Hernández Participated in the Importation of At Least 185,000 Kilograms of Cocaine; Secured Bribes to Honduran Officials; and Coordinated Two Drug-Related Murders WASHINGTON, DC – (Press Release) Juan Antonio Hernández Alvarado, a/k/a…
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Man Admits to Bagman Role in Conspiracy to Defraud Elderly While Posing as Federal Agent
LOS ANGELES A Riverside County man plead guilty Tuesday to a federal criminal charge that he participated in an international conspiracy where he helped collect more than $500,000 in cash, according to…
Man Admits to Robbing Six Pharmacies While Wearing a Medical Mask Over His Face
RIVERSIDE, California A Riverside County man plead guilty Thursday to federal criminal charges that he engaged in a month-long robbery spree of pharmacies while wearing a medical mask over his face, officials…
FBI Report: Internet Crime Increased by More than 300,000 Complaints Last Year
FBI Releases the Internet Crime Complaint Center 2020 Internet Crime Report, Including COVID-19 Scam Statistics (PRESS RELEASE) The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual report. The 2020 Internet Crime Report includes…
Californian Charged with Allegedly Laundering Proceeds of Fraud Schemes Targeting Law Firms
NEWARK, N.J. A California man has been charged with laundering money that originated from fraudulently obtained loans from the U.S. Small Business Association and from a business email compromise scheme that targeted…
Washington Post: Qualified Immunity and Police Officers
Eliminating qualified immunity is on the list of demands from protesters and activists asking for reforms to how police are held accountable for violating the constitutional rights of civilians in the United…
DOJ Report: No Evidence of Foreign Interference During the 2020 U.S. Elections
No Evidence Found that a Foreign Government Manipulated Any Election Results Note: The joint report can be viewed here. WASHINGTON The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),…
ICE: Five Men Arrested for Human Sex Trafficking in Tennessee and Kentucky
MARCH 9, 2021 UNION CITY, HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING Joint human trafficking operation results in 5 arrests UNION CITY, Tenn. (ICE PRESS RELEASE) A two-day joint undercover operation, aimed at individuals seeking commercial sex acts…
Former Cop Admits Involvement in Multi-Million-Dollar Prescription Drug Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. A former police officer with the North Brunswick Police Department admitted this week his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme, according to prosecutors. The scam defrauded state health benefits programs through…
Visa Fraud Scheme Allegedly Used Surrogate Test-Takers and “Guaranteed” College Admission
LOS ANGELES The second defendant named in a federal grand jury indictment surrendered Monday to face charges stemming from a scheme that used bogus transcripts, ghostwritten admissions essays, and imposters who took…
Two Ukrainians Extradited to U.S. Charged with Money Laundering
TEXAS Two members of an international organized network that provided cash-out and money laundering services to cyber actors were extradited from the Czech Republic to Dallas, according to federal authorities. Viktor Vorontsov,…