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California Cop Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Women

On Jan. 30, DeShawn Torrence, a 42-year-old officer who worked for the police department in Sanger, Calif., was found guilty of eight counts of deprivation of Constitutional rights after he sexually assaulted four women he met while working as a police officer.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Mar 3, 2025

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Police Officer Charged with Stealing Duty Weapons, Selling Them

Crime is a serious issue, but from time to time, we run into a case that sounds more like a comedy sketch.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Feb 27, 2025

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‘Crypto Godfather’ Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes, Violating Civil Rights Via Off-Duty Cops

On Jan. 17, a cryptocurrency businessman calling himself “The Godfather” and a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to federal charges, including extortion, illegal search warrants and civil rights violations, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Matthew Koelher | Feb 24, 2025

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Big Game Hunter Tries to Bring Endangered Species Trophy Home to California

Jason Keith Bruce, a 51-year-old man from Galt, Calif., pleaded guilty after trying to smuggle an endangered Ladakh urial trophy into the United States, according to a recent plea agreement obtained by The Daily Muck.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Feb 21, 2025

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Ohio Corrections Officer Indicted for Sexually Abusing Inmate

Damon K. Perry, a 52-year-old man from Youngstown, Ohio, has been charged by a federal grand jury for the alleged sexual abuse of a person in police custody. Perry sexually abused a female inmate at the Mahoning County Jail on two separate occasions in November 2023, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Feb 19, 2025

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U.S. Virgin Islands Senior Officials Charged in Bribery, Money Laundering Case

Jenifer O’Neal, 53, former U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget (VI-OMB) director, and Ray Martinez, 56, former U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) police commissioner, have been charged in an indictment unsealed on Jan. 10 with crimes related to a money laundering and bribery conspiracy, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Feb 14, 2025

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Secret Service Agent Stole Virtual Currency from Evidence Vault

Anthony Joseph Evans, a 32-year-old man from Tucson, Arizona, has pleaded guilty to charges that he stole $56,000 in cryptocurrency while working as a Special Agent for the U.S. Secret Service in the Phoenix, Ariz., field office in early 2022.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Feb 13, 2025

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Cells in the Cells: Inmates Use Contraband Phones To Commit Crimes in Communities

Remember when you’d ask your black sheep Uncle Otis what his cell number was, and he would reply, “B Block, Number 126?” Ask him now, and the answer is more likely to be “555-987-6354.”

Feature Raymond L. Daye | Feb 10, 2025

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City of Antioch and Antioch PD to Implement Reforms After Racist Text Messages

The City of Antioch, Calif., the Antioch Police Department (APD) and the Justice Department have agreed to resolve an investigation concerning discriminatory conduct and racial discrimination of citizens by APD officers, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Feb 6, 2025

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DOC Employees Let Man Who Was Having A Neurological Crises Die Over Two Long Days Without Providing Him Treatment

The purpose of prison is to serve the punishment, but unless the penalty is a life sentence, a prisoner will one day reintegrate into society, at least in theory.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Jan 30, 2025

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Feds: Louisiana Keeps People Incarcerated Past Their Prison Sentences

A federal lawsuit has been filed by the Justice Department against the State of Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) for allegedly keeping prisoners incarcerated for weeks and months after they have fully served their sentences and were legally entitled to be released, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Jan 30, 2025

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Feds: Sheriff Sells Badges for Bribes

Scott Howard Jenkins, 53, a former Republican sheriff of Culpeper, Va., was convicted on Dec. 18, 2024, by a jury in Charlottesville, Va., of taking bribes from people in exchange for appointing them to auxiliary deputy sheriff positions, according to a DOJ press release. Jenkins had three co-conspirators, Rick Tariq Rahim, Fredric Gumbinner and James […]

Report Jessika Saunders | Jan 29, 2025

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California Cop Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Women

Police Officer Charged with Stealing Duty Weapons, Selling Them

‘Crypto Godfather’ Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes, Violating Civil Rights Via Off-Duty Cops

Big Game Hunter Tries to Bring Endangered Species Trophy Home to California

Ohio Corrections Officer Indicted for Sexually Abusing Inmate

U.S. Virgin Islands Senior Officials Charged in Bribery, Money Laundering Case

Secret Service Agent Stole Virtual Currency from Evidence Vault

Cells in the Cells: Inmates Use Contraband Phones To Commit Crimes in Communities

City of Antioch and Antioch PD to Implement Reforms After Racist Text Messages

DOC Employees Let Man Who Was Having A Neurological Crises Die Over Two Long Days Without Providing Him Treatment

Feds: Louisiana Keeps People Incarcerated Past Their Prison Sentences

Feds: Sheriff Sells Badges for Bribes

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