NEW YORK – The mayor of the Village of Spring Valley was found guilty Monday of engaging in a bribery scheme in which she negotiated 50 percent stake for herself in a development…
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New York Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Trying to Join Al Qaeda
NEW YORK – A man from Long Island was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday for trying to join Al Qaeda. He planned to travel to Yemen, according to officials….
Six Arrested for Conspiring to Help Terrorist Group ISIS
WASHINGTON D.C. – Six defendants – Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman, 19, Adnan Farah, 19, Hanad Mustafe Musse, 19, and Guled Ali Omar, 20, – were arrested in Minneapolis , and Abdirahman Yasin Daud,…
Five Suspects Indicted for Illegally Exporting High-Tech Technology to Iran
HOUSTON – Four companies and five suspects were indicted for illegally exporting high-tech technology to Iran in violation of federal law, according to officials. The Iranian procurement network managed to send $24…
Hacker Who Attacked DirecTV, Farmers Insurance and L.A. Public Works Sentenced
LOS ANGELES – A member of the SwaggSec hacking group that launched a series of attacks on the computer systems of DirecTV, Farmers Insurance and the Los Angeles Department of Public Works was…
California Doctor Indicted in $6.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON – A 60-year-old doctor was named in an indicted that was unsealed Thursday, charging him with health care fraud involving the billing of Medicare for $6.5 million in medical services that weren’t…
Feds: Employee Illegally Claimed $300,000 in Out-of-Pocket Expenses
NEW ORLEANS— Howard Gregor, a resident of Attica, Ohio, who claimed out-of-pocket expenses to the tune of $300,000 from November 2008 to April 2013, charged with fraud, federal prosecutors allege. Wednesday, federal…
Jeweler Pawned Jewelry He Reported Stolen to Insurance Company
BIRMINGHAM—A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a Vestavia Hills man to three years and nine months in prison for laundering money by pawning a 3-carat diamond, officials said. The diamond was among a…
CPA Who Stole $2.4 Million from Employer Sentenced to Three years
DALLAS—A local Certified Public Accountant stole $2.4 million through embezzling from his employer was sentenced to three years in federal prison, authorities announced Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn on…
Deputy Who Beat Inmate in Jail’s Medical Area Indicted for Excessive Force
FLORIDA – A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy was indicted for beating a inmate at the jail’s medical area and charged with using excessive force and filing a false report, federal officials announced…
Man Arrested After High Speed Chase; Suspect in Heroin Overdose of Teen
DALLAS — A 36-year-old Dallas man, who lead police officers on a high-speed chase Monday through Orange County, California, was charged in a federal complaint with the March 2014 heroin overdose death…
FBI Agent Fights Corruption at Choctaw Nation Where He is Member of the Tribe
(FBI BLOG APRIL 7, 2015) When FBI Special Agent Jeff Youngblood helped convict a corrupt public official from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma last year who was demanding bribes and kickbacks from…