3rd Circuit: PIPE BOMB POSSESSION ISN’T A VIOLENT CRIME
Simple possession of a pipe bomb is not a “crime of violence” under federal law, t…
Category: Organized Crime Digest
Wyoming: POLYGRAPH TEST IS NOT WITNESS INTIMIDATION
Police administration of a polygraph test to a witness is not intimidation, the Wyomin…
U.S. CITES GAMBINO LINK
Joint operations of the FBI and police in Florida and New York resulted in a new round of indictments against alle…
‘ROUND-TRIPPING’ CHEESE GAMBIT CHURNS $700M
Federal prosecutors charged five businessmen linked to a bankrupt New Jersey cheese processing…
CHILD PORN RING LURES GIRLS INTO MEXICO
A child pornography and prostitution ring lured girls from Mexico and Arizona through offers for e…
11th Circuit: AGE OF ‘CHILD’ IS ISSUE IN INTERNET PORN STING
The especially young ages of two children an FBI agent conjured in an Interne…
Kansas: POLICE GROUPS BACK TOUGHER GUN LAWS
Sheriffs and chiefs’ organizations asked the legislature to toughen sentences for the use of a…
PREDICATE OFFENSE INCLUDES ALL ELEMENTS
9th Circuit
All elements of a prior felony conviction apply in determining the predicate off…
NEW JERSEY CRACKS FACTION OF BLOODS
An investigation that began with the murder of a school resource officer has resulted in police cracki…
Maryland: BALTIMORE WILL USE AUTO LICENSE SCANNERS
Baltimore is preparing to use auto license scanners to identify stolen cars and vehicle…