Yuma News
Houston Attorney Charged in Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme
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- Published: 23 September 2018 23 September 2018
Houston, Texas - A federal grand jury sitting in Houston, Texas returned an indictment today charging a Houston attorney with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and three counts of tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick for the Southern District of Texas.
Texas Couple Indicted on Forced Labor and Related Charges
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- Published: 23 September 2018 23 September 2018
Houston, Texas - Defendants Mohamed Toure, 57, and Denise Cros-Toure, 57, of Ft. Worth, Texas, were charged Wednesday in a five-count indictment with forced labor, alien harboring for financial gain, and conspiracies to commit forced labor and alien harboring, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas, and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey McGallicher of the Department of State, Diplomatic Security Services’ Houston Field Office.
Justice Department Will Award Up to $246 Million in Grants to Improve Public Safety in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
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- Published: 23 September 2018 23 September 2018
Washington, DC - The Department of Justice today announced more than $113 million in grant awards to improve public safety, serve victims of crime, combat violence against women, and support youth programs in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Grants were awarded to 133 American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and other tribal designees through the Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation, a streamlined application for tribal-specific grant programs. Of the $113 million, just over $53 million comes from the Office of Justice Programs, more than $35 million from the Office on Violence Against Women, and more than $24.7 million from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
Former Indianapolis Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Excessive Force Against an Arrestee at Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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- Published: 23 September 2018 23 September 2018
Indianapolis, Indiana - Michael Kaim, 28, a former police officer with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Police Department, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, Indiana, for deprivation of civil rights, announced John Gore, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division; United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler of the Southern District of Indiana; and Grant Mendenhall, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis Division. Kaim was sentenced to serve 12 months in prison and pay a fine of $1,000.
Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating the Civil Rights of an Inmate Resulting in Her Death
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- Published: 23 September 2018 23 September 2018
Washington, DC - Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore and U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser today announced that former St. Bernard Parish correctional officer Timothy Williams pled guilty to violating the civil rights of inmate Nimali Henry, who died in the St. Bernard Parish Prison on April 1, 2014.
Justice Department Honors Law Enforcement Officers and Deputies in Second Annual Attorney General’s Award For Distinguished Service in Policing
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- Published: 23 September 2018 23 September 2018
Washington, DC - Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Justice Department leadership Tuesday announced the recipients of the Second Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing, recognizing the exceptional work of 25 law enforcement officers and deputies from 12 jurisdictions across the country.
Fatality Collision 800 Block of S Redondo Center Drive
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- Published: 22 September 2018 22 September 2018
Yuma, Arizona - On Saturday, September 22, 2018 at about 1:46 a.m., Yuma Police Officers responded to a single vehicle collision in the 800 block of S. Redondo Center Drive.