Crime
- Fair Sentencing Act Reduces Discrimination in Drug Charges
Congress made a huge improvement in the justice system on August 3, 2010, when President Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. The Act corrects the disparity in the law that deals harsh penalties for low-level crack cocaine offenses compared to much lighter penalties for powder cocaine offenses.
- Guatemala Becoming the Land of Drug Lords
There is often talk about the development of areas around the rainforest and what that is doing to the ecological make up of the area. What doesn’t grab as much attention is the amount of damage caused by drug smugglers and barons who believe everything they touch they own.
- Heroin Addict Decides Life of Crime Too Hard When Elderly Women Are Involved
Those suffering with a drug addiction have a reputation for hurting others to get their fix. In the case of Mike Bedinghaus, the hurt was in the form of robbery and included elderly women, as reported by the Cincinnati.
- Man Recounts Drug-Related Crimes as Youth in Australia
For some, a life of drugs is the only path they know. Whether chosen or not, it is the path they take and the consequences can be dire when they finally catch up to the individual.
- Army Vet Declared Insane – Crimes Point to Drug Addiction
Is it insanity or is it drugs? For a U.S. Army veteran, the verdict right now is insanity as Sargent McGregor Binkley has been found not guilty by reason of insanity for committing an armed robbery in Santa Clara County. He has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation.
- Mexican Police Force Puts a Dent in Recent Chain of Drug Rehab Slayings
In August 2008, gunmen broke into a Mexican drug rehabilitation center during a pastor’s sermon and opened fire, killing eight people.
- Colorado Meth Ring Used Collectible Comic Books to Launder Money
Investigators in Colorado say they have broken up a massive methamphetamine ring in the Denver area that distributed pounds of the highly addictive drug every week and laundered the profits using collectible comic books.
- Drug Arrests Spiking in Mississippi
Drug arrests increased sharply in Mississippi from June 2008 to June 2009, according to the head of the state Bureau of Narcotics (MBN). This could be caused by an increase in methamphetamine labs and prescription drug abuse.