US: Man sentenced for child sexual abuse
Apr 16, 2014, at 05:30 pm
Albuquerque, Apr 16 (IBNS) Ronald Martinez, 39, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Borrego Pass, New Mexico, was sentenced on Tuesday morning to 42 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his child sexual abuse conviction.
UN deplores execution of Mexican national by US authorities
Apr 12, 2014, at 06:58 pm
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights office on Friday voiced deep regret at the execution of Mexican national Ramiro Hernandez Llanas in Texas on Wednesday, noting that the United States is in breach of international law since Llanas was not allowed access to consular services.
US businessman indicted for bankruptcy fraud
Apr 12, 2014, at 05:03 pm
Jackson, Apr 12 (IBNS) William D. “Butch†Dickson, 58, of Jackson, was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 8, 2014, on six counts of bankruptcy fraud, six counts of bank fraud, and five counts of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen.
Apr 11, 2014, at 03:30 pm
San Antonio, Apr 11 (IBNS) Fidel Salinas, 27, of Donna, has been charged in a superseding federal indictment with new computer hacking charges, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
US: Man pleads guilty to trying to buy a child
Apr 10, 2014, at 06:16 pm
Cleveland, Apr 10 (IBNS) A Cuyahoga Falls man pleaded guilty to offering to buy a child, enticement, and receiving and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cleveland Office.
Mass stabbing in US high school, 20 injured
Apr 10, 2014, at 03:13 am
Washington, Apr 9 (IBNS): At least 20 people were injured as an attacker stabbed them with knife in a bloody 30-minute rampage at a high-school in the US state of Pennsylvania, media reports said.
US: Cop charged in cocaine trafficking conspiracy
Apr 09, 2014, at 03:18 pm
Newark, Apr 9 (IBNS) An internal affairs officer of the Miami-Dade Police Department was arrested Tuesday morning in Miami Gardens, Florida, and charged with allegedly aiding a narcotics trafficking organization—distributing cocaine from the Dominican Republic in New Jersey and elsewhere—by orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot; providing firearms and sensitive law enforcement information; and facilitating the transport of drug proceeds, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
US man pleads guilty to armed bank robbery
Apr 08, 2014, at 05:08 pm
Atlanta, Apr 8 (IBNS) Charles Johnson, III, 27, of Savannah, Georgia, pled guilty last week before United States District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield to the armed bank robbery of the Savannah Bank branch located at 100 Chatham Parkway on July 11, 2013.
US: 13 arrested for drug distribution
Apr 05, 2014, at 06:46 pm
Salt Lake City, Apr 5 (IBNS) Thirteen arrests were made Wednesday as a part of a federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force case targeting the distribution of methamphetamine and heroin in Utah by alleged members of the La Raza gang and their associates.
US man ordered detained on child pornography charges
Apr 04, 2014, at 06:12 pm
Houston, Apr 4 (IBNS) Glenn Casey Portwood, 52, of Sugar Land, has been ordered held in custody pending trial on child pornography charges, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
Nevada man pleads guilty to child porn charges
Apr 02, 2014, at 04:23 pm
Kansas City, Apr 2 (IBNS) Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Nevada, Missouri man who is a registered sex offender pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.
The Exxon Valdez, 25 Years After
Apr 01, 2014, at 07:44 am
Washington, Mar 31: On March 24, 1989--25 years ago today--the massive oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound. The ship was outbound from Port Valdez and carried 53 million gallons of crude oil; an estimated 11 million gallons spilled into the Gulf of Alaska.
US man charged with mail fraud
Apr 01, 2014, at 07:31 am
Minneapolis, Mar 28 (IBNS) United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Watertown, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for five counts of mail fraud.
US: Loan shark sentenced to prison
Apr 01, 2014, at 07:30 am
Detroit, Mar 26 (IBNS) A Troy man was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 41 months in prison for loan sharking activities within the Albanian community, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.
US: Man charged for trying to shut down govt. site
Apr 01, 2014, at 05:15 am
Philadelphia, Mar 22 (IBNS) Michael Crockett, 29, of Kansas City, Missouri, was charged on Friday by information with attempting to intentionally damage a computer, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.