WASHINGTON D.C. BP to pay $18.7 billion to settle the Deepwater Horizon oil spill with the U.S., state and local governments for civil claims arising from the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon…
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MedWeb: Exercise Boosts Brainpower & Helps Ward Off Disease
“Want to be sharper at work? Feel less tired at home? Spend some quality time with your spouse? How about enjoying a cookie without guilt?” — MedWeb If you answered “yes” to…
Former Parochial Priest Pleads Guilty to Enticing Minors to Send Him Sexually Explicit Pictures
PHILADELPHIA A former priest plead guilty of enticing minors to send him sexually explicit pictures as he posed as a 16-year-old girl named “Katie” on a teen dating website, officials…
Feds: Man With 40,000 Child Porno Images Sentenced to 70 Years in Prison
PENNSYLVANIA A federal judge sentenced a 41-year-old man who had 40,000 images and more than 100 videos of child pornography to 70 years in prison. Daniel Curran, 41, of York, Pennsylvania…
Woman Who Recruited Teens for Sex Trafficking Sentenced to 24 Years
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. A federal judge sentenced 25-year-old Shanntaye Ebony Hicks, of Sacramento, to 24 years and four months in prison for two counts of transportation of a minor with intent to…
Thirty-Seven MS-13 Gang Members Indicted in North Carolina
CHARLOTE, NC Thirty-seven members of the street gang “La Mara Salvatrucha,” or “MS-13,” were indicted for numerous felonies including racketeering conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, assault and firearms violations, officials said. Law…
Man Who Produced Child Porn While in Philippines Sentenced to Life
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge on Monday sentenced a man, who had been convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl, to life in prison for producing child porn in the Philippines, officials…
“Lolo” Sentenced to Five Years for Taking Bribes While Virgin Islands Official
VIRGIN ISLANDS The former executive director of the Virgin Islands Legislature, Louis “Lolo” Willis was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for bribery and extortion, officials said. U.S. District…
Nurse Who Fraudulently Billed Medicare of $8.3 Million Sentenced to Four Years
WASHINGTON D.C. A nurse who owned a medical supply company was sentenced Wednesday in Los Angeles to four years in federal prison for her role in an $8.3 million Medicare fraud scheme,…
Man Admits to Making More Than 40 Bomb Threats
NEW ORLEANS— A man who made more than 40 bomb threats by phone plead guilty to maliciously conveying false information, federal officials said. Jahvar Hooks, 31, of New Orleans admitted to making these…
Disbarred Lawyer Sent to Prison for Tax and Bank Fraud Involving His Properties
BOSTON —A Boston area attorney, who was disbarred in 2007 after practicing law for more than three decades, was sentenced to federal prison this week for tax and bank fraud violations, officials said….
24-year-old Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Producing and Possessing Child Porn
OHIO – A federal judge sentenced a 24-year-old Sheffield Lake woman to 12 years and six months in prison for producing and possessing images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, authorities said,…