LOS ANGELES – A registered sex offender was convicted Tuesday in federal court of producing child pornography in the Philippines, officials said. Stanley Dan Reczko III, 50, who resided in the Koreatown…
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CommerceWest Bank Pays $4.9 Million Settlement In Connection with Consumer Fraud
WASHINGTON – CommerceWest Bank, of Irvine, California, agreed to a $4.9 million civil and criminal resolution arising from consumer fraud committed through the bank, the U.S. Justice Department announced today. The civil…
Russian “Joga” Stole Credit Card Information to Make More Than $400,000 in Purchases
BOSTON—A Russian man, who was known by the online nickname “Joga,” plead guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to stealing credit and debit card information to make more than $400,000 in purchases,…
Doctor Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone
ALEXANDRIA, VA— A doctor, who plead guilty to selling Oxycodone prescriptions, knowing that these prescriptions were not for legitimate medical purpose, was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week, federal officials said….
Feds: Private Investigator Admits to Hiring People to Hack into Email Accounts
NEW YORK – A private investigator admitted that he hired people to hack into the email accounts on behalf of his clients along with accounts of people who he was interested for personal…
Gang Leader Convicted of Five Murders and One Attempted Murder
INDIANA – The leader of the Imperial Gangsters, Juan Briseno aka “Tito”, 25, of Hammond, Indiana, was part of a 24-defendant indictment alleging that members of the Imperial Gangsters committed 13 homicides…
Two Women Convicted of Scamming Insurance Companies of More Than $50 Million
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – A federal jury convicted two Southern California residents in connection with a scheme to defraud union and private health insurance programs by submitting bills for more than $71 million –…
Feds: Bar Owner Wrote More Than $200,000 in Illegal Checks to Mexican Drug Traffickers
LOS ANGELES – The owner of El Rodeo nightclub in Pico Rivera was named Friday in a federal grand jury indictment that charges him with using his bar and another one he…
Defendant Who Helped Rip Off IRS for More Than Three Million Dollars Sentenced to Prison
ALABAMA – An Alabama resident was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for her role in a more than $3 million tax fraud scam that stole IDs to file false…
Three Defendants Charged with One of the Largest Data Breaches in U.S.
GEORGIA – The federal government unsealed an indictment on Thursday against two Vietnamese citizens who live in the Netherlands, for their roles in hacking email service providers in U.S., officials said. One…
Marijuana Grower Who Murdered a Migrant Worker on His Farm Will Be Sentenced in June
SAN FRANCISCO— A marijuana grower who was found guilty this week of murdering a migrant worker working on his farm will be sentenced in June. Mikal X. Wilde is facing from 55 to…
Former Truck Driver Guilty of Transporting Minors for Sex, Evidence Indicated He Had been Doing This for 25 Years
BUFFALO, NY—A federal jury found David Allen Vickers, 50, of Stanley, NY guilty of transporting two minors with the intent to have sex, officials announced Wednesday. “That this defendant continuously abused numerous…