Politics

Jersey County Man Convicted of $1.2 Million Tax Evasion and Unlawful Firearms Possession

A Jersey County resident pleaded guilty to felony charges of tax evasion and possession of a firearm by a user of controlled substances on July 23, 2013, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced...

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Former Senior Executive of ArthroCare Corp. Pleads Guilty in $400 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
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Physician Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Charges

U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced that Daniel C. Gillick, 63, a physician residing in Youngstown, New York, pleaded guilty to obtaining controlled substances by fraud and health care fraud. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years...

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Littleton Police Officer Arrested for Drug Trafficking Crimes

Jeffery Allan Johnston, age 46, of Parker, Colorado, has been arrested based on a criminal complaint charging him with the drug trafficking related crimes, United States Attorney John Walsh, FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Thomas Ravenelle, and...

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Leader Convicted in Scheme to Steal Nearly $1.4 Million from Housing Authority of Baltimore City Account

A federal jury convicted Daren Kareem Gadsden, aka “D,” age 36, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on charges related to a conspiracy to steal almost $1.4 million from a Housing Authority of Baltimore City bank account.

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Court Hearing Today in Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Drone Killings of Three Americans

The Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union will be in federal court for oral argument in their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. government’s killing of three U.S. citizens in Yemen in 2011: Anwar...

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Activists Appeal Dismissal of Animal Rights “Terrorism” Case

The Center for Constitutional Rights appealed the dismissal of a federal lawsuit challenging the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) as a violation of the First Amendment.

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Former Early County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Sentenced on Extortion Charge

Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced the sentencing of Jarrod “J. D.” Murkerson, 35, a resident of Blakely, Georgia, on July 18, 2013, by the Honorable W. Louis Sands, United States District Judge for...

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