Trump tax records
nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/former-irs-contractor-sentenced-5-years-prison-leaking-trump-tax-recor-rcna135908
Quick Glance: Trump's Tax Leaker Sentenced to Five Years
- 38-year-old man must spend three years under supervised release and pay a $5,000 fine.
- Stole tax data from thousands of wealthy Americans while working for the US-wide Internal Revenue Service.
- Allegedly acted out of moral conviction and desire for change.
- Government representatives describe the case as one of the 'most serious' crimes in IRS history.
DOJ watchdog finds 187 inmate suicides in federal prisons over 8-year period: The watchdog's reporting comes in the wake of several high-profile deaths in ...
npr.org/2024/02/15/1231745029/doj-watchdog-inmate-suicides-federal-prisons-report
Gina Champion-Cain seeks early release from prison in Ponzi scheme case: Champion-Cain claims federal prosecutors acted in "bad faith" by failing to seek a ...
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Carjacker sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in kidnapping of women in North Texas
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3 Mississippi state prisons put inmates in ‘hazardous’ conditions, violating their constitutional rights, DOJ report finds
cnn.com/2024/02/28/politics/mississippi-state-prisons-report/
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Ex-clinician who owed IRS $1.6 million for a decade gets 52 months in prison for tax evasion
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U.P. man Seann Pietila sentenced in threats case targeting East Lansing synagogue
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/03/04/seann-pietila-sentenced-in-case-targeting-east-lansing-synagogue/72837516007/
DOJ Charges Ex-FBI Informant Alexander Smirnov For Allegedly Lying About Biden: Alexander Smirnov could spend as many as 25 years in a federal prison if ...
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D-FW health care providers indicted for illegal drug distribution: A group of North Texas health care providers has been indicted for federal drug distribution ...
dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/03/01/d-fw-health-care-providers-under-federal-investigation-for-illegal-drug-distribution/
Ex-Marion County Corrections employee sentenced to federal prison on child sex charges
indystar.com/story/news/crime/2024/02/29/ex-marion-county-corrections-employee-corey-terry-sentenced-to-federal-prison/72791668007/
Black-market booze cruise captain Ben Jones sentenced in federal case: The federal sentence comes after prosecutors accused the Detroit yacht captain of defying ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/02/27/black-market-detroit-yacht-captain-ben-jones-sentenced-in-federal-case/72758578007/
Marietta man who dragged FBI agent with truck gets 26-year prison sentence: A Marietta man who tried to evade capture on federal charges in 2018 by dragging the ...
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San Antonio businessman gets 13-year term for aiding terrorism: FBI sting caught Imad Eddin Wadi in a plot to help bankroll weapons for terrorist groups in Syria ...
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Miami area homeland security officers say a prisoner escaped from federal prison: Jean Carolos Cruz, 43, escaped from a Miami-Dade federal prison Friday ...
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R. Kelly’s appeal argument calls reasons for long sentence too vague, but court warns he could wind up worse off
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/22/arguments-in-r-kellys-appeal-expected-thursday/
Indiana freelance reporter charged after threatening to ‘kill every Jew’ in Fort Wayne
timesofisrael.com/indiana-freelance-reporter-charged-after-threatening-to-kill-pro-israel-us-officials/
Ex-McCook police chief gets 27 months in prison for extorting businessmen with mayor
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/21/ex-mccook-police-chief-gets-27-months-in-prison-for-extorting-businessmen-with-mayor/
Mike Tyson urges Biden to free thousands locked up over cannabis: ‘Right these wrongs’
theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/19/mike-tyson-joe-biden-cannabis-prison
Freelance reporter for Dearborn outlet threatened to 'kill every Jew,' CIA agents: feds
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2024/02/19/freelance-reporter-dearborn-threatened-to-kill-every-jew-pro-israel-cia-agents-feds-say/72658539007/
Dallas woman sentenced to 12 years for federal drug and gun charges: Danette Ozuna, 48, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to ...
dallasnews.com/news/courts/2024/02/15/woman-sentenced-to-12-years-for-possessing-gun-selling-drugs-out-of-dallas-motel-room/
Oral argument heard in Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Dear's federal case
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Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles
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Judge sends Ypsilanti man Yousef Ramadan back to federal prison amid bomb, ISIS fears
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/02/16/judge-returns-ypsilanti-man-yousef-ramadan-to-prison-amid-isis-fears/72612810007/
'Prolific' Ukrainian cybercriminal pleads guilty to malware schemes in Nebraska federal court
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Ex-state inspector gets a year in federal prison for groping women at doggy day cares
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/ex-state-inspector-gets-a-year-in-federal-prison-for-groping-women-at-doggy-daycares/
Scarlett Johansson to star in film about probe into Aryan Brotherhood of Texas: Johansson is set to play an FBI informant.
axios.com/local/dallas/2024/02/13/marvel-actress-scarlett-johansson-to-star-in-film-about-dallas-area-informant
Man who ran dogfighting ring with more than 50 dogs training at his property sentenced
abcnews.go.com/US/man-ran-dogfighting-ring-50-dogs-training-property/story
In newly unsealed court documents, a detective describes recruitment of dozens of girls for Epstein
cnn.com/2024/01/04/business/jeffrey-epstein-documents-second-round/
Detroit's 'Topless Prophet' swindled in $1M hustle as perp faces prison: Court records chronicle a hustle that swindled a strip club tycoon and embroiled a pizza ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2024/02/12/the-topless-prophet-a-1m-hustle-a-reckoning-in-federal-court/72512255007/
Pulaski man sentenced to over 3 years in prison for involvement in Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol
greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/crime/2024/02/12/pulaski-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-involvement-in-jan-6-capitol-riot/72569220007/
Ex-top Baltimore prosecutor convicted of falsifying mortgage application: Baltimore's former top prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, was found guilty in federal court on ...
reuters.com/legal/ex-top-baltimore-prosecutor-convicted-falsifying-mortgage-application-2024-02-07/
Miami jury finds ex-BVI premier guilty in cocaine import plot. He faces up to life in prison
miamiherald.com/news/local/article285249887.html
2023 was a massive year in the Jan. 6 probe. 2024 will be even bigger.: Three years after the Capitol attack, prosecutors are preparing for the trial of the ...
nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-anniversary-donald-trump-trial-2024-election-rcna132466
Quick Glance: Trump's Use of 'Insurrection' on Jan. 6 Anniversary
- Republican polling leader Donald Trump glorified those who participated in the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
- He tried to use the term 'insurrection' against his political opponents and defended the involved individuals.
- His remarks are part of an ongoing escalation of efforts by Trump and other Republicans to downplay, justify, and deny the violence from three years ago.
- A majority of Americans believe that the events of January 6 were an attack on democracy and should never be forgotten.
Pennsylvania man faces up to 4 years in federal prison for flying drone over Ravens vs. Chiefs game
baltimoresun.com/2024/02/05/pennsylvania-man-faces-up-to-four-years-in-federal-prison-for-flying-drone-over-ravens-chiefs-game/
'White Lives Matter' member gets 18 years for firebombing church that planned drag events
nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/white-lives-matter-member-gets-18-years-firebombing-church-planned-dra-rcna136374
Quick Glance: Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Church Bombing
- After attending several right-wing events, he drove to a church and threw two molotov cocktails to burn it down.
- The attempted firebombing at the Community Church of Chesterland was due to intensified rhetoric against drag shows from right-wing media and conservative lawmakers.
- The Community Church of Chesterland reported to police on March 25, 2023, that the church had been damaged by molotov cocktails overnight.
- He is a member of White Lives Matter, a pro-Nazi group with homophobic views, and had attended several of the organization’s events in the previous months.
Engineer accused of stealing secret U.S. government tech used to detect nuclear missile launches
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/engineer-accused-stealing-secret-us-government-tech-used-detect-nuclea-rcna137781
Ex-Massachusetts lawyer accused of trying to bribe Medford police chief for pot shop sentenced to prison
bostonherald.com/2024/02/07/ex-massachusetts-lawyer-accused-of-trying-to-bribe-medford-police-chief-for-pot-shop-sentenced-to-prison/
What's next in Alex Murdaugh saga after the SC ex-lawyer loses bid for new murder trial
postandcourier.com/murdaugh-updates/whats-next-alex-murdaugh-case-appeal/article_2f4bb296-c162-11ee-8c8b-1f8dba7b65e7.html
Colorado man who wanted to build white supremacist community sentenced to federal prison in weapons case
denverpost.com/2024/02/05/chad-edward-keith-white-supremacist-community-federal-weapons-sentence/
Columbus police officer charged in federal drug probe to be held in custody: Columbus police officer John Castillo waived his right to a detention hearing in his ...
dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2024/02/05/columbus-police-officer-charged-federal-drug-probe-to-be-held-in-custody-john-castillo-joel-mefford/72480836007/
Four years for Edmonton man who raped intellectually disabled woman: Four years in prison for Edmonton man who raped intellectually disabled woman
edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/four-years-in-prison-for-edmonton-man-who-raped-intellectually-disabled-woman
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Man whose murder conviction was vacated after McGirt decision resentenced in federal court
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