ICE Agents Arrest Hundreds of Immigrants in Nationwide Crackdown
Authorities from the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in six states last week.
Former DEA Agent Gets Probation for Strip Club Lies
An ex-agent at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was sentenced to one year of probation and community service after being convicted of lying about his New Jersey strip club last year.
DEA Seizes $1.8M in Heroin and Fetanyl
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) of Maine seized 4.4 pounds of heroin and four pounds of fentanyl as part of a drug bust in Massachusetts last week.
El Chapo Arrives in U.S. Pleads Not Guilty to 17 Counts
After arriving in the United States last week following his extradition from Mexico, drug lord El Chapo will face charges in Brooklyn, New York for operating a continuing criminal enterprise and other drug-related crimes through his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa Cartel, according to the Department of Justice.
Two Street Gang Members Plead Guilty to Attempted Murder, Racketeering
Two members of the South Carolina Cowboys street gang pled guilty to charges related to their roles in gang-related shootings.
Alabama Police Chief Gets 27 Months in Prison for Assaulting Arrestee
Former Alabama police chief, Daniel Winters, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for assaulting and failing to protect an arrestee.
DOJ Releases Name of FBI Agent Accused of Insider Trading Leak
Prosecutors identified the FBI agent who they say admitted to leaking information to reporters about an insider trading investigation centering on Las Vegas sports gambler and professional golfer Phil Mickelson.
Ex-USA Gymnastics Doctor had 37k Child Porn Images, Says FBI
During a search at his Michigan property, the FBI found at least 37,000 images and videos of child pornography on Larry Nassar’s hard drives, plus videos of the former Michigan State University doctor sexually assaulting girls under the age of 12, according to an agent who testified in federal court in Grand Rapids.
Former HSI Agent Accused of Stealing Drug Money
A former Homeland Security Investigations agent was accused of using his position to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars of drug money and then laundering the money through real estate transactions and foreign banks.
Man Plotting to Kill Federal Employees Gets 30 in Prison
A Cincinnati man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for plotting, planning, and attempting an attack on government officials during the 2015 State of the Union Address in the name of ISIS.
Princess Cruises Faces $40M Penalty for ‘Deliberate Pollution’
Princess Cruise Lines must pay a $40 million fine for "deliberate pollution of the seas and intentional acts to cover it up," according to the Department of Justice, which declared it "the largest-ever criminal penalty involving deliberate vessel pollution."
ICE Arrests More than 400 International Fugitives
Thanks to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) National Fugitive Operations Program (NFOP), 406 foreign fugitives were arrested this fiscal year.
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Beating Black Man
A white man in Ohio pled guilty to a federal hate crime after attacking a black man “in the name of the white race.”
ICE Agents Bust International Sex Trafficking Ring
A joint-effort between Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations in New York and the Mexican Federal Police led to the arrest of six people on sex trafficking-related charges.
Strip Club Owners Sentenced to Prison for Evading $650,000 in taxes
A father and two sons who operated a strip club were sentenced to prison Tuesday for evading $650,000 in taxes.
Former NCIS Agent Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Part in “Fat Leonard” Scandal
John Beliveau II, the former federal investigator, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery. In addition to his prison sentence for disclosing sensitive information to a defense contractor in exchange for cash, luxury travel, and prostitutes, Beliveau was ordered to pay $20 million in restitution to the Department of the Navy.
Georgia Sheriff Sentenced for Using Excessive Force on Arrestees
Former Georgia Sheriff, Anthony Heath, 45, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised relief for using excessive force against two non-resistant arrestees.
NSA Contractor Charged with Stealing Top Secret Documents
A National Security Agency (NSA) contractor in Maryland employed by Booz Allen Hamilton was charged with stealing highly classified documents.
Syrian Electronic Army Member Pleads Guilty to Hacking Scheme, Partner Still at Large
A Syrian refugee living in Germany pled guilty Wednesday to passing money to extortionist hackers in his home country.
NYC, NJ Bomber Hit with Federal Charges
Federal prosecutors charged Ahmad Khan Rahami Tuesday with charges relating to the weekend bombings in Manhattan and New Jersey that injured 31 people.