HOUSTON – A man who threatened to blow up a synagogue was sentenced Monday to two years and nine months behind bars. U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt sentenced Dante Phearse, 33,…
Category: American Justice
Two Women Indicted for Immigration Fraud Facing Up to 60 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES –An immigration consultant and one of her employees were arrested Thursday for allegedly filing fraudulent “green card” applications for immigrants who were married to U.S. citizens, some of whom paid…
Man Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison for Producing Child Porn
MARYLAND — An former Air Force Sgt. was sentenced to 120 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting toddlers and children to produce porn, according to authorities. William S. Gazafi, age 44,…
Woman Gets Three Year Sentence for Stealing Money from Project to Help Foster Children
NEW YORK – A woman who got hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors by lying and telling them that it would be used for a project to help foster children was…
Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Sex-Trafficking Money
DALLAS — A federal judge sentenced a man to 14 years in prison for laundering money from sex trafficking, authorities said. Chief U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater sentenced Duc Luu, a…
Police Chief Who Admitted Retaliating Against Tea Party Activist Under Investigation
WISCONSIN – The Police Chief of a Wisconsin town admitted to retaliating against a man after he spoke out against a Town of Campbell city ordinance which prohibits citizens from displaying the…
Feds Arrest Realty TV Show Cast Member for Failing to Pay More than $1 Million in Child Support
NEW YORK – Federal authorities arrested a reality television show cast member on Monday at his residence in Atlanta for failing to pay more than $1 million in child support for this two…
Aryan Brotherhood General Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges
TEXAS – An alleged general of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang plead guilty Friday to federal racketeering charges. Authorities said Terry Ross Blake, aka “Big Terry,” 56, of Corpus Christi, Texas,…
LA Doctor Indicted in $33 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles physician who operates a medical clinic in Hollywood was indicted by a federal grand jury for a $33 million scheme to defraud Medicare, officials announced today….
Former ATF Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money Used to Pay Informants
SAN FRANCISCO – Former federal agent James Contreras was sentenced today to a year in prison, and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine for making false statements to the government, federal officals…
Three Men Responsible for Starting a Fire that Consumed 1,700 Acres Will be Sentenced This Summer
LOS ANGELES – A man will be sentenced for his role in starting a fire in the Angeles National Forest that consumed 1,700 acres, according to federal officials. Jonathan Carl Jarrell, 24,…
Man Indicted for Burning a Cross in Front of Interracial Couple’s Home
TENNESSEE – A federal grand jury indicted a Florida man for his role in a cross-burning incident in front of an interracial family’s home in Minor Hill, Tennessee in 2012, officials stated….