2009
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Conspiracy
Chicago Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Civil Rights of a Man Beaten While Restrained in a Wheelchair
Former Florida State Corrections Officer Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Crime
Three Staten Island, NY Men Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Conspiracy Charges
2008
Washington, D.C. Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Unprovoked Assault on Marcher
Leader of Expansive Multi-State Sex-trafficking Ring Sentenced
Four Defendants Sentenced for Roles in Scheme to Enslave Farmworkers in Florida
Member of Human Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges
West Virginia Man Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges for Allegedly Burning a Home
Men Charged with Conspiracy to Threaten and Kill African-Americans
Former Memphis Police Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges
Member of Aryan Brotherhood Indicted for Bias-motivated Assault with Intent to Murder
Two Men Plead Guilty to Burning Islamic Center in Tennessee
Third Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Anti-Muslim Vandalism in Massachusetts
Former Arizona Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
Former Oklahoma Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charge
Former Congressional Candidate Indicted on Federal Obstruction of Justice Charge
First of Six Defendants in Labor Trafficking Ring Sentenced Today
Connecticut Man Sentenced to 360 Months in Prison for Leading Brutal Sex Trafficking Ring That Victimized U.S. Citizens
Former Montgomery County, Maryland Man Sentenced for Holding a Nigerian Teenage Girl in Involuntary Servitude
Gary, Indiana Former Police Chief Convicted on Federal Civil Rights Violation
Two Charged with Hate Crime for Anti-Muslim Vandalism in Revere, Massachusetts
Three Police Officers Indicted for Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges in Puerto Rico
Two Kansas City, Missouri Men Receive Multiple Life Sentences for Racially-Motivated Murder
Pennsylvania Man Charged for Threatening African-American Coworker with a Hangman’s Noose
Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking, Alien Smuggling Charges in Florida
Brothers Plead Guilty to Enslaving Farmworkers in Florida, Co-defendants Plead Guilty to Related Felonies
California Man Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Crime for Race-Motivated Threats
Former Customs and Border Protection Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges
Former Grant County, Kentucky Detention Center Officers Found Guilty of Civil Rights Violations in Teenager Rape Case
Two Former Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted on Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges
Two Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations in Connection with Police Home-Invasion Robberies
Former Grant County, Kentucky, Detention Center Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Crime
Former Jackson, Mississippi Police Officer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sexually Assaulting a Detainee
Former Gary, Indiana Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Police Report
Former Florida Correctional Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
St. Louis Women Indicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
Mexican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Admits Her Role in an Organization That Forced Young Mexican Women into Prostitution in New York
Mexican National Sentenced for Role in Sex-Trafficking Ring in the Carolinas
Former South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge
Former South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge
Former Montgomery County, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Holding Teenage Nigerian Girl in Involuntary Servitude
Former Foreign Service Officer Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Charges
North Carolina Corrections Officer Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi and His Two Bodyguards Indicted on Civil Rights Charges
Six San Juan Municipal Police Department Officers Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations in the Death of a Puerto Rican Man
Former Los Angeles Police Officer, Former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy, and Two Co-conspirators Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Former Foreign Service Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charges
South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge
South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge
North Carolina Corrections Officers Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Muncie, Indiana, Man Sentenced to 121 Months in Cross Burning Case
King County, Washington, Sheriff's Deputy Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation and Perjury
Bell, California, Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Miami, Florida, Schoolteacher and Ex-Husband Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Smuggling Charges
California Man Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Crime for Race-Motivated Threats
Two Kansas City, Missouri, Men to be Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racially Motivated Murder
Cleveland, Ohio, Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Racially Motivated Threats
Former Los Angeles Police Officer and Co-Conspirator Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling
Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking and Transporting Illegal Aliens in Los Angeles
Jury Convicts two Kansas City, Missouri, Men for Racially-Motivated Murder
Man Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling Charges in Florida
Former Long Beach, California, Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Former Del Rio, Texas, Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
Former Grant County, Kentucky Deputy Jailer Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights Case
Two Men Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling Charges
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime
Mexican National Sentenced for Role in Carolinas Sex-Trafficking Ring
Former State Prison Supervisor Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice-Related Charge
Former Oklahoma Corrections Officer Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation
Forest Park, Illinois, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation
Two Indicted in San Antonio in Connection with Federal Civil Rights Investigation
Former Dallas Transit Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation
Former South Carolina Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
Hartford Man Sentenced for Role in Trafficking Ring
Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor Charges
Chicago Police Officer Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation
Houston Women Sentenced for Human Trafficking Related Charges
Connecticut Woman Sentenced for Role in Sex Trafficking Ring
Former Wrestler Sentenced on Sex Trafficking
and Forced Labor Charges
Federal Corrections Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges Related to Fatal Assault
Three Men Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations in Arson of Islamic Center in Tennessee
Two Illinois Men Indicted on Federal Hate Crime
Former Corrections Officers Convicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Co-Defendants Sentenced for Roles in Former Wrestler’s Sex Trafficking Ring
Man Sentenced to 10 Years For Role in San Antonio Sex-trafficking Ring
Muncie, Indiana, Man Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Violations After Burning Cross
Hyattsville, Maryland, Man Convicted of Coercing 14 Year-old Foreign Girl into Prostitution
Former Franklin County, Alabama, District Attorney Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Gary, Indiana Police Chief, Deputy Chief, and Sergeant Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations
Three Miami-Area Residents Found Guilty of Federal Human Trafficking and Smuggling Charges
Three Memphis, Tennessee Men Sentenced for Role in Sex Trafficking Ring
San Antonio Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Sex-trafficking Ring
Chinese Woman Sentenced for Role in Saipan Sex Trafficking Ring
South Dakota Hotel Owners Sentenced for Involuntary Servitude Offenses
One Former and Two Current Lucas County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Officers Indicted for Civil Rights Violations
Former Olive Branch, Mississippi, Police Officers Plead Guilty in Civil Rights Case
Memphis Man Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation in Killing of African-american Code Enforcement Officer
Former Olive Branch, Mississippi Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights-related Case
Former Los Angeles Police Officer and Former Long Beach Police Officer Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights
Tacoma Woman Sentenced for Holding Domestic Servant in Forced Labor
Three Grant County, Kentucky, Detention Center Officials Indicted for Civil Rights Violation
Georgia Man Sentenced to 15 Years on Sex Trafficking and Mann Act Charges
Louisiana Man Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations for Nooses Targeting “Jena Six” Marchers
Former American Samoan Prison Warden and Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Former U.S. Deputy Marshal Sentenced to 24 Months on Civil Rights-Related Charges
Immokalee, Florida, Family Charged with Forcing Immigrants into Farm Labor
Former Kentucky State Trooper Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations and Witness Tampering
Former American Samoan Government Official Sentenced for Obstruction of Federal Sex Trafficking Investigation
Two Chinese Nationals Sentenced for Sex Trafficking Charges in American Samoa
Indiana Man Sentenced for Role in Cross-burning
2007
Mississippi Police Department Officials Charged With Civil Rights Violation in Unjustified Use of Police Dog
Former Texas Border Patrol Agent Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Former Arkansas Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation
Former Mississippi Corrections Officer Sentenced for Role in Death of Inmate After Beating in Jail Booking Room
Former Franklin County District Attorney Convicted of Civil Rights Violations Against Probationers
Former Tennessee Mental Health Aide Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights Violations
Former Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Cross Burning
Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Police Officers to Commit Civil Rights Violations
Former Memphis Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Salt Lake City Man Sentenced for Race-motivated Assault
Deputy U.S. Marshal Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation
Nine Charged in Sex Trafficking Ring Involving Minors
Former Federal Corrections Officer
Sentenced for Sexual Misconduct Violations
Two Men Sentenced for Federal Hate Crimes in Utah
Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Civil Rights of African-American Family
American Samoan Prison Warden Pleads Guilty
Former Kentucky State Trooper Pleads Guilty to
Federal Civil Rights Violation and Witness Tampering
Former Harrison County, Mississippi, Corrections Officer Found Guilty of Criminal Civil Rights Violations, Obstruction of Justice
Livonia, Mich., Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Prison and Over $1 Million in Restitution for Civil Rights Violations
Former California Couple Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charges
Three Mexican Nationals Indicted in South Carolina Sex Trafficking Case
Ten Puerto Rico Police Officers Indicted on Civil Rights and Drug Charges
Former Mississippi Klansman Sentenced to Three Life Terms in Prison for Role in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African-American Men
Former White County Tennessee Corrections Officer
Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Michigan Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years for Hate Crime
Former Memphis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations
Former Mental Health Technician Pleads Guilty
to Federal Civil Rights Violation
Former North Carolina Corrections Officers
Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice
Federal Officials Close the Investigation into
the Fatal Shooting of Kenneth Walker
Arkansas Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
Three Former Milwaukee Police Officers Found Guilty of Civil Rights Crimes
Seventh Harrison County Corrections Officer
Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations
Federal Officials Close Investigation into Fatal Shooting
of Dr. Salvatore J. Culosi Jr. by Fairfax County Police Officer
Former Klansman, James Ford Seale Found Guilty for Role in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African-American Men
Federal Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
Five Charged in San Antonio Trafficking Ring
Philadelphia Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime
Former White County, Tennessee Corrections Officer
Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
American Samoan Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
Fourth Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Trafficking-Related Charge
Cameroonian Couple Sentenced on Human Trafficking Charges
Overton County Sheriff’s Officers Sentenced for Violating Inmate's Civil Rights
Two Former Memphis Police Officers Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Violations
Two Former St. Louis Area Police Officers Plead Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charge
Three Atlanta Police Officers Charged in Fatal Shooting of Elderly Atlanta Woman
Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Burn Home of African-American Family in Taylor, Michigan
Former Deputy Sheriff Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation in Pensacola, Florida
Three Men Convicted of Committing Federal Hate Crime in Utah
Former Memphis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations
Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Human Trafficking Ring
Oregon White Supremacist Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Attack on Synagogue
Former New Mexico Corrections Officer Convicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Four Former Harrison County, Miss. Deputy Sheriffs Indicted for Role in Violating Inmates' Civil Rights
Two Former White County Tennessee Corrections Officers Convicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Former Hagerstown Police Officer Jeffrey Shifler Sentenced on Civil Rights Charges
Connecticut Woman Pleads Guilty for Role in Human Trafficking Ring
Accused Sex Trafficker Arraigned in Federal Court
New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charge
Second Ohio Man Sentenced for Hate Crimes
Florida Man Sentenced in Cross Burning
Fact Sheet: Civil Rights Division Efforts to Combat Modern-Day Slavery
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Announces Creation Of Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit within the Civil Rights Division
Two Officers Plead Guilty on Civil Rights Charges
Former MBN Agents Sentenced For Using Excessive Force Against Two Jackson Men
Fourth Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Federal Hate Crime Murders of African-Americans
Former San Antonio Police Officer Sentenced for Violating Citizen’s Rights by Sexual Assault
Ohio Man Sentenced for Criminal Civil Rights Charges
New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking Charge
Another Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking a Juvenile Girl
