Politics

Former River Rouge School Official Convicted of Bribery

A former River Rouge School District official was found guilty on Friday of bribery and mail fraud by a federal jury in Detroit, United States Attorney Barbara McQuade announced on Friday.

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Spokane Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights and Obstruction Violations in Connection with In-Custody Death of Otto Zehm

A federal judge sentenced Spokane, Washington Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to 51 months in prison, followed by three years’ supervised release, for civil rights and obstruction violations stemming from his March 18, 2006 beating of an unarmed...

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Chicago Police Officer Indicted on Attempted Extortion and Fraud Charges in Vehicle Towing Investigation

A Chicago Police officer was indicted on federal charges alleging that he schemed to defraud two insurance companies by making a false police report of an actual auto accident and, separately, staging a purported auto accident.

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Federal Court Permanently Bars Michigan Lawyer from Promoting Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme

A federal court has permanently barred a Michigan lawyer, Tammy Daniels of Farmington Hills, from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced on Friday.

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Indictment Unsealed Charging Former Tinker Official with Accepting Bribes

James Lee Loman, 70, of McLoud, Oklahoma, a former Item Manager at Tinker Air Force Base, was arrested on Thursday on charges of conspiring to commit wire fraud, accepting bribes, and participating in government contracting under an illegal conflict...

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Labor Union Officer Sentenced for Taking a Bribe

The former business manager of an ironworker’s local from Jersey City, New Jersey, was sentenced on Thursday to six months in prison or a halfway house for unlawfully demanding and receiving a bribe, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

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SRI LANKA: A judge is in a worse position than an accused murderer or rapist

Even the worst of criminals have a right to a fair trial before an independent judiciary. A judge in an impeachment proceeding in Sri Lanka does not have that right. Article 107 of the Constitution and the standing orders as they stand now preclude...

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Former Lincoln County Commissioner Sentenced to Nearly Two Years in Federal Prison for Making False Statement to FBI Agent in Election Fraud Investigation

A former Lincoln County official was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for making a false statement in connection with a 2010 election fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Former Lincoln County Commissioner Thomas Ramey, Jr., 32...

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