Puerto Rican Man to Face Hate Crime Charge in Slaying of Gay Hairstylist

  Puerto Rican officials on Thursday declared the murder of a homosexual hairstylist earlier this week as a hate crime. Several local media outlets, including El Nuevo Dia, reported that Richard Soto Velez, 20 years of age, confessed to the murder of Milton Medina Morales on February 3rd after saying they went fishing in three ...

Virginia Man pleads Guilty to Targeting Anti-Gay Rights Supporters

  A Virginia man pleaded guilty to injuring a security officer at the headquarters of a Washington-based conservative Christian lobbying group. The shooting made headlines in part because the gunman was carrying 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches—the popular fast-food restaurant that has been quite vocal on their discomfort with allowing ...

$55,000 for Information on 2007 Abiquiu Lake Shooting

On November 30, 2012, the FBI announced it is offering $25,000 for information that leads to the arrests and conviction of the shooters.  The Army Corps of Engineers is offering $30,000.   The crime occurred on December 1, 2007.  Alfred J. Chavez, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger, noticed a lock was tampered ...

Two FL Residents Face Terrorism Charges

On November 30, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced that Raees Alam Qazi and Sheheryar Alam Qazi were charged with providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction.  Raees and Sheheryar are naturalized U.S. citizens from Pakistan, and they ...

War Criminal Arrested in Central New York

A wanted war criminal was arrested in central New York by Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) agents during the early morning of November 28, 2012.  The man was arrested in Utica.   The man, Sulejman Mujagic is wanted in Bosnia and Herzegovina for war crimes he committed while he commanded a platoon for the Army of ...

No Appeal for Millennium Bomber’s Sentence

On November 28, 2012, US Attorney Jenny A Durkan stated the Department of Justice will not appeal the prison sentence of Ahmed Ressam, coined the “Millennium Bomber.”  He was convicted on April 6, 2001, and he was sentenced to 37 years in prison in October 2012.   U.S Attorney Durkan stated: The United States ...

Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Results Announced

On November 28, 2012, federal officials revealed the results of the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership (VCRP).  The partnership was an effort between federal agencies and the Philadelphia Police Department to reduce violent crimes in Philadelphia’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.   The sweep was performed over ...

Gang and Organized Crime Members Arrested in NY

On November 27, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that James Ferrara, Daniel Hanley, and Peter Kanakis were arrested for “extortionate extension of credit, extortionate collection of credit, and conspiracy to do the same.”  All of the men have their arraignments today ...

Albanian Organized Crime Leader Extradited to US

Last Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that Arif Kurti (aka “the bear,” “Arty,” and “Nino”) was arrested in Albania after the Eastern District of New York issued an arrest warrant.  Kurti is the alleged leader of an Albanian organized crime syndicate, and he was extradited ...

Two Florida Men Charged with Rattlesnake Trafficking

On November 13, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that Robroy MacInnes from Fort Myers and Robert Keszey of Bushnell, Florida were charged for trafficking rattlesnakes.  The company Glades Herp Farm Inc was also named in the indictment.   The two men were the co-owners of Glades Herp Farm Inc, and they were officially ...

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