LOS ANGELES A disbarred lawyer was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison for stealing more than $4 million from his clients through a variety of means, including collecting fees for…
Category: American Justice
Federal Employee Admits of Illegally Downloading Photos of Informants Later Posted On Facebook
IOWA An Iowa woman pleaded guilty Thursday for unlawfully using a former Department of Justice contractor’s government computer to access government records, officials stated. She got sensitive, non-public law enforcement information, According…
FBI: State Representative Indicted for Stem Cell Fraud, Illegal Distribution of Prescription Drugs
U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison announces a federal indictment against Patricia Derges SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – (Press Release) An elected Missouri state representative has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a fraud…
Man Caught Trying to Sell Mounted Leopard, an Endangered Species
NEW YORK A New York man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to selling a mounted leopard, which is an endangered species. Michael T. Merisola, 62, of Buffalo plead guilty last week…
California Fugitive Extradited to U.S. for Role in Theft of 94,000 Debit/Credit Cards from Michael’s Stores
CAMDEN, N.J. A California man who had fled to Mexico has been arrested for his role in a conspiracy to steal credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80 Michaels’ Stores…
Alleged Key Mexican Drug Dealer Extradited from Canada Facing Narcotics Charges in U.S.
LOS ANGELES A Mexican national who allegedly coordinated shipments for an international drug trafficking organization that planned to smuggle tens of millions of dollars’ worth of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico to…
Whistleblowing and the Public Interest — How it Works
Whistleblowing You’re a whistleblower if you’re a worker and you report certain types of wrongdoing If you are a worker concerned that your employer is committing breaches of equality and human rights…
Just Saying: NYT Editor Fired for “I have chills” Comment
‘It’s a shot at my reputation’: Lauren Wolfe reacts to NYT’s statement about her dismissal — Washington Post Headline: Lauren Wolfe made no ripples last May when she started as a freelance…
Man Charged with Beating Mother and Stepfather to Death
CALIFORNIA A 44-year-old man has been charged with fatally beating his mother and stepfather with a baseball bat at their Hacienda Heights home earlier this month, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s…
Pharmacist Guilty of Trying to Spoil Hundreds of COVID Vaccines
WISCONSIN A Wisconsin pharmacist has agreed to plead guilty to charges filed today in federal court that he attempted to render hundreds of doses of COVID-19 vaccine ineffective. According to court documents,…
Ex-Bank Manager Stole $1 million from Customer with Dementia
LOS ANGELES A former Comerica bank branch manager was sentenced Monday to 41 months in federal prison for stealing more than $1 million from an elderly customer with dementia, officials started. The…
Gangster Disciples Leaders Sentenced to Prison for Racketing, Murder
ALABAMA Two leaders of the national gang the Gangster Disciples were sentenced Friday for a racketeering conspiracy involving murder, according to federal officials. Shauntay Craig, aka Shake, 42, of Birmingham, Alabama, was…