LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury this week named a Hawthorne man in a 14-count indictment alleging that he drove his family into the water at the Port of Los Angeles to…
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Defendants Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Exploiting Servant
PHILADELPHIA A federal judge sentenced Michael Wood, 54, and Mary Wood, 46, of Mullica Hill, New Jersey, to 20 months in federal prison for exploiting a servant, according to federal officials. Also…
Corrections Officer Arrested for Scheme to Smuggle Opioids into Prison
BOSTON A corrections officer at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute facility in Norfolk was arrested Monday and charged in connection with conspiracy to smuggle Suboxone strips into the facility for an inmate, according to…
Former Executive Director of Cleveland Development Corp. Arrested for Embezzling
CLEVELAND Law enforcement arrested former executive director of a Cleveland community development corporation Thursday for embezzling more than $172,000 from the Collinwood and Nottingham Villages Development Corporation, according to authorities. Tamiko…
California Woman Sentenced to 30 Months for Stealing More Than $7.5 Million from IRS
CALIFORNIA Norma Morfin, aka Norma Morfin Mandujano of Salinas, California, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison, according to officials. On July 18, 2018, Morfin pleaded guilty to conspiring to file…
ICE removes man wanted in China for financial scheme
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers removed a fugitive citizen of China Wednesday who was wanted by Chinese authorities for occupational embezzlement. Quanguan Zheng,…
Former Charity CEO Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Political Corruption Scheme
MISSOURI The former CEO of a charity headquartered in Springfield, Missouri plead guilty to her role in a multi-million-dollar political corruption scheme that involved bribes and campaign contributions for elected public officials in…
Wisconsin Man Guilty of Threatening Jewish Community Center
Chadwick Grubbs, who is currently in state custody on separate cases, plead guilty Tuesday to federal charges related to threatening letters he wrote on three separate dates in May to the Harry…
State Prison Supervisor Convicted for Beating a Handcuffed Inmate
LOUISIANA A federal jury on Thursday convicted a 41-year-old former supervisor at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana of beating an inmate who was handcuffed, shackled and not resisting, officials…
Feds Ordered Six People and Corporations to Stop Mail Fraud Activities
LAS VEGAS A federal court Thursday in Las Vegas, Nevada ordered six people and 14 corporate entities from activities related to an alleged mail fraud scheme, according to authorities. In a…
Former Precious Metals Trader Guilty of Commodities Fraud and Conspiracy
CONNECTICUT A former precious metals trader at a United States bank plead guilty in a proceeding unsealed yesterday to commodities fraud and a spoofing conspiracy in connection with his participation in…