(Note: Attorney Ron Bamieh is a prominent lawyer in Ventura County, California who has successfully tried many high-profile criminal cases. Mr. Bamieh’s law firm Bamieh & Erickson PLC handles personal injury and…
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French Citizen Sentenced to Prison for Obstructing Bribery Investigation
NEW YORK — A judge sentenced Frederic Cilins, a 51-year old French citizen, to two years in prison for obstructing a federal criminal investigation into alleged bribes to obtain mining concessions in the…
UPS Driver Arrested for Stealing Guns Being Shipped by the Company
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA– A United Parcel Service driver was arrested Friday on federal gun trafficking charges for allegedly stealing dozens of guns going through the shipping company’s Ontario hub and providing them to…
Justice Department and Albuquerque Sign Agreement to Reform City’s Police Department
ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. Justice Department and the city of Albuquerque signed an agreement to reform the Albuquerque Police Department, which has been criticized for its use of excessive force, including unreasonable…
Trio Arrested for Allegedly Providing Help to al-Shabaab, a Terrorist Group
WASHINGTON D.C. — Three defendants were arrested Wednesday on charges of providing material support to al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization that is conducting a violent insurgency campaign in Somalia, according to…
Justice Department Reaches Agreement With the Beleaguered Newark Police Department
NEW JERSEY — The U.S. Justice Department reached an agreement with the city of Newark, New Jersey to address a pattern and practice of unconstitutional policing by the Newark Police Department, federal…
Businessman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Applying for Millions of Dollars in Loans
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An Orange County businessman plead guilty to federal charges related to a series of fraud schemes that include one in which he worked with his criminal defense attorney to…
Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Millions of Dollars from Doctors and Dentists
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An Orange County man pleaded guilty to defrauding dozens of doctors and others of more than $2 million in separate schemes that promised large returns on investments in the…
Mastermind of Bank Heist That Used Staged Kidnapping and Fake Bomb Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES – The mastermind of a bank heist who conspired with a former assistant manager of a Bank of America branch in East Los Angeles was sentenced Monday to 14 years…
Man is Facing Long Prison Sentence for Filing False Liens Against Judges and Others
ILLINOIS – A man who admitted filing fraudulent multi-billion dollar liens against two federal judges and other government employees is now facing a long prison sentence, according to the U.S. Justice Department….
FedEx Indicted For Allegedly Delivering Narcotics to Drug Dealers and Drug Addicts
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted FedEx Corporation, FedEx Express, Inc., and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., on Thursday for using its shipping services to distribute illegal drugs throughout the country….
A Man Who Smuggled More than 26,000 Counterfeit Viagra Tablets Sent to Prison
TEXAS — A man who conspired to smuggle more than 26,000 counterfeit Viagra tablets from China into the U.S. was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison, according to the…