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Attorney shot in Southlake represented drug cartel
A 43-year-old Mexican citizen shot down this week at Southlake Town Square had represented members of a powerful drug cartel whose leaders were recently sentenced to U.S. federal prison, according to media reports on both sides of the border.
6 hrs ago | Newsday
Lawyer: Plea sought for ex-prison guard
Nancy Gonzalez, a Federal Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer who was charged with sexual abuse of an inmate, exits Federal Court with her attorney Anthony Ricco after being arraigned in Brooklyn.
10 hrs ago | KOLO-TV Reno
Fernley Man to Prison for Seeking Sex with Kids
A 44-year-old Fernley man has been sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison for soliciting children for sex over the Internet.
11 hrs ago | Canada.com
Drug cartel figure Eduardo Arellano Felix pleads guilty in deal for 15 years in US prison
The last of the Arellano Felix brothers who founded an infamous Mexican drug cartel has pleaded guilty in San Diego to helping ship hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States.
11 hrs ago | KNUS-AM Aurora
Arellano Felix drug cartel leader pleads guilty
The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States, marking one of the final milestones in an investigation that began nearly two decades ago.
11 hrs ago | The Miami Herald
Arellano Felix drug cartel figure pleads guilty
This image provided by Mexico's Federal Public Safety Department, SSP, shows wanted drug-kingpin Eduardo Arellano Felix, leader of the Tijuana-based Arellano Felix cartel, who is expected to plead guilty to federal charges Friday, May 24, 2013.
15 hrs ago | The Tribune
Ex-Chicago officer sentenced in Latin Kings case
A former Chicago police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in committing armed robberies for the Latin Kings street gang in northwestern Indiana and Chicago.
20 hrs ago | KRMG-AM Tulsa
Bankruptcy lawyer gets federal prison in tax case
A bankruptcy lawyer who advertised heavily on Las Vegas television with the catch line, "That's what I do," has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for tax evasion and ordered to pay more than $750,000 in restitution and fines.
20 hrs ago | Business Journal
Ex-doctor sentenced to federal prison in drugs for sex case
Savannah psychiatrist William George Ellien has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for prescribing highly addictive drugs to patients in exchange for sex, reports the Savannah Morning News.
21 hrs ago | KRMG-AM Tulsa
2 W.Va. men get prison on heroin-related charges
Two men who tried to flee police during a traffic stop in Charleston have been sentenced to federal prison on heroin-related charges.
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3 men sentenced in Sheppard AFB contracts scam
Three men have been sentenced to prison in a bribery case involving road and roofing contracts for a North Texas military installation.
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Study: Most criminals abuse drugs, lack treatment
More than 60% of men arrested in five U.S. cities used at least one illegal drug, but fewer than 15% received drug treatment, a government report found.
Federal Prison to be New Home of Former Lake Forest Man
A former Lake Forest man who's been in custody since Nov. 2008 is finally headed to federal prison for swindling at least 20 victims out of about $1.6 million in an investment fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago.
Shawano man gets 4 years prison for tax evasion
A Shawano man who sold precious metals has been sentenced to four years in a federal prison for evading taxes.
Former county attorney disbarred over vote buying
A one-time county attorney from northeastern Kentucky has been disbarred because of his role in a vote buying scheme during the 2006 election.
"Gang Guru" hopes to find a new street to clean up
As Detective Kenny Gavin drove up and down the streets of Portsmouth, each turn of the wheel seemed to spark a memory of his 23 years on the force.
Officials: Kilpatrick got flight passes via friend
Before he was a flight risk, Kwame Kilpatrick was so broke he couldn't fly without help from a female gospel singer, who prison officials outed as the source of plane tickets used by the former mayor to travel between Texas and Detroit.
Manchester man gets federal prison time for mail fraud
Nazar Lopushansky, 30, was the operator of Engelwood Construction, a Manchester-based construction company that in 2009 was financially distressed, the release said.
Photographer facing child pornography charges
The U.S. attorney's office for West Tennessee said Wednesday that Robert Gregory Dempsey, also known as Jesse Rockwell, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Jackson on charges of possession and interstate transportation of child pornography.
Arlington man convicted in federal court of meth conspiracy
An Arlington man could be sentenced to life in federal prison and fined $5 million for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more, federal prosecutors said Wednesday Jermaine Duane Irvin, 41, was convicted Wednesday after a trial in U.S. District Judge John McBryde's court.