BALTIMORE, MD— A 42-year-old man plead guilty last week to swindling a bank and an automobile auction house of more than $600,000, officials said. As part of a plea agrement, Curlee Smittie, of…
Category: American Justice
Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Racketeering
Illinois —An East Chicago gang member was sentenced to 25 years in prison for federal racketeering in connection with a murder , officials said. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip…
Mastermind of a $9 Million Health Care Scam Arraigned on New Federal Charges
LOS ANGELES – A Placentia woman already serving a prison sentence for defrauding Medi-Cal is expected to be arraigned on new federal charges related to her operation of a hospice that submitted…
“Jimmy the Henchman” Who Was Found Guilty of Murder-for-Hire Will Be Sentenced in January
NEW YORK – The founder of Czar Entertainment, James Rosemond, also known as “Jimmy the Henchman,” who found guilty of murder-for-hire, will be sentence in January, according to officials. He is facing…
Drug Dealer Sentenced to 57 Years for Decade-Long Cocaine Trafficking
WASHINGTON—A drug trafficker was sentenced today to serve 57 years in prison for his involvement in a decade-long ocaine-trafficking conspiracy in Newport News, Virginia, officials said. Kelvin L. Brown, aka, “Doom,” 34,…
Vegas Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Selling Methamphetamine
LAS VEGAS, NV — A local man who possessed ten pounds of methamphetamine in his car and another 10 pounds of methamphetamine in a rented storage locker in Las Vegas, has been…
Art Gallery Manager Admits Stealing $1.5 Million from the Sales of Art
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – A 48-year-old man plead guilty to stealing money from artwork he sold to his own personal accounts. Jeffrey Hall, 48, of Maitland, faces up to 20 years in federal prison….
Woman Who Stole $430,000 from Employer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
REENBELT, MARYLAND— A woman who stole $430,000 from her employer and used some of that money to buy a house in Ghana was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, officials…
Doctor Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million for Alleged Fraudulent Billing Federal and State Health Insurance Programs
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – A doctor who operates a pain management clinic in Valencia has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that he submitted fraudulent bills and received improper payments…
21-Year-Old Man Admits to Robbing Nine Banks in Five Months
CAMDEN, New Jersey — An Edgewater Park, New Jersey, man on Friday admitted to a nine-bank South Jersey robbery spree from September 2013 through January 2014, officials said. Shalir Hall, 21, pleaded guilty…
Ex-Jailer Indicted for Conspiring with Former Prisoners to Assault Inmates
WASHINGTON—A former Stone County Arkansas Deputy and jail administrator along with two former inmates who assaulted two other prisoners were indicted on charges of conspiracy to violate the rights of inmates at…
Woman Indicted for Fraud for Allegedly Stealing Millions from Movie Studio Investors
SACRAMENTO – A 51-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stealing millions from investors who gave her the money to build a movie studio in Northern California, officials said. The 32—count indictment was…