Monthly Archives: July 2012

Texan demands DEA payout for botched drug sting

HOUSTON – The owner of a North Texas trucking company is demanding compensation from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration,saying the federal agency used his driver and truck to bust drug traffickers, ultimately leading to his employee’s death in a botched operation. The Houston Chronicle … Continue reading

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Former Milwaukee Police Officer Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Civil Rights Violation and Sexual Assault

    Former Milwaukee Police Officer Ladmarald Cates was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller to 24 years in prison, the Justice Department announced.  Cates was found guilty by a federal jury on Jan. 11, 2012, of a … Continue reading

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Northhampton County sheriff’s detective arrested while providing private security at club

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. — A Northhampton County sheriff’s investigator has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery while working security at a nightclub. The Daily Herald of Roanoke Rapids (http://bit.ly/LVWm0C ) reports that an arrest warrant accuses 41-year-old Det. Lynette Clements … Continue reading

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Mexican Official: CIA ‘manages’ drug trade

                      The US Central Intelligence Agency and other international security forces “don’t fight drug traffickers”, a spokesman for the Chihuahua state government in northern Mexico has told Al Jazeera, instead … Continue reading

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Former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Employee Sentenced for Taking Part in Fraud Against Government Took Part in a Scheme That Caused More Than $500,000 in Overall Losses

  WASHINGTON—William J. Korn, 53, a former intelligence research specialist with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was sentenced today to two years of probation, including 120 days in a halfway house, for taking part … Continue reading

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Gun-Stealing East Village Cop Allegedly Part Of A Drug-Dealing Conspiracy

  The Ninth Precinct (Wikicommons).   Nicholas Mina, the NYPD officer accused of stealing guns, money, bulletproof vests and an iPad from his East Village precinct, was arraigned at the Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday, along with his ragtag team of alleged co-conspirators (Jennifer Sultan, … Continue reading

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Security Guard Arrested For Stealing From Store

(Winston-Salem, NC)  –  Officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department responded to Lowe’s Foods at 2890 Reynolda Road after receiving a report that the security guard was stealing items from inside of the store. Upon the Officers arrival, they encountered the … Continue reading

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Indicted Miami Police Sgt. Makes First Court Appearance

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A Miami police sergeant indicted on charges alleging he planted cocaine on a suspect, stole drugs and money from dealers, and lied to federal investigators appeared before a federal judge Friday. Raul Iglesias, 40, arrived at the federal … Continue reading

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Starr County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested and Detained on Bribery, Extortion, and Drug Charges Second Starr County Deputy Arrested in Bribery and Extortion Conspiracy

WASHINGTON—A Deputy Sherriff for the Starr County, Texas Sherriff’s Office has been ordered detained by a federal magistrate judge in the Southern District of Texas on charges of conspiracy, federal programs bribery, extortion, and drug possession with intent to distribute, … Continue reading

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USDOJ: Starr County, Texas, Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested and Detained on Bribery, Extortion and Drug Charges

A Deputy Sheriff for the Starr County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office has been ordered detained by a federal magistrate judge in the Southern District of Texas on charges of conspiracy, federal programs bribery, extortion and drug possession with intent to distribute, … Continue reading

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