LOS ANGELES Four men have admitted their role in a scheme where money and cigarettes were offered to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for false and forged signatures on ballot…
Category: American Justice
West Virginia Woman Admits Keeping Top National Defense Secrets and Parental Kidnapping
WEST VIRGINIA Elizabeth Jo Shirley, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, admitted to unlawfully keeping a document containing national defense top secrets, according to officials. Shirley also committed international parental kidnapping, the Department of…
L.A. Councilman Arrested for Accepting $1.5 Million in Bribes
LOS ANGELES FBI agents Tuesday arrested Jose Huizar, a Los Angeles Councilman for accepting bribes for taking official actions favorable to developers and others, according to officials. Huizar, 51, of Boyle…
Man Arrested for Brutally Beating, Raping and Sex Trafficking Three Victims
BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced today that Michael McDonald, a/k/a George Jackson, a/k/a Rabbit, 41, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with sex trafficking….
Software Engineer Who Illegally Sought $1.5 Million Charged with COVID Relief Fraud
WASHINGTON A software engineer was charged this week of allegedly filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $1 million in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the…
Former DARE Police Officer Arrested for Possession of Child Pornograph
In a brief press release, the Department of Justice stated this week: “Kevin A. Kovacs, a former longtime Beavercreek police officer, was arrested this morning on federal charges of producing, distributing, receiving,…
Florida Man Who Threatened to Spread Covid-19 by Spitting and Coughing at Cops Arrested
Tampa, Florida A criminal complaint was filed against James Jamal Curry, 31, St. Petersburg for spitting on an arresting officer multiple times—hitting the officer’s face, nose, and inside her mouth with blood-filled…
FBI: Money Mule Schemes Exploiting the CONVID-19 Pandemic
Fraudsters are taking advantage of the uncertainty and fear surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic to steal your money, access your personal and financial information, and use you as a money mule, according to…
MSNBC: Supreme Court Postpones Oral Arguments Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The United States Supreme Court is postponing oral arguments until an undetermined date due to the coronavirus pandemic which is spreading across the country. Aired on 03/16/2020.
Ex-Operator of VA Outpatient Clinic Pays $1.85 Million for Allegedly Failing to Schedule Medical Appointments
Minnesota The Justice Department announced Thursday that Sterling Medical Associates Inc. will pay $1.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it failed to schedule veterans’ medical appointments timely…
Feds: Man Who Smuggled Illegal Immigrants and Shot at Border Patrol Agents Sentenced to Prison
TUCSON, ARIZONA A local area man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for shooting at border patrol agents during a high-speed pursuitin a probe headed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…