NEW YORK A federal court stopped Riddhi USA Inc., of Ronkonoma, New York, and its owner, Mohd M. Alam, from distributing adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements pending required remedial action, the Department…
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U.S. Department of Justice Cases
Prison Guard Sentenced for Punching Inmate in the Face, Cover Up
GEORGIA A federal prison guard who punched an inmate in the face and tried to cover up his crime was sentenced to a year and eight months in prison, according to…
Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES A Pasadena man was sentenced Monday for a series of bank robberies ending in an armed robbery at a Pasadena bank, according to authorities. There, he brandished a shotgun and placed…
Feds: Two Cops Operated an Illegal Firearms Business
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury indicted two members of the Gardena Police Department for allegedly participating in an illegal firearms business, federal officials announced Monday. The scheme involved purchasing “off-roster” firearms…
Cop Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Selling Oxycodone
GREENEVILLE, TENN. A federal judge sentenced a former lieutenant with the Mountain City Police Department to three years in prison for possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, according to officials. Honorable J….
Feds Sue Property Owners Alleging Sexual Harassment Against Tenants
OHIO The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against John and Susan Klosterman alleging that female tenants in the Klostermans’ residential rental properties in Cincinnati, Ohio, were allegedly sexually…
Man Guilty of Conspiring to Illegally Export Military Equipment to Russia
FLORIDA Vladimir Nevidomy, 31, of Hallandale Beach, Florida, admitted this week to conspiring to illegally export military-grade night vision and thermal vision devices and ammunition primers to Russia, according to officials. Sentencing…
Prison Guard Arrested for Sexually Abusing Female Inmates
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. A prison guard working for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons at the Federal Correctional Complex in Victorville has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing two female inmates, officials…
Doctor Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Painkillers.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A San Gabriel Valley doctor admitted to a federal drug trafficking charge for illegally distributing the powerful opioid best known by the brand name OxyContin, according to officials. He…
Man Allegedly Involved in $6 Million Super Bowl and World Cup Tickets Scam
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A federal grand jury indicted an Orange County man involved in a $6 million scam that bilked investors who were promised profits from the resale of tickets to Super Bowl and World Cup ticket,…
MS-13 Member Convicted of Racketeering, including Murder
MARYLAND A federal jury on Wednesday convicted Raul Ernesto Landaverde-Giron, aka Humilde and Decente, of Silver Spring, Maryland, of racketeering, including murder, according to officials. Landaverde-Giron is a member of La Mara…
Mississippi Police Officer Sentenced to Five Years for Drug Dealing
Jackson, Miss. A federal judge sentenced Thomas Wheeler, 33, a former Hattiesburg, Mississippi, police officer, to for drug dealing, according to officials. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate also fined Wheeler $1,500…