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…
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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,…
Israeli Bank to Pay $270 Million for Helping U.S. Taxpayers Hide Assets from IRS
LOS ANGELES – A major Israeli international bank admitted to helping U.S. taxpayers hide assets in offshore bank accounts to avoid paying taxes, officials said Monday. Bank Leumi Group will pay the…
Eight Drug Dealers, Including a Texas Parolee, Sentenced to Prison
ATLANTA —Eight drug traffickers, including a Texas parolee, were sentenced last week to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. “These defendants thought that their drug trafficking…
Woman Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud Involving False Hospice Claims
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI — A 54-year-old woman was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison submitting and receiving millions of dollars through fraudulent claims to Medicare based services for people who weren’t eligible…
Former VP for Rite Aid Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Kickback Scheme
PENNSYLVANIA — The former vice president of the Rite Aid Corporation along with a New Jersey businessman were charged with a kickback scheme involving a $14.6 million surplus inventory sales, federal officials…
Attorney Pleads Guilty to Getting Thousands of Dollars to Launder Marijuana Cash
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An attorney who engaged in a conspiracy that let the owner of a chain of marijuana stores hide some of his marijuana income has pleaded guilty to federal…
Justice Department Joins Inmates’ Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Rikers Island Allegeding Brutality
NEW YORK – The U.S. Justice Department filed legal action against the city of New York in connection with alleged violations of the constitutional rights of young inmates by the use of…
Apple Removes Hate Music from iTunes But Amazon Continues to Offer These Songs
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – On the heels of an Southern Poverty Law Center investigation that found songs by dozens of white power rock bands being sold on iTunes, Apple has begun removing hate…
Seventy-Year-old Mayor Sentenced to Prison for Theft and Civil Rights Violations
KENTUCKY —The former 70-year-old Mayor of Martin, Ky., has been sentenced to seven years and six months in federal prison for intimidating and threatening residents to get their votes during the mayor’s…
L.A. and Oxnard to Outfit Thousands of Police Officers with Body Cameras
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti said Tuesday he is putting together a deal to outfit the Los Angeles Police Department’s officers with body cameras, according to the mayor’s website. Initially, over 800…
Two Men Who Allegedly Used an ATM Investment Con to Make $100 Million Charged With Fraud
LOS ANGELES – Two San Fernando Valley men allegedly involved in a lease-back ATM business that turned out to be a Ponzi scheme were charged Tuesday with fraud, officials said. Joel Barry Gillis,…