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 ...
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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/
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.
Former Mississippi deputy gets more than 27 years in prison for racist torture of 2 Black men
apnews.com/article/mississippi-goon-squad-sentencing-6d0fb2b195ec319411a2ee2333b5f5d6
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/
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/
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/
Texas woman gets 3 years in prison for death threats to judge in Trump’s documents case
nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/texas-woman-gets-3-years-prison-death-threats-judge-trumps-documents-c-rcna138207
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.
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
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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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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Miami area homeland security officers say a prisoner escaped from federal prison: Jean Carolos Cruz, 43, escaped from a Miami-Dade federal prison Friday ...
miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article285875486.html
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/
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
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/
'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
'The sweetest child': Tyre Nichols remembered a year after fatal police beating: About 100 people gathered where the beating took place to remember Tyre Nichols ...
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/09/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-fatal-beating/72155656007/
Thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington to receive pardons
pbs.org/newshour/nation/thousands-convicted-of-marijuana-charges-on-federal-lands-and-in-washington-to-receive-pardons
Quick Glance: Biden's Marijuana Pardon Executive Order
- The executive order covers those convicted under federal law of simple possession, attempted simple possession, or use of marijuana.
- It also applies to certain offenses on federal lands.
- Mr Biden said in a statement: 'Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana.'
- Mr Biden's action expands on an executive order from last year, when his administration pardoned thousands of people who were convicted under federal law of possessing small amounts of marijuana.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's gold-plated luxury life emerges after prison
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2024/01/24/kwame-kilpatricks-gold-plated-post-prison-life-of-luxury-emerges/72324815007/
Katelyn Jones sentenced for threats in Wayne County elections case: The sentence fell far short of punishment sought by federal prosecutors ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/01/16/woman-sentenced-for-threatening-gop-official-in-2020-elections-case/72247431007/
Meet The 'Pink Hat Lady' of the Capitol Riot: 'It Was Like War': As she heads to prison for her role on January 6, 2021, Rachel Powell told Newsweek ...
newsweek.com/meet-pink-hat-lady-capitol-riot-it-was-like-war-1845055
Pleasanton, Fremont men sentenced to prison over insider trading of tech stocks among friends
mercurynews.com/2024/01/04/pleasanton-fremont-men-sentenced-to-prison-over-insider-trading-of-tech-stocks-among-friends/
Indy man who raped a child younger than 4 and took video of it sentenced to federal prison
indystar.com/story/news/crime/2023/12/29/indianapolis-man-devon-shane-mitchell-sentencing-federal-prison-child-rape-sexual-exploit-fbi/72059457007/
Quick Glance: Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Sexual Exploitation and Rape
- An Indianapolis man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting a child.
- Devon Shane Mitchell, 37, was convicted of raping a child under four years old and was ordered to pay $10,000 to the victim in addition to 20 years of probation supervision.
Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
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Florida man pleads guilty to threatening to kill a Supreme Court justice: Neal Brij Sidhwaney faces up to five years in federal prison on one count of ...
nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/florida-man-pleads-guilty-threatening-kill-supreme-court-justice-rcna130368
His dad murdered his mom on an African safari. Now he says the US government is 'hell-bent' on taking what's left
abcnews.go.com/US/dad-murdered-mom-african-safari-now-us-government/story
College now a possibility for more incarcerated Ohioans with Pell Grant reinstatement
dispatch.com/story/news/education/2023/12/20/college-a-possibility-for-more-ohioans-in-prison-with-pell-grants/70406859007/
Oakland man pleads guilty to trying to illegally export guns, rifle scopes: A 40-year-old Oakland man is facing up to 20 years in federal prison after he pleaded ...
mercurynews.com/2023/12/15/oakland-man-pleads-guilty-to-trying-to-illegally-export-guns-rifle-scopes/
Ex-Marine pleads guilty to federal charges in Planned Parenthood clinic firebombing
abcnews.go.com/US/marine-pleads-guilty-federal-charges-planned-parenthood-clinic/story
U.S. deports former coup leader, convicted drug trafficker Guy Philippe back to Haiti
miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article282500613.html
Derek Chauvin, officer convicted of George Floyd's murder, was stabbed in prison: Chauvin was stabbed and seriously injured by another inmate inside a federal ...
npr.org/2023/11/25/1215190487/derek-chauvin-stabbed-prison
Quick Glance: Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin Stabbed in Prison: Report
- Derek Chauvin, former Minneapolis police officer, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured.
- The attack occurred at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages.
- The Bureau of Prisons confirmed the assault on Friday at 12:30 p.m. local time.
- This is the second high-profile attack on a federal prisoner in the last five months and the second major incident at the prison in a little over a year.
Alabama guard accused of encouraging prisoners to murder organizer of strikes: Lawsuit filed against Alabama department of corrections alleges Jeremy Pelzer ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/17/alabama-prison-lawsuit-robert-earl-council
Ex-SJSU trainer gets two years in prison for groping athletes: San Jose State's former chief of sports medicine has been sentenced to two years in federal prison ...
sfchronicle.com/politics/article/sjsu-trainer-sentenced-18494296.php
Ex-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting female inmates gets 30 years in prison
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/18/oregon-prison-nurse-sexually-assaulting-female-inmates/71236340007/
'Sextortion' lawsuit against Louisville police ends in settlement. Here are the details
courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2023/11/13/sextortion-hacking-lawsuit-against-louisville-police-ends-in-settlement/71412702007/
Fraudster freed from prison by Trump faces prosecution under Biden: Philip Esformes, who was convicted of leading one of the largest-ever health-care frauds ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/13/trump-pardon-philip-esformes-biden-justice-department/
Ex-Madison public schools president Albert Morrison sentenced for bribery scheme: The federal prison sentence fell far short of that sought by prosecutors in the ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/11/09/ex-madison-schools-leader-albert-morrison-sentenced-for-bribery-scheme/71520396007/
Justice Department watchdog finds alarming conditions inside Florida federal prison
npr.org/2023/11/09/1211823240/justice-department-watchdog-finds-alarming-conditions-inside-florida-federal-pri
FBI public corruption sweep sends Wayne County official Kevin Gunn to prison: A $2.3M scam involving power equipment bought with taxpayer money leads to federal ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/11/09/wayne-county-official-sent-to-federal-prison-for-2-3m-fraud/71503642007/
Florida family sentenced to federal prison for selling 'dangerous,' fake COVID-19 cure: DOJ
abcnews.go.com/US/florida-family-sentenced-fake-covid-19-cure/story
Asphalt executive pleads guilty as Michigan bid-rigging scandal widens: The scandal raises questions about whether customers paid inflated rates for asphalt ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/10/31/asphalt-executive-dan-israel-pleads-guilty-as-michigan-bid-rigging-scandal-widens/71386662007/
Mohamed Kazkaz, businessman in scheme blamed for pushing Big Boy to brink, sent to prison
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/10/27/mohamed-kazkaz-sentenced-scheme-big-boy/71330337007/
Ex-Chicago HSI agent gets more than 6 years in prison for widespread corruption: A former agent for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations based ...
chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-hsi-agent-corruption-sentencing-anthony-sabaini-20231023-oqz7rw5sbjd3xflykpnbvei4y4-story.html
Men who distributed more than 500 pounds of meth to Cedar Rapids going to federal prison
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2023/09/04/men-who-distributed-500-pounds-of-meth-to-cedar-rapids-iowa-sentenced-federal-prison/70757535007/
Corrupt Downriver mayor strikes bribery guilty plea deal with feds: More than 125 politicians, union bosses and bureaucrats have been convicted of public ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/08/22/former-taylor-mayor-rick-sollars-strikes-bribery-plea-deal-with-feds/70649897007/
Six cops are accused of paying someone to take college classes for them: A federal jury indicted six police officers on fraud charges related to the scheme.
insider.com/six-cops-accused-paying-someone-take-college-classes-for-them-2023-8
Hunter Biden Reaches Deal with Justice Dept. on Tax and Gun Charges: Under a deal with the Justice Department, the president’s son agreed to probation for filing ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/politics/hunter-biden-plea-deal.html
Quick Glance: Hunter Biden Reaches Agreement with DOJ, to Plead Guilty to Tax and Gun Charges
- Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, has made an agreement with the Justice Department to avoid charges related to tax offenses and unlawful possession of a weapon.
- Biden will plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges and is expected to reach an agreement with prosecutors on the felony charge of owning a firearm as a drug user.
- The agreement concludes a lengthy investigation into Joe Biden's second son, who has struggled with addiction after his brother Beau Biden passed away in 2015.
- Hunter and Beau Biden hold the bible during a ceremony.
Minneapolis police face federal oversight for excessive force, discrimination: Police in Minneapolis routinely use excessive force and discriminate against Black ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-department-releases-findings-minneapolis-police-investigation-2023-06-16/
Quick Glance: Minneapolis Police Department Uses Excessive Force After George Floyd's Death, According to Garland
- The Justice Department finds a pattern or practice of Minneapolis police unlawfully depriving people of their constitutional rights.
- A 92-page report by the Justice Department found that the police:
- Minneapolis has already hired a new police chief and city attorney.
- The report notes that Minneapolis and its police department have prohibited neck restraints and no longer use certain crowd control weapons without approval from the police chief.
VOICES | 'The President campaigned on stopping executions, but the Justice Department continues to pursue them in court'
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Mohamed Kazkaz, businessman in scheme blamed for pushing Big Boy to brink, pleads guilty
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/07/18/businessman-in-scheme-blamed-for-pushing-big-boy-to-brink-is-guilty/70424488007/
Ex-USC official sentenced in admissions scandal released from prison: Donna Heinel, a former USC administrator who was sentenced to six months in prison for her ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-12/donna-heinel-prison-release-usc-operation-varsity-blues-college-admissions-scandal
Can U.S. Prisoners Get College Financial Aid for Higher Education?: After decades without, incarcerated people can now access Pell Grants. Here’s what to know.
themarshallproject.org/2023/07/08/prison-education-college-financial-aid-pell-grant
Inspector general says Jeffrey Epstein’s death enabled by jailers’ negligence: The report comes nearly four years after Epstein died at a Manhattan jail.
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/27/inspector-general-report-jeffrey-epstein-death/
Quick Glance: Federal Jail Guards Responsible for Jeffrey Epstein's Suicide, Says Justice Department
- Guards could have prevented Epstein's suicide if they had checked his cell door for excess linens.
- Jail officials did not know about Epstein's new will until after his death.
- Epstein was alone in his cell despite the prison's psychology department informing 70 employees that he needed a cellmate after his previous suicide attempt.
- The Bureau of Prisons has accepted all eight of Horowitz's recommendations, updated its suicide watch process, and applied other lessons learned to the broader BOP correctional landscape.
Former FBI analyst who kept classified records in home sentenced to prison: Correction: Former FBI analyst Kendra Kingsbury is a resident of Kansas ...
thehill.com/policy/national-security/4062397-former-fbi-analyst-who-kept-classified-records-in-home-sentenced-to-prison/
Miami police prepare for protests, Proud Boys’ rallies ahead of Trump’s court appearance
miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article276312036.html
Donald Trump Is 'Done,' Indictment 'Leaves No Room for Dispute': Kirschner: "It's like Donald Trump took a page out of the playbook, you know ...
newsweek.com/donald-trump-done-indictment-leaves-no-room-dispute-kirschner-1805702
All 123 US federal prisons need 'maintenance': Inspector general: The inspector general released four reports on the nation's federal prisons.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/123-us-federal-prisons-maintenance-inspector-general/story
NYC bike path killer sentenced to 8 consecutive life sentences - UPI.com: A 35-year-old man convicted of using a truck to kill eight people on a Manhattan bike ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/05/18/NYC-bike-path-terrorist-sentenced/5241684386597/
We're Living in Post-Shame America: Donald Trump and George Santos are facing justice. But basic decency is still under attack.
theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/05/trump-santos-justice/674023/
Minneapolis to pay $9 million in claims against Derek Chauvin : Minneapolis will pay $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who accused former police ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/14/derek-chauvin-minneaplis-civil-suits/
Quick Glance: Minneapolis has agreed to pay $8.9 million to two men who claim Derek Chauvin kneeled on their necks before George Floyd.
- Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, addresses the court on June 25, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.
- The claims claimed police wrongdoing, excessive force, and racism – Pope and Code are African-American, while Chauvin is white.
- According to the claims, body camera footage showed Chauvin using much of the same tactics on Pope and Code as he did on Floyd.
- According to the lawsuit, a second officer did not interfere, and a responding police sergeant approved the use of force.
Ex-U.S. Homeland Security agent gets life for sex assaults: A former U.S. Homeland Security special agent was sentenced to life in federal prison Monday for ...
torontosun.com/news/world/ex-u-s-homeland-security-agent-gets-life-for-sex-assaults
Naperville man working as a Homeland Security investigation agent convicted on corruption, tax charges
chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-homeland-security-agent-convicted-naperville-st-0507-20230506-pcd5ibq4nnhvrhhthplzvx3sum-story.html
Former Venezuelan national treasurer gets 15-year federal prison sentence - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/04/19/former-venezuelan-national-treasurer-sentenced/7931681949872/
Former 1-800 Get-Thin doctor gets 7-year sentence for fraud : 1-800 GET THIN doctor promised patients weight loss but it was a fraud scheme ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-18/1-800-get-thin-former-doctor-gets-7-years-in-federal-prison-for-multi-million-dollar-fraud
U.S. Capitol rioter the 'QAnon Shaman' is released early from federal prison: Jacob Chansley recieved one of the longest sentences handed down to a U.S ...
npr.org/2023/03/31/1167319814/qanon-shaman-jacob-chansley-capitol-riot-early-release-reentry
New York bike path attacker spared death penalty after jury deadlocks: Saipov is expected to be housed at Colorado's Supermax facility, the most secure U.S ...
torontosun.com/news/world/new-york-bike-path-attacker-spared-death-penalty-after-jury-deadlocks
One of the deadliest federal prison units is closing: The Bureau of Prisons is shutting down a unit at its newest penitentiary in Illinois ...
npr.org/2023/02/14/1157035089/deadliest-federal-prison-thompson-correctional-center-closing
Former Mid-Del educator sentenced to 45 years in prison on child pornography convictions
oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/23/former-mid-del-school-employee-greg-henke-sentenced-after-child-porn-conviction/69754205007/
Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani sentenced to 13 years in prison: Judge Edward Davila described Sunny Balwani and Elizabeth Holmes as ‘co-leaders’ in a ...
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/sunny-balwani-sentencing-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-b2240888.html
Quick Glance: Sunny Balwani: Everything You Need to Know
- Here's everything you need to know about his relationship with Holmes and his role with Theranos.
- Holmes and Balwani maintained their relationship a secret from employees and investors, the majority of whom seemed to believe Holmes was unmarried (others have suggested it was an open secret).
- During her trial, Holmes' defense depicted her as a gullible businesswoman who was duped into scamming her investors.
- That version of events blamed Balwani, whom Holmes alleged duped her into lying about her technology.
- Neither Holmes nor Balwani appeared in court.
Federal report on Whitey Bulger’s murder finds government incompetence, but no conspiracy
bostonglobe.com/2022/12/07/metro/ig-report-whitey-bulgers-murder-finds-government-incompetence-no-conspiracy/
Tsarnaev prison canteen cash leads to DOJ get-tough memo: A Justice Department memo urges prosecutors to push harder for restitution after complaints swirled ...
bostonherald.com/2022/12/05/tsarnaev-prison-canteen-cash-leads-to-doj-get-tough-memo/
Former Florida deputy sheriff sentenced for lying to FBI, DOJ says: A former Florida deputy was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for lying to the ...
orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-former-florida-deputy-sheriff-sentenced-for-lying-to-fbi-20221128-77wbpmef6jahzmvu75hxujmhbu-story.html
Joel Greenberg’s attorney urges light prison sentence, blasts DOJ for not charging others
orlandosentinel.com/news/seminole-county/os-ne-joel-greenberg-doj-attorney-sentence-20221122-3ywmdvs5nrdu5aa7svpssqkd6i-story.html
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Opinion | Trump Faces Five Major Investigations. He Has Dozens of Ways Out.: How Trump’s unique status as both former president and presidential candidate could ...
nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/17/opinion/trump-five-major-investigations-dozens-of-ways-out.html
Man sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for torching van during 2020 downtown Cleveland protest
cleveland.com/court-justice/2022/11/man-sentenced-to-more-than-3-years-in-prison-for-torching-van-during-2020-downtown-cleveland-protest.html
Colette Peters detailed her vision in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, her first since becoming director nearly three months ago.
Jan. 6 rioter turned in by ex-girlfriend sentenced to 9 months in prison: A Jan. 6, 2021, rioter who was turned in to authorities by his ex-girlfriend after he ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3632273-jan-6-rioter-turned-in-by-ex-girlfriend-sentenced-to-9-months-in-prison/
Nebraskan imprisoned, Iowan arrested, in connection with election threats: The cases were brought by the U.S. Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force ...
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2022/10/07/iowa-nebraska-man-arrested-prison-election-threats-colorado-arizona-voicemails/69547043007/
Whitey Bulger killing was 'planned' and took just 7 minutes, Justice Department says
abcnews.go.com/Politics/whitey-bulger-killing-planned-minutes-justice-department/story
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