Businessmen Sentenced in Arizona in Connection with Ponzi Scheme

Four businessmen were sentenced in Phoenix, Arizona, for their roles in a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme. Full Story Available at:Businessmen Sentenced in Arizona in Connection with Ponzi SchemeNet News Publisher for FBI News

Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Police Officer

Larry Shonnie Ben, Jr., of Kayenta, Arizona, pled guilty in connection with running over a police officer’s foot and deliberately colliding with a police car after he was pulled over for drunk driving. Full Story Available at:Arizona Man Pleads...

10 Years in Prison for Arizona Man in Possession of Child Pornography

David Ralph Garcia Jr., 38, of Mesa, Ariz., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing images of child pornography. Garcia pleaded guilty on Aug. 22, 2008, to one count of possession of child pornography.

Two Former Navajo Tuba City Police Officers Charged with Civil Rights Violations

A federal grand jury in Phoenix, Ariz., has returned a three-count indictment charging former Navajo Police Officer Christine Thinn and former Navajo Police Sergeant Phillip Bedonie Jr. with federal crimes in connection with the beating of Newton Charlie...

Two Arizona Men Sentenced in Florida Cocaine Conspiracy

Cipriano Velarde and Cesar Nunez, both of Phoenix, Arizona, were sentenced for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Orlando, Florida. Full Story Available at:Two Arizona Men Sentenced in Florida Cocaine ConspiracyNet News Publisher...

Police Clash with Protestors in Kenya Over Arrest of Jamaican Cleric

Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators have clashed with anti-riot police in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi with the demonstrators protesting the arrest of controversial Jamaican Muslim cleric Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal. The demonstrators took to the streets in...

79 Year Old Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Travel with Intent to Engage in Sex with Minors

Richard Hendryx, 79, of Morristown, Ariz., has been sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime supervised release to follow his prison term for travel with intent to engage in sex with minors.

The Consciousness Industry Flexes Its Muscles

Two weeks ago, when we were still ramping up to any Congressional vote over health care reform, I wrote the following remark about the impact of the “consciousness industry” on any likely outcome: Thus, the future of health care will rest...

Profile in Courageous CHUTZPAH

Politics may be the art of compromise; but, as we saw in the history of the United States leading up to the Civil War, compromise is often a matter of sweeping problems under the rug until the pile of problems is bigger than the rug itself. This...