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….
Category: American Justice
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….
Jordanian Shipping Company Fined and Banned from U.S. Ports for Illegally Dumping Oil Waste
DELAWARE – A Jordanian shipping company that illegally dumped oily waste off Delaware’s waters was fined $500,000 today and banned from calling on ports in the United States for two years. Jordan-based…
Owner of Salvage and Demolition Company Plead Guilty to Illegally Disposing Asbestos
TENNESSEE – The owner and operator of a Tennessee salvage and demolition company, A&E Salvage Inc., plead guilty Wednesday in federal court to violating the Clean Air Act, officials said. Mark Sawyer…
Two Idaho Men Are Indicted for a Hate Crime
IDAHO – Two men were indicted Tuesday for hate crimes in connection with a racially motivated assault of a black man last year, according to authorities. A federal grand jury indicted Jonathan…
Justice Department Reaches $60 Million Settlement with Sallie Mae for Charging Military Service Members Excessive Interest Rates on Student Loans
DELAWARE — The federal government reached a settlement with the owners and those servicing student loans who were violating the rights of service members by not capping military loans at 6 percent…
Alleged Honduran Drug Dealer Extradited to U.S. and Charged With Drug Smuggling
MIAMI – Federal officials announced last week the extradition of Honduran citizen Carlos Arnoldo Lobo, a/k/a “Negro,” 39, from Honduras to the U.S. Lobo arrived in Florida on Thursday and is being…
A 19-Year-old Man Sentenced to More Than 56 Years in Prison for His Role in Armed Robberies
MIAMI – A 19-year-old man was sentenced to 56 years and four months in prison for his role in a string of violent armed robberies that targeted food delivery drivers and taxicab…
Two Men Sent to Prison for Filing Fraudulent Asylum Applications for Chinese Nationals
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – The owner of a San Gabriel immigration consulting business and one of his employees have been sentenced to federal prison for charging up to $6,500 to prepare and file…
Beverly Hills Banker Helped Taxpayers Set Up Secret Israeli Bank Accounts
LOS ANGELES – A senior vice president at the Los Angeles branch of a bank headquartered in Tel Aviv was charged today with helping U.S. taxpayers hide secret Israeli bank account to…