RIVERSIDE, CALIF. – A lawyer who illegally cashed her dead grandmother’s Social Security checks plead guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to two counts of theft of government property. Audrey Owens, 60,…
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“Just Who Are These People?” – Chapo, Cuco and the Cartels
By Raul Hernandez Former Reporter at the El Paso Herald Post and El Paso Times There is a line in the movie, “No Country for Old Men.” where the tough, craggy face…
Three Philippine Nationals Illegally Sold Weapons That They Believed Were for Mexican Cartels and the Mexican Mafia
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Three Philippine Nationals, including a police officer, who agreed to sell high-powered and assault weapons to U.S. dealers to arm Mexican drug cartels and the Mexican Mafia gang members,…
FBI’s 2013 Semiannual Crime Report: Declines in Violent and Property Crimes
There were declines in both violent and property crimes in the first six months of 2013 compared to the same time last year, according to the FBI’s Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime report….
Organizations File Separate Civil Rights Petitions in Two States This Month
Thomas More Law Center’s Lawsuit Against Portland’s “Buffer Zone” Around an Abortion Clinic ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – A conservative law center filed a lawsuit in federal court this month challenging Portland, Maine’s ordinance that…
The World’s Most Powerful Drug Lord Captured in Mexican Resort City
WASHINGTON – The world’s most powerful drug lord and the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel was captured Saturday in a condominium tower in Mazatlán, Mexico, officials said. The 56-year-old Joaquin Guzman Loera,…
Calif. State Senator Indicted By Federal Grand Jury for Bribery; Brother Also Named in Indictment
LOS ANGELES – A California State Senator was named in a federal grand jury indictment that accuses him of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from a businessman, according to…
NY CEO Who Allegedly Lied on Bank Statements to Get Millions Arrested
NEW YORK – The 60-year-old CEO of a Manhattan-based company that designed, imported and sold luggage and other bags was arrested today for making false statements to a bank to get millions…
Feds: Six Defendants Raised Millions Duping 140 People Into Investing in Fake Movies
LOS ANGELES – Four people were arrested today for raising money for fake movies through boiler room telemarketing operations, federal authorities said. Victims were promised high financial returns with little risks, authorities…
California’s Broken Prison System and Texas’ Billion-Dollar Fix
By Raul Hernandez The bold headlines in the New York Times last week read: “Court Gives California More Time to Ease Prison Crowding” “What amounts to a legal and political victory”…
N.J. Man Found Guilty Friday of Trafficking in Narwhal Tusks
BANGOR, MAINE— A jury on Friday found a 60-year-old Union, N.J. man guilty of illegally trafficking and smuggling narwhal tusks, conspiracy and money laundering, federal prosecutors said. Andrew L. Zarauskas, 60, of…
Feds Today Announce a Continuing Crackdown on Fraudulent Tax Preparers
WASHINGTON D.C. – With the filing deadline just over two months away, federal officials announced today their results in combating fraudulent tax return preparation businesses along with individual preparers around the country. Injunctions…