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- 5 Biggest Drug Kingpins and How They Were Taken Down February 14, 2019This week, drug lord and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was found guilty on 10 counts of drug trafficking and is expected to receive life without parole. But those 10 charges fail to encompass the decades-long career of a...
- Drug Lord El Chapo Found Guilty on All Counts February 12, 2019While there were a few twists and turns, it appears that the saga of the El Chapo trial is over for now. After about 34 hours of deliberation, a jury found El Chapo guilty of all 10 federal criminal counts...
- Supreme Court Denies Muslim Death Row Inmate's Request for Imam at Execution February 8, 2019Despite Alabama prisons allowing Christian ministers and spiritual advisors to attend executions, and despite a last-minute appeal from a Muslim death row inmate to have his imam accompany him at his execution, and despite the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals...
- Do Prison Inmates Get Porn? February 4, 2019Prohibiting people from accessing the internet ain't easy. Even convicted sex offenders can't get banned from social media sites. And current prison inmates used dating sites to run sextortion scams on active duty military personnel. But do they get porn...
- Record-Setting Fentanyl Bust Could Have Killed Millions February 1, 2019Fifty-six million lives were potentially saved this week in a record-setting drug bust near the Nogales, Arizona border crossing. The hero? A drug sniffing dog. Man's best friend sniffed out 254 pounds of fentanyl, along with 395 pounds of...
- Field Tests on Illegal Drugs Wrong Up to a Third of the Time February 1, 2019Imagine facing 25 years in jail, accused of possessing heroin with intent to sell, and yet having no idea that you even had a scrap of drugs on you. One would think that's a possibility on a vacation in...
- New AG Not the Same as the Old AG on Weed January 31, 2019As you may have noticed, quite a few states have been legalizing weed lately. And as you should be aware, marijuana remains a Schedule I controlled substance, illegal under federal drug laws. So how does that work? For the most...
- 12-Year-Old Boy Charged With Capital Murder, Could Face Up to 40 Years in Prison January 30, 2019In a case that's troubling on so many levels, prosecutors in Uvalde, Texas have charged a 12-year-old boy with capital murder, the most serious felony on the law books. If convicted, he could serve 40 years in prison.The boy, whose...
- If You Record Police Misconduct, Should You Put the Video Online? January 29, 2019Cell phone cameras have become immensely more popular and of higher quality. It's now relatively easy to create detailed videos at a distance, even on these personal devices. Whipping out cell phones and taking pictures, be it selfies or...
- Nurse Arrested in Case of Vegetative Patient Rape January 24, 2019Based on a DNA match between the suspect and the baby, Phoenix police arrested Nathan Sutherland, a licensed practical nurse in good standing at the Hacienda HealthCare facility, for the sexual assault of his assigned female patient.Phoenix police had...
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