LUBBOCK, TEXAS — A 20-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to more than 15 years in prison for producing child pornography by getting a 12-year-old female to send him sexually explicit photographs of herself….
Category: American Justice
Man Who Illegally Dumped More Than Two Million Gallons of Waste Sentenced to Prison
WASHINGTON – A business owner who was found guilty of multiple felony violations of the Clean Water Act last year was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison. “This defendant illegally dumped…
Pro Publica: U.S Labor Department Has Investigated Few Companies for Wage Violations Involving Internships
Two years after announcing its crackdown on unpaid internships, Pro Publica reports this week that the U.S. Labor Department is doing a poor job and has investigated a few businesses for wage violations….
Mexican Drug Cartel Member Agrees to Cooperate With Federal Government
CHICAGO – A written plea agreement was made public today where a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel has agreed to cooperate with the federal government, according to federal officials. Jesus…
Making False Statements to Land Government Contracts Cost Businesses $1.9 Million
Five California-based masonry subcontractors and two people paid the federal government $1.9 million to resolve allegations that they falsely claimed to be small businesses to land military construction contracts, federal officials announced…
Washington Doctor Sent to Prison for Drug Dealing
SEATTLE – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a former hospital anesthesiologist to five years in prison on Thursday for drug dealing. Dr. Hieu Tu Le, 40, of Snohomish, Washington, a physician since…
Alabama Man Admits to Having More than 250 Victims in Identity Theft Fraud
WASHINGTON – An Alabama resident who stole hundreds of IDs to file fraudulent tax returns plead guilty today to fraud and firearms offenses, according to the federal officials. Deundra Milhouse admitted that he…
Iowa Man Who Took Webcam Video of Minor Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Child
MASSACHUSETTS — A 32-year-old Iowa man who posed as “John” from “Hunt Photography” on Facebook plead guilty Monday to sexual exploitation of a child to produce child pornography and illicit sexual activity, according…
L.A. Physician Assistant Plead Guilty to Medicare Fraud
LOS ANGELES — A physician’s assistant plead guilty today to defrauding Medicare by signing fraudulent prescriptions for durable medical equipment while working at two separate medical clinics in California, federal authorities said…
Lesbian Chef Awarded $1.6 Million for Being Forced by Boss to Attend Weekly Prayer Meetings
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court ruling upheld a jury award of $1.6 million given to a Lesbian chef because the restaurant’s owner where she worked held weekly prayer meetings…
Last of Six Defendants Who Stole the Identities of 92 Patients of a Medical Facility Plead Guilty
FLORIDA – A woman was the last of six defendants to plead guilty to stealing the identities of 92 patients of a medical facility in central Florida, the Justice Department announced Thursday….
An 80-Year-Old Businessman Sentenced to Probation for Illegally Buying and Selling Marine Life
FLORIDA — An 80-year-old businessman who illegally conspired to traffick in marine life was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to three years probation, officials said. Richard Perrin, Romulus, Michigan, was sentenced to three…