TEXAS —Five residents of Amarillo, Texas, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to their roles in an illegal gambling conspiracy, were sentenced last week to prison, federal officials announced Wednesday. U.S. District…
Category: American Justice
Man Who Helped Terrorists Re-Sentenced to 21-Years Behind Bars
WASHINGTON— A federal appeals court rejected the 17-year and six-month sentence, saying it was “too lenient” but upheld the conviction against Jose Padilla who was convicted of helping terrorists. Tuesday, U.S. District…
Ex-Sheriff’s Investigator Who Struck Salesman at the County Jail Sentenced to Three years in Prison
ALABAMA – A federal judge sentenced an ex-criminal investigator with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office to three years in prison for assaulting a handcuffed man at the county jail, the U.S. Justice…
Former Air Force Employee Tried to Sell Military Satellite Top Secrets to China
LOS ANGELES – A Marina del Rey man was sentenced Monday to more than three years in prison for providing top secret information about a network used to control and communicate with…
California Tax Dodger and Businessman Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
CALIFORNIA – A tax dodger and owner of a Huntington Beach-based military contractor who plead guilty to federal tax charges for failing to report to the IRS millions of dollars his company received…
California Man Sentenced to Nearly 21 Years in Prison for Molesting Children, Including an Infant
LOS ANGELES – An Antelope Valley man who admitted that he used his camera phone to make videos while he molested a 3-month-old relative was sentenced Tuesday to more than 20 years…
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Company for Work Discrimination
LOUISIANA – The federal government filed a lawsuit against a Louisiana crane company for discriminating against people who have permission to work in this country, officials said. The Justice Department announced Friday…
19-Year-old Who Threatened to “Shoot” Up a College Campus Charged with Making Threats
NEW MEXICO — A 19-year-old man made his first court appearance Tuesday after he threatened to “shoot [his] college campus up in three days” and identified his school as “NMSU” while “chatting” on…
Former Hotel Broker Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison in a $55 Million Fraud Scheme
VIRGINIA — The president of an international hotel brokerage firm was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for conducting a wide-ranging set of multi-million dollar fraud schemes involving the sale of several…
Gang Associate Sentenced to More Than 13 Years for Racketeering Conspiracy
LOS ANGELES – An associate of the Armenian Power gang,, who was convicted for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included stealing personal and financial information of elderly bank customers for…
Former CEO Sentenced to 14 Years For Masterminding an $18 Million Ponzi Scheme
TENNESSEE – The former chief executive officer of Hanover Corporation was sentenced Friday to serve 14 years in prison and ordered to pay $14.7 million in restitution for orchestrating an $18 million…
A 30-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 20 years in Prison for Trying to Kill a Prison Guard
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A 30-year-old man was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison for arranging to kill a prison guard who was known for cracking down on contraband inside…