CALIFORNIA U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced a Bakersfield man to 15 years in prison for federal hate crimes for firing a shotgun while yelling racist slurs at a Latino man,…
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U.S. Department of Justice Cases
Man Indicted for Using Six-Year-Old Girl to Make Pornographic Images and Video
LOS ANGELES Simi Valley man was indicted today by a federal grand jury on charges of producing child pornography in a case involving a 6-year-old girl. …
Gang Leader Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Violent Crimes and Racketeering
FLORIDA A leader of the Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for gang-related crimes, including murder, officials said. Miguel Pedraza, aka “Fuzzy,” 35, of Chicago, was sentenced…
Two Men Sentenced for Attacking a Black Man They Saw on the Street
OHIO Two Toledo, Ohio men were sentenced Wednesday to prison for beating an African-American stranger they saw on the street, according to officials. Robert Paschalis,, 25, was sentenced to two years in…
A Leader of an International Mexican Drug Trafficking Cartel Sentenced to Life in Prison
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Alfredo Beltran Leyva, a leader of the Beltran-Leyva Drug Organization, to life in prison for importing multi-ton quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine, according to…
Ex-Brooklyn prosecutor admits to forging wiretap orders to spy on married detective
“I knew my conduct was illegal,” Tara Lenich said Monday in Brooklyn federal court. (PHOTO: JESSE WARD/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) BY ANDREW KESHNER NEW YORK DAILY NEWS April 3, 2017 An…
Dentist Guilty of Downloading, Possessing and Distributing Child Porn
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. A dentist who formerly lived and worked in Temecula plead guilty Monday to possession of child pornography, including videos of children under the age of 10 engaged in sexually explicit…
Man Who Stole IDS and filed $800,000 in Fraudulent Tax Refunds Convicted
PENNSYLVANIA A Philadelphia resident was convicted Friday of conspiring to commit tax fraud using stolen IDs, according to officials. Abdou Koudos Adissa is facing up to five years in prison for stealing identities and…
Two Women Sentenced to Prison for Helping Terrorist Group
WASHINGTON D.C. Two women — Muna Osman Jama, 36, of Reston, Virginia, and Hinda Osman Dhirane, 46, of Kent, Washington — were sentenced Friday to 12 years and 11 years respectively. Jama…
Doctor Who Was Fugitive for 14 Years and Faked Death Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES A medical doctor who fled the United States nearly 15 years ago and faked his own death to avoid prosecution in a healthcare fraud case was sentenced Thursday to 29…
Judge Charged with Attempting to Obstruct Justice, Bribery and Witness Tampering
TENNESSEE A judge was charged Tuesday in a federal criminal complaint with attempting to obstruct justice through bribery and witness tampering. According to officials,Cason “Casey” Moreland, 59, of Nashville, was charged with…
Maine Men Indicted for Illegally Trafficking American Eels
MAINE A federal grand jury indicted William Sheldon, 71, of Woolwich, Maine, and Timothy Lewis, 46, of Phippsburg, Maine, for illegally trafficking juvenile American eels, also known as “elvers” or “glass eels.”…