Twin Brothers Sentenced to 3 Years in State Department Hack
Twin brothers from Springfield, VA were sentenced Friday for multiple offenses, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to access a protected computer, and conspiracy to access a government computer without authorization.
CBP Seizure of Securities Fraud Evidence in Border Search was Constitutional
The United States Government investigated Mr. David Levy for his role in a stock manipulation scheme. Mr. Levy was aware that he faced potential criminal charges; his wife had been indicted in a related matter nearly a year earlier, and his attorney held a telephone conversation with federal prosecutors to discuss potential charges against Mr. Levy.
GPRA Modernization Act and Organizational Performance
Tune in this week to learn how the performance appraisal process is used to evaluate individual job performance connected to overall agency performance, and if it's actually working.
Justice, EPA Settle with Fertilizer Producer over Hazardous Waste
One of the world’s largest fertilizer manufacturers, Mosaic Fertilizer LLC, has reached a settlement with the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure the proper treatment, storage, and disposal of an estimated 60 billion pounds hazardous materials at six Mosaic facilities in Florida and two in Louisiana.
Government May Retain and Use Evidence Collected Outside Scope of Warrant, DOJ Argues
The government may retain computer evidence obtained outside the scope of an original, probable-cause search warrant and prosecute people for crimes based on that evidence, the Justice Department argued this week before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, sitting en banc.
Supplemental Insurance Benefit Options For Feds
We are on the eve of Open Season for all federal employees, so it’s also time to explore supplemental insurance benefit options for Federal Employees.
New Trials Ordered for Police Officers Convicted in Hurricane Katrina Homicides and Cover-Up
On September 4, 2005, following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police officers were dispatched to the Danziger Bridge. In the chaotic atmosphere, two unarmed men were shot and killed.
History's Blotter: Lizzie Borden
For a long time, if you entered any police or sheriff’s department in the country, you would be greeted at the front desk by a sergeant presiding over a large bound book. Everyone who came into the station, every call patrolmen answered—it was all documented in that book, called a blotter.
U.S. Marshals Net 72 in Arizona Sweep
A U.S. Marshal-led operation in Arizona yielded 72 felony arrests last week. Named “Operation Southern Star,” the fugitive sweep spanned five days, and involved local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, including U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Arizona Department of Corrections–all led by the Marshals Service.
Russian National Pleads Guilty for Role in Largest Known Data Breach Conspiracy Ever Prosecuted
This week, Vladimir Drinkman, a Russian national who was extradited to the U.S. earlier this year, admitted his role in a worldwide hacking and data breach conspiracy that targeted major corporate networks.
Terry Stop Inside a Home Requires Exigent Circumstances
The government may not conduct the equivalent of a Terry stop inside a person’s home without exigent circumstances, the Eleventh Circuit held this week.
Retired Federal Agents Entering the Contracting Arena
For many in federal law enforcement, the pressures and intensity of the day-to-day job keep officers focused on the immediate future.
Preview the Ride & Run to Remember, and Examine the Rise of Officer Assaults
Tune in this week to hear from the national president of Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), as well as an update about the annual Ride and Run to Remember from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).
IHIA Symposium Lays Wreath at Memorial
Attendees of the 2015 International Homicide Investigators Association symposium in Washington, DC, gathered at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on the evening of Tuesday, August 18, to lay a wreath in honor of the more than 20,000 law enforcement officers whose names are on the Memorial walls.
35 Years for Violent Racketeering-Related Crimes for Leader of Two Midwestern Gangs
The individual who served as National President of the Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club and a “Three-Star General” of the Vice Lords street gang has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for violent racketeering-related crimes.
D.C. Circuit: Knock-and-Announce Violations
Special Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives began investigating Mr. Michael Weaver in 2008. Agents searched through trash outside his home and found marijuana.
California Man Sentenced to Nearly 30 Years for Attack on Two Law Enforcement Officers
A California man who, in 2014 wounded federal and state law enforcement officers in a 2014 gun battle on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) property, has been sentenced to 29 years and seven months in prison.
Court-Ordered DNA Collection to Exclude Officers from Investigation Permissible
Court orders for collection of DNA evidence from police officers for the sole purpose of excluding those officers as sources of DNA found at a crime scene is constitutionally permissible, according to the Ninth Circuit.
7 Employees of Largest Online Male Escort Service Charged with Promoting Prostitution
Since its launch 1997, Rentboy.com, a male escort advertising website, has grown into the largest online service of its kind, with the site reporting over $10 million in gross proceeds between 2010 and 2015.
Bakken Organized Crime Strike Force Nabs 29 Defendants for Meth, Heroin Trafficking
Despite being in official existence for a only a few months, the Bakken Organized Crime Strike Force is already making its presence felt.