2008
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
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
Former Olive Branch, Mississippi, Police Officers Plead Guilty in Civil Rights Case
Former Olive Branch, Mississippi Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights-related Case
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
Two Chinese Nationals Sentenced for Sex Trafficking Charges in American Samoa
Indiana Man Sentenced for Role in Cross-burning
2007
Former Texas Border Patrol Agent Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Former Arkansas Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation
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 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 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 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
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 RingAccused 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
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
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