Sheriff Deputies Sue Erie County Over Insufficient Resources to Safely Staff the County’s Jail System

Sheriff deputies represented by Teamsters Local 264 have filed a lawsuit to force Erie County Executive Chris Collins to comply with a New York state corrections law requiring the county to provide sufficient resources to safely staff the county’s...

UTstarcom Inc. Agrees to $1.5 Million Penalty Payment for Acts of Foreign Bribery in China

UTStarcom Inc. (UTSI) has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice, agreeing to pay a $1.5 million fine for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by providing travel and other things of value to foreign officials, specifically...

Ninth Individual Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Confidential Passport Files

A ninth person has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing numerous confidential passport application files. Debra Sue Brown, 47, of Oxon Hill, Md., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola in the District of Columbia to a one-count...

Atlanta Federal Jury Charges Couple with Human Trafficking for Exploiting Woman From Swaziland

A federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted an Ellenwood, Ga., husband and wife, Juna Gwendolyn Babb, 54, and Michael J. Babb, 53, on charges of conspiracy, forced labor, document servitude, which is confiscating someone’s passport and visa, and...

Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting a Minor for Illegal Sexual Activity

Mack Gordon Harris Sr., 67, of Social Circle, Ga., has pleaded guilty to transporting a minor for illegal sexual activity. Harris was indicted by a federal grand jury in Richmond, Va., on July 21, 2009. According to court documents, in June 2005, Harris...

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.

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Latest Report on Female Victims of Violence

The U.S.  Bureau of Justice Statistics released their latest report on Female Victims of Violence (PDF). The report focuses on intimate partner violence, rape and sexual assault, and stalking. It includes estimates of the extent of crimes against females...

Indiana Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison on Child Pornography Charges

James M. Tanksley, 52, has pleaded guilty to two counts of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 80 months in prison. Tanksley, a resident of Indianapolis, was also sentenced by U.S. District...

Alabama Tire Store Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

Timothy Smith, a resident of Cullman, Ala., has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for tax evasion by Judge R. David Proctor, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have announced. As part of the plea agreement, Smith agreed to a...