Category: Law Enforcement

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Indicted on Charges of Theft

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December 13, 2018

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Indicted on Charges of Theft & False Statements A federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Texas returned an indictment on Dec. 12 charging a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer with converting federal funds to his own use, with concealing material facts from CBP, and […]

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison

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November 27, 2018

Former U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison For Obstruction of Justice The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Christopher Holbrook, 32, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer, was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to 12 months and a day in prison […]

Justice Dept Awards $56 Million to Support Law Enforcement Health

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November 21, 2018

Department Of Justice Awards $56 Million to Support Law Enforcement Health & Safety The Department of Justice announced in a press release today that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker announced awards of over $56 million in grant funding awarded last month through the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to enhance state, local, […]

LAPD Assistant Chief Accused Of Inappropriate Sexual Conduct

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November 3, 2018

LAPD Assistant Chief Accused Of Inappropriate Sexual Conduct Before Retirement Prior to his sudden retirement just last week, one of the top-ranking officials of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has been accused of displaying an inappropriate sexual conduct with several officers under his command. The claim levied against Jorge Villegas the 29-year old assistant […]

Operation Breaking Bad NYPD & FBI Take-down of Drug Dealers

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October 1, 2018

Operation Breaking Bad NYPD & FBI Take-down of Drug Dealers The NYPD announced in a press release that officers from NYPD’s narcotics borough, Bronx, and FBI agents executed the takedown of “Operation Breaking Bad,” which targeted a heroin trafficking ring responsible for multiple fatal and non-fatal overdoses in the Bronx and the New York metropolitan area. […]

Brooklyn Man Arrested For Using Weapon of Mass Destruction

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October 1, 2018

Brooklyn Man Arrested For Using Weapon of Mass Destruction Defendant Killed a Man in Queens with a Destructive Device in Plot to Target NYPD Officers The NYPD announced in a press release that a federal court in Brooklyn, New York, a complaint was unsealed charging Victor Kingsley, a Brooklyn resident, with using a weapon of […]

Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty To Over 2000 Carjackings

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October 1, 2018

Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty To Over 2000 Carjackings, Kidnapping and Murder in Vermont The United States Department of Justice has announced in a press release that a federal inmate formerly residing in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty today to murder, carjacking and kidnapping, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and […]

L.A. Fire Department Settles Harassment & Retaliation Case

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March 26, 2018

L.A. Fire Department Settles Harassment & Retaliation Case The EEOC announced in a press release that the Los Angeles City Fire Department will pay $494,150 and implement widespread anti-harassment training to settle federal charges of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Anthony Almeida, a firefighter/engineer employed […]