A federal grand jury on Tuesday in Memphis indicted five former Memphis Police Department (MPD) detectives with federal civil rights, conspiracy, and obstruction offenses resulting in the death of Tyre Nichols on…
Category: American Justice
Belize Man Sentence to 10 Years in Prison for Money Laundering for International Drug Trafficking Organizations
Federal officials stated that a Belize man was sentenced Tuesday to ten years in prison and ordered to forfeit $6 million for conspiracy to commit money laundering. He laundered millions of dollars…
Two Brothers Guilty of Fraudulently Getting $7.6 Million in COVID-Relief Money
Federal officials stated that two brothers pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking approximately $7.6 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Officials stated…
Alleged Prolific Human Smuggler Extradited to U.S. from Mexico
U.S. and Mexican authorities announced the extradition of a human smuggler who allegedly operated in Mexicali on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years as part of an international human smuggling conspiracy, officials…
L.A. Man Guilty of Robbing Eight Businesses and Carjacking in Four Days
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Wednesday to carjacking and eight armed robberies of gas stations and convenience stores in Los Angeles County during four days in April of this…
Former LA Deputy Pleads Guilty of False Arrest of 23-Year-old Man and Civil Rights Violations
LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy has agreed to plead guilty to a federal felony offense for depriving a 23-year-old man of his civil rights in Compton in…
JUST SAYING: Saudis Playing Patty Cake with the Asian CCP Gangsters to Get Nuclear Energy
Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Ambitions Have Put The U.S. — Into A Bind Has U.S. prowess on atomic energy failed to keep up with Washington’s strict rules for working together on peaceful nuclear…
Calif. Health Care Provider Agrees to Pay $5 Million for Alleged False Claims to Medicaid
LOS ANGELES Lompoc Valley Medical Center (LVMC), a California healthcare district that operates multiple healthcare providers, including a hospital and several clinics, has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve allegations that…
U.S., Other Nations Takedown Qakbot Malware That Infected More Than 700,000 Computers, Caused Millions of Dollars in Damage
Qakbot Malware Infected More Than 700,000 Victim Computers, Facilitated Ransomware Deployments and Caused Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Damage LOS ANGELES The Justice Department Tuesday announced a multinational operation involving actions…
Georgia Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Defrauding Medicare Out of $436 Million
A Georgia man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in a plot to defraud Medicare by submitting genetic and other laboratory tests worth over $463 million, officials…
Alabama Correctional Sergeant Convicted of Assaulting Inmate
A federal jury convicted a former Alabama correctional sergeant of deprivation of rights under color of law, falsification of records and obstruction. The evidence at trial established that on March 8, 2018,…
Calif. Judge Who Allegedly Shot His Wife Had 26,000 Rounds of Ammunition and Dozens of Weapons
SANTA ANA, Calif. An Orange County Superior Court judge who allegedly shot his wife had 26,000 rounds of ammunition and 47 weapons at his home including rifles, shotguns, and handguns, officials stated….