NORTH CAROLINA A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for his role in an international telemarketing scheme orchestrated from a call center in Costa Rica that defrauded more…
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Former Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances like Oxycodone, Methadone
OHIO A federal jury convicted a doctor formerly licensed in Ohio today for illegally prescribing controlled substance pills in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. According to court documents and evidence presented…
Leader of Baja California Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
The former leader of a drug trafficking organization that operated in Baja California, Mexico, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in leading an international drug trafficking organization, according…
Feds: Chinese Man Indicted for Stalking and Threatening Individual Promoting Democracy in China — “I will chop your bastard hands off”
BOSTON A federal grand jury indicted a Berklee College of Music student, who is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, for allegedly stalking and threatening an individual who posted fliers in…
Feds: Former Police Officer Guilty of Writing False Report to Cover Up a Brutal Beating by Other Cops
INDIANA A former sergeant with the Muncie Police Department in Muncie, Indiana, pleaded guilty today to one count of obstruction of justice for writing a false report to cover up the excessive…
Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Billing for Fraudulent Tests and Treatments
FLORIDA A 48-year-old Florida doctor was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for engaging in a massive multi-year scheme to bill health care benefit programs for fraudulent tests and treatments involving…
Corporation, Several Individuals Charged with Multi-Million-Dollar Organic Grain Fraud
MARYLAND Two Dubai entities and several individuals were recently charged in an indictment unsealed in Maryland for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to export non-organic grain to the U.S. sold as…
Former Bank Manager Guilty of Bank Fraud for Stealing $1.2 Million from Elderly Customers’ Account
SANTA ANA, California A former Orange County-based bank manager pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for stealing $1.2 million in savings from elderly customers, officials stated. Lana Pothos used one…
Former Judge Arrested for Allegedly Soliciting Sex With Defendant’s Girlfriend for Speeding Up Trial Date
ARKANSAS A former district court judge in Arkansas was arrested Thursday in Little Rock on criminal charges related to his alleged solicitation of sex in exchange for agreeing to take action on…
Man Guilty of Taking $400,000 in Bribes from U.S. Companies for Reconstruction Contracts
GEORGIA A Georgia man pleaded guilty Wednesday for his roles in two bribery conspiracies — one related to U.S. government reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan and one related to a U.S. Department of…
California Sheriff’s Deputy Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop in Riverside County
Dec 29, 2022 A suspect who shot and killed a Riverside County deputy during a traffic stop in Jurupa Valley has died following a pursuit that ended with a shooting on the…
JUST SAYING: Southwest Airlines Apologies for Allegedly Being Caught with Old Technology
HUFFPOST.COM Southwest Official Apologizes As Thousands More Flights Are Canceled “You know by now all the flexibility and planning that we put in place to deal with the storm just wasn’t enough,”…