LOS ANGELES – A former Bank of America employee was sentenced Monday to two years and six months in federal prison for taking more than $1.2 million in bribes to approve artificially…
Category: American Justice
Former Mayor of Rosemead Sentenced to Prison in Corruption Case
LOS ANGELES – The former mayor of the City of Rosemead was sentenced Monday to a year and nine months in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempted witness tampering and making…
Woman Facing Trial for Bank Fraud Gets Additional Charges and Is Locked Up
LOS ANGELES – A woman, who is already charged with a $15 million bank fraud and bankruptcy fraud, was indicted on Friday on new charges for soliciting money while her trial on…
LA Residents Who Illegally Released 2,000 Minks in Illinois Indicted
CHICAGO — Two California men who allegedly released about 2,000 minks from cages were indicted this week for damaging a mink farm. One defendant, Tyler Lang, 25, was arrested Thursday by FBI…
Hospital Worker Who Stole Patients IDs to File False Tax Returns Pleads Guilty
A hospital worker who stole patients’ personal identification information to filed false tax returns plead guilty Tuesday to one count of aggravated identity theft, according to authorities. Kamarian D. Millender, of Dothan,…
Southern California Man Sentenced to 10 Years for His Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON— A Southern California man who was found guilty for his role in a $1.5 million Medicare fraud and identity theft scheme was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison, officials said….
U.S. Marshals Arrest 104 Violent Fugitives in the Sacramento and Oakland Area
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – U.S. Marshals ended a two-week operation which resulted in the arrest of 104 wanted violent fugitives, including two dozen gang members, authorities announced Tuesday. The U.S. Marshals Service’s Pacific…
Man Who Threatened to Blow Up a Synagogue Gets Prison Sentence
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,…
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…