TEXAS A federal jury convicted a Texas attorney John O. Green and his client Thomas Selgas on Wednesday for conspiring to defraud the IRS, according to officials. The jury also convicted Selgas…
Category: American Justice
New York Man Charged With Trafficking Exotic African Cats
NEW YORK A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Christopher Casacci, 38, of Amherst, New York, with violating the Lacey Act and the U.S. Animal Welfare Act, according to officials….
Cop Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Two Women While on Duty
Federal authorities Tuesday announced that former Ashley Borough Police Officer, Mark Icker, 30, plead guilty in federal court to violating the civil rights of two females in his custody whom he…
Two Police Officers Convicted of Selling Unlicensed Firearms to Convicted Felons
LOS ANGELES Two Gardena Police officers were found guilty by a jury Wednesday of federal criminal charges for scheming to purchase “off-roster” firearms not available to the general public and then…
Con Man “With an Evil Mind” Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for $6.7 Million Swindle
LOS ANGELES A West Hollywood man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for defrauding investors, lenders, friends and family members out of approximately $6.7 million This includes a…
A Federal Judge Sentenced Man to 15 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Boy in China
LOS ANGELES An Aliso Viejo man was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for traveling to China to engage in illegal sexual activity with a 16-year-old boy who was…
Drug Maker Agrees to Pay More Than $15 Million to Resolve for Allegedly “Wining and Dining” Doctors
PENNSYLVANIA Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (formerly known as Mallinckrodt ARD Inc. and previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. “Questcor”), agreed to pay $15.4 million to resolve claims that the business paid illegal kickbacks,…
Seven Charged with Armed Robbery Spree That Targeted Southern California Pharmacies
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury today returned an eight-count superseding indictment that charges a Lynwood man with being the organizer and leader of a crew that committed at least 15 armed…
El Chapo Sentenced to Life in Prison Ordered to Pay $12.6 Billion as Restitution
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the ruthless leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases, including “El Chapo” and “El Rapido,” to life in prison plus…
Man Guilty of Stealing Oldest-Living Ring-Tailed Lemur from Zoo too Keep it as Pet
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A Newport Beach man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for breaking into the Santa Ana Zoo after hours and stealing North America’s oldest-living ring-tailed lemur in…
Christian University Pays $300,000 for Allegedly Violating Ban on Incentive Compensation
OKLAHOMA Oral Roberts University, based in Tulsa, will pay $303,502 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of submitting false claims to the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the…
Santa Barbara California Man Guilty of $1.4 Million Facebook-Twitter Stock Fraud
LOS ANGELES Efstratios “Elias” Argyropoulos, of Montecito, plead guilty today to one felony count of wire fraud for defrauding investors by making false promises to use their money purchase shares of Facebook…