December 1, 2015 US judge in Chicago to sentence reputed lieutenant of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman A reputed lieutenant of captured Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was to be sentenced Monday for his part in a $1 billion conspiracy to traffic narcotics to Chicago and cities.
November 30, 2015 2 rabbis, 8 other men jailed in NJ, NY divorce sting Two orthodox rabbis and eight other men were arrested in an FBI sting in New Jersey and New York on charges they plotted to kidnap and torture a man to force him to grant a religious divorce.
November 29, 2015 Philadelphia union members indicted in '12 Quaker house arson Ten Philadelphia union members have been indicted for allegedly using illegal means of coercion, including the torching of a Quaker meeting house, to force local contractors to use organized labor.
November 29, 2015 After drug money laundering bust, Los Angeles fashion district gets new cash reporting rules Federal authorities have slapped new financial reporting rules on 2,000 businesses in the fashion district of Los Angeles in an effort to curtail suspected Mexican drug money laundering.
November 28, 2015 Arizona county forced to halt smuggling prosecutions Arizona’s most populous county halted prosecutions on Monday of smuggling suspects and the people they allegedly bring to the United States.
November 28, 2015 Jury to resume deliberations in trial of Pennsylvania man with bodies in yard A jury is scheduled to resume deliberations in the trial of a Pennsylvania man who allegedly used plastic ties to strangle a pharmacist and his girlfriend in 2002, then buried their bodies in his yard.
November 21, 2015 Gang leader impregnated 4 prison guards while running contraband scheme, authorities say An indictment says a contraband ring that involved sex between inmates and guards led to four of the officers becoming pregnant by Tavon White, leader of a jailhouse gang called the Black Guerrilla Family.Â
November 21, 2015 Mexico lifts dollar restrictions after drug cartels target US businesses to launder profits A Mexican law to severely limit the amount of dollars that banks can accept in cash has led drug cartels to bring money back to the U.S. to be deposited in American banks and wired back in pesos under the guise of international trade.
November 20, 2015 Hundreds of cops spread out in Los Angeles to bust members of gang charged with racketeering Hundreds of law enforcement officers raided homes in East Los Angeles on Wednesday, searching for gang members with ties to the Mexican Mafia who have been indicted on federal racketeering charges.
November 20, 2015 Russian mob ran illegal poker games for celebrities, feds say Nearly three dozen people were charged on Tuesday in what investigators said was a Russian organized crime operation that included illegal, high-stakes poker games for the rich and famous and threats of violence to make sure customers paid their debts.