Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officerFederal prosecutors in Texas announced assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on Sept. 20. A federal complaint alleges Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, tried to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who pulled him over after a judge issued a final removal order, according to…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution9d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyice shooting incident
Bail set for ICE officer accused of lying and assault in non-fatal shooting in MinneapolisA federal immigration officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan man last winter and lying about the circumstances to investigators has appeared before a Minnesota judge. State authorities arrested Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro on Wednesday in Minneapolis on a warrant charging him with aggravated assault and falsely…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution21d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyice officer arrest
Ex-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruptionA former Connecticut state budget official convicted of corruption fled the U.S. by boat and plane before his sentencing and is now a fugitive in Greece. That's according to his lawyer and federal prosecutors. Konstantinos Diamantis was scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Bridgeport but did not appear. The prospects of returning…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution21d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomycorruption sentencing
