A Florida man was arrested Friday for allegedly distributing more than $230 million in adulterated HIV drugs, according to authorities. The drugs were dispensed to unsuspecting patients throughout the country. According to…
Category: American Justice
Nebraska Man Admitted to Threatening Elected Official, Facing Up to Two Years in Prison
A Nebraska man plead guilty Thursday to making multiple threatening posts on an Instagram page associated with an election official, according to officials. According to court documents, Travis Ford, 42, of Lincoln,…
Man Sentenced to Two Years for Running Subscription-Based Computer Attack Platforms
LOS ANGELES An Illinois man was sentenced Monday to 24 months in federal prison for running websites that allowed paying users to launch powerful distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks, according…
Company Will Pay $1.25 Million to Federal Government’s Superfund for Asbestos Cleanup
The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement on Wednesday under which Fred D. Godley Jr. and two of his companies – 436 Cone Avenue LLC and F.D….
Former L.A. Executive Sentenced to Prison for Lying to FBI About Lucrative Job in Exchange for Contracts
LOS ANGELES A former top–level Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) executive was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for lying to the FBI about a lucrative job offer,…
Operator of Seven PACs Admits Making False Statements to FEC About Expenses
WASHINGTON D.C. The former owner and operator of seven political action committees (PACs) pleaded guilty Friday to using the money for his consulting company, according to federal officials. Tyler D. Whitney also…
Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison — Ran Prostitute Ring
A Delaware man was sentenced Thursday to 21 years in prison for trafficking minor and young adult victims throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Anthony Jones, 38, of Wilmington, Delaware, was convicted by a…
“Glorified Con Man” Defrauded 100 Investors of $8.3 Million through the “Ancient Slag” Scheme
LOS ANGELES A British national was sentenced Thursday to three years in federal prison for defrauding over 100 investors out of more than $8 million through a scheme that sold “ancient slag,”…
FBI: Former Kentucky Corrections Officer Charged With Beating Inmate, Breaking His Jaw
Darrell Taylor, 32, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, for using unlawful force against a pretrial detainee while Taylor was an officer at the Louisville Metro Department…
Teen Charged with Allegedly Shooting at LAPD Officers with a “Ghost” Gun
A man is charged with using a ghost gun to shoot at two Los Angeles police officers in a patrol car on Monday, officials allege. “Stopping violent crime that targets police officers,…
U.S. Mail Carrier Allegedly Schemed to Steal $800,000 in Jobless Benefits
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier and a Santa Clarita Valley man for allegedly scheming to steal approximately $800,000 in unemployment insurance (UI) funds, according…
Two Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking Runaway, Teen-aged Girls
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal jury found Willis Lewis, 48, and Brittany Jones, 32, guilty of federal charges, including sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, sex…