LAREDO, TEXAS – One 0f 38 co-conspirators working for a Laredo-based drug trafficking organization was sentenced last month to more than 20 years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $42 million following multiple…
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Federal Prosecutors Will Seek Death Penalty Against LAX Shooter
LOS ANGELES – Federal prosecutors announced today that they plan to seek the death penalty against the alleged shooter who killed a TSA officer at Los Angeles International Airport and wounded others, according…
Two Former Nissan Managers Charged With Auto Loan Fraud To Sell More Cars
BIRMINGHAM—Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged two former managers at Serra Nissan with conspiring with salesmen and managers to sell more cars by falsifying loan documents to defraud customers and financial institutions, officials…
Former Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Concealing Illegal Immigrants, Gets Probation
COLUMBIA, SC—A former sheriff plead guilty to conspiracy to harbor and conceal illegal immigrants, and under a plea deal, he will be sentenced to probation, officials said. Former Sheriff James R. Metts, age…
Police Officer Indicted for Bribery in Connection With a Cocaine Arrest
BIRMINGHAM—A federal grand jury indicted a Huntsville police officer in connection with a conspiracy to fix cocaine trafficking charges against an individual arrested by another Huntsville officer, officials announced Tuesday. A four-count…
Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Bribery Involving Law Enforcement Records
NEW YORK – A former Special Agent with the FBI is facing up to 55 years in prison after he plead guilty to felony charges including bribery, conspiracy to commit fraud, and theft…
A Pimp Who Represented Himself in Court Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking
SACRAMENTO— A pimp who used charm to recruit and brute force to control women is facing up to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking, officials said.After an 11-day trial, Percy Love…
Former Attorney Pleads Guilty to Illegally Pocketing Money from Real Estate Transactions
BALTIMORE, MD—A former Talbot County attorney plead guilty this week to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to take money intended for real estate investments for his personal use, officials said….
Businessman Pleads Guilty to $53 Million Fraud and Bribing Bank Officials
MANHATTAN – A Kentucky businessman plead guilty this week in federal court to a $53 million tax scheme and massive fraud involving the bribery of bank officials, according to officials. Wilbur Anthony…
Man Who Posted Online Threats to Kill Law Enforcement Officers Arrested
DENVER— A 33-year-old man who was arrested for threatening to kill law enforcement officers will make a court appearance on Monday in U.S. District Court, officials said. Jeremiah M. Perez, age 33, of…
Retired Fireman Sentenced to 27 Years for Molesting Children and Possessing Child Porn
COLUMBIA, SC—A 56-year-old retired fireman was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court for molesting children and possessing child porn, officials announced A search of the house of defendant, Webster Douglas Williams, III,…
Canadian Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Scamming Elderly People
CHICAGO—A Canadian man who cooperated with U.S. law enforcement and voluntarily traveled from the Philippines to face federal prosecution was sentenced to seven years in prison for swindling 168 elderly victims nationwide…