LOS ANGELES A West Hollywood man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for defrauding investors, lenders, friends and family members out of approximately $6.7 million This includes a…
Category: American Justice
A Federal Judge Sentenced Man to 15 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Boy in China
LOS ANGELES An Aliso Viejo man was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for traveling to China to engage in illegal sexual activity with a 16-year-old boy who was…
Drug Maker Agrees to Pay More Than $15 Million to Resolve for Allegedly “Wining and Dining” Doctors
PENNSYLVANIA Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (formerly known as Mallinckrodt ARD Inc. and previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. “Questcor”), agreed to pay $15.4 million to resolve claims that the business paid illegal kickbacks,…
Seven Charged with Armed Robbery Spree That Targeted Southern California Pharmacies
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury today returned an eight-count superseding indictment that charges a Lynwood man with being the organizer and leader of a crew that committed at least 15 armed…
El Chapo Sentenced to Life in Prison Ordered to Pay $12.6 Billion as Restitution
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the ruthless leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases, including “El Chapo” and “El Rapido,” to life in prison plus…
Man Guilty of Stealing Oldest-Living Ring-Tailed Lemur from Zoo too Keep it as Pet
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A Newport Beach man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for breaking into the Santa Ana Zoo after hours and stealing North America’s oldest-living ring-tailed lemur in…
Christian University Pays $300,000 for Allegedly Violating Ban on Incentive Compensation
OKLAHOMA Oral Roberts University, based in Tulsa, will pay $303,502 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of submitting false claims to the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the…
Santa Barbara California Man Guilty of $1.4 Million Facebook-Twitter Stock Fraud
LOS ANGELES Efstratios “Elias” Argyropoulos, of Montecito, plead guilty today to one felony count of wire fraud for defrauding investors by making false promises to use their money purchase shares of Facebook…
Man Guilty of Committing Fraud Under the Troubled Asset Relief Program
CALIFORNIA A Corona man has become the first person to plead guilty to fraudulently obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in mortgage assistance benefits under the…
Pharmaceutical Co. Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million For Alleged Kickback Scheme
Connecticut The Justice Department announced Tuesday that US WorldMeds LLC (USWM) has agreed to pay $17.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, according to officials. The company…
California Man Who Claimed to be CPA Convicted in $1 Million Fraudulent Tax Schem
LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino County tax preparer was found guilty late Thursday of filing false and fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service as part of a scheme that illegally…
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Arrested and Charged with Hacking Conspiracy
VIRGINIA British authorities arrested Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, Thursday in the United Kingdom as part of an Extradition Treaty between the U.S and the United Kingdom, according to…