2009
Former Memphis, Tennessee, Police Officer Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Civil Rights Violations
Three Idaho Men Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime Assault
Former Federal Corrections Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges Related to Fatal Assault
Former Federal Corrections Officer Sentenced to Life in Prison on Civil Rights Charges Related to Fatal Assault
Little Rock Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking and Related Charges
Oregon White Supremacist Indicted for Threatening Ohio Civil Rights Leader by Mailing a Noose
Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Cross Burning
Moldovan National Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor Trafficking
Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Thomas E. Perez as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
Man Indicted for Civil Rights Violations in Connection with Cross-Burning in Athens, Louisiana
Former Choctaw County, Oklahoma, Deputy Sheriff Found Guilty of Civil Rights Violations
Two Indiana Men Plead Guilty to Cross Burning
Last Defendant in Tennessee Islamic Center Burning Pleads Guilty
Corrections Officers and Former Inmate Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Former Tennessee Deputy Sheriff Sentenced for Using Excessive Force
Maryland Man Sentenced on Federal Sex Trafficking Charge
Four Arkansas Men Convicted of Civil Rights Charges in Cross Burning Conspiracy
Three Men Charged in Human Trafficking Conspiracy for Exploiting Thai Farm Workers in Hawaii
Former Texas Correctional Officer Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Providing False Statements in Civil Rights Case
Spokane, Washington, Man Indicted on Civil Rights Charges Related to Threats to Reproductive Health Services Clinic
Indiana Man Indicted for Cross Burning
Five Sentenced for Forcing Guatemalan Girls and Women to Work as Prostitutes in Los Angeles
Four Puerto Rico Police Officers Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Charges Related to Fatal Assault
Key Member of Atlanta Human Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges
Federal Corrections Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Charges Related to Fatal Assault
Two Idaho Men Convicted for Federal Hate Crime Assault
St. Louis Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison on Federal Sex Trafficking Charge
East St. Louis Police Department Officer Indicted on Civil Rights and False Statement Charges
Former Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Pleads Guilty to Depriving Motorist of Civil Rights by Kidnapping
Former Bell, California, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Crime
Donaldson, Arkansas, Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charges
Highland Park, Michigan, Police Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Charges
Former Jackson, Mississippi Police Department Officer Is Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation
Former Florida State Corrections Officer Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Assaulting an Inmate
Former Memphis Police Officer Sentenced to Prison Term of Life Plus 255 Years for Civil Rights, Narcotics, Robbery and Firearms Crimes
Former Memphis, Tennessee, Police Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Violations
Washington State Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Honolulu Man and Woman Indicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
Two Oregon Men Sentenced for Role in Federal Hate Crime
Chicago Police Officer Sentenced for Violating Federal Civil Rights of a Man Beaten While Restrained in a Wheelchair
Wisconsin Couple Sentenced for Forcing a Woman to Work as Their Domestic Servant for 19 Years
Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Conviction of Former Mississippi Klansman in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African American Men
Justice Department Launches Investigation into Federal Crimes in Connection with the Murder of Dr. George Tiller
Eight Uzbekistan Nationals Among 12 Charged with Racketeering, Human Trafficking & Immigration Violations in Scheme to Employ Illegal Aliens in 14 States
Civil Rights Division Attorney Named "Top Prosecutor" by the Association of Women in Federal Law Enforcement
Former Velda City, Missouri, Reserve Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges
Three Former Kentucky Jailers Plead Guilty to Systematic Detainee Abuse and Coverup
Deputy U.S. Marshal Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Justice by Witness Tampering
Former New Mexico Jail Administrator Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Former Mississippi Deputy Sheriffs Sentenced to Serve Time on Civil Rights Violations
Five Donaldson, Arkansas, Men Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Three South Carolina Men Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Houston Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien Smuggling Charges
Iowa Man Convicted of Interfering with Housing Rights of African-American Family
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Using a Noose to Assault a Man at the Pentagon
Texas Man Pleads Guilty on Federal Civil Rights Charges
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty on Federal Civil Rights Charges
Former Mendenhall, Mississippi, Police Chief Sentenced for Using Excessive Force
Former Gary, Indiana, Police Chief Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights Violation
Former Oklahoma Deputy Sheriff Indicted for Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction of Justice Violations
Three Current and One Former Lucas County, Ohio, Sheriff Officials Indicted on Civil Rights Charges
St. Louis Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking Charge
Former Jackson County, Missouri, Deputy Indicted for Civil Rights Violation
Former Jackson Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
Former Baton Rouge, Louisiana Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
One Current and Two Retired Baltimore City Police Department Officers Indicted on Civil Rights Charges
Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Arrested for Violating Civil Rights by Kidnapping
California Couple Plead Guilty in Alien Smuggling Scheme in Which Some Were Forced to Work at Elder Care Homes
Former Memphis Police Officers Sentenced for Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights
U.S. Border Patrol Agent Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assault in Federal Detention Facility
Former Lucas County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Fairfield, Calif., Couple Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Alleged Bias-Motivated Assault
Falls Church, Va., Man Pleads Guilty to Harboring Indonesian Aliens for Financial Gain
Three Former Atlanta Police Officers Sentenced to Prison in Fatal Shooting of Elderly Atlanta Woman
Two Oregon Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime
Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
Four Individuals Indicted for Racially-Motivated Assault in Nampa, Idaho
Five Defendants Convicted of International Sex Trafficking for Forcing Central American Girls and Women into Prostitution
Former Velda City, Mo., Reserve Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges
Former Memphis Police Officer Found Guilty on 44 Counts of Civil Rights, Narcotics, Robbery and Firearms Charges
Two Individuals Arrested on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
Member of Human Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges
Former Mississippi County Deputy Sheriffs Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Violations
Two Oklahoma County Corrections Officers Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation in Death of Oklahoma City Man
Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Anti-Obama Assaults
Former Mendenhall, Miss., Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force
Three Men Indicted for Racially-Motivated Church Arson in Springfield, Mass.
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
Two Oregon Men Indicted for Federal Hate Crimes
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
Five Fayette County, Kentucky, Corrections Officers Indicted on Civil Rights Charges
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
