LOS ANGELES The last of five defendants charged with using credit and debit cards obtained from a series of cyberattacks on U.S. companies was sentenced this week to 33 months in federal prison,…
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U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier Convicted in Stolen ID $2.5 Million Tax Refund Scheme
GEORGIA A federal jury found a U.S. postal worker guilty for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy, according to officials. According to evidence presented at trial, Harold Coley, 52,…
Former Westminster Planning Commission Guilty of Accepting $15,000 Bribe
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A former member of the Planning Commission for the City of Westminster has been convicted of a federal bribery charge for soliciting and receiving a $15,000 bribe to help…
Former Prison Guard Supervisor Guilty to this Involvement of Beating an Inmate
A former prison guard supervisor at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana plead guilty to his involvement in the beating of a shackled inmate, trying to cover up the incident and lying to investigators about what happened, officials said.
Landlords Who Refused to Rent to Families with Children Will Pay $95,000
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has reached a settlement with the owners and manager of three Edmonds, Washington, apartment buildings to resolve a lawsuit by paying $95,000,…
DOJ Settles Mosque Land Use Dispute with Pennsylvania Township
Justice Department and Bensalem Township Settle Lawsuit Over Alleged Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Violations, according to officials.
Company Sentenced for its Involvement in a 2012 Offshore Explosion
LOUISIANA A federal judge Thursday sentenced Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC, a privately held limited liability company headquartered in Houston, Texas, for its involvement in a 2012 offshore explosion, according to…
Fishing Vessel Convicted of Dumping Oil and Garbage into the South Pacific Ocean
WASHINGTON D.C. A fishing vessel company that operated in and around American Samoa was convicted and sentenced Wednesday for maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oil and garbage,…
Woman Sentenced for Beating, Starving and Enslaving Nanny from China
MINNEAPOLIS A federal judge sentenced a Twin Cities woman to a year in federal prison following her conviction on multiple charges related to the beating, starving the enslaving her nanny in a forced-labor…
Pakistani Sent to Prison for Running Phony International Diploma Mill Scam
NEW YORK A federal judge sentenced a Pakistani man to 21 months in prison for operating an international diploma mill scheme through his company, Axact,, according to officials. Umair Hamid plead guilty…
Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking Acetylfentanyl Pills, Importing Drugs
LOS ANGELES The leader of a narcotics-distribution ring plead guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges and admitted importing a powerful synthetic opioid from China, according to officials. It was used to…
Former Social Security Judge Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Role in Social Security Fraud
KENTUCKY A federal judge sentenced a former social security administrative law judge Friday to four years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $550 million in…