LOS ANGELES Two U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges accusing them of unlawfully buying and cashing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of Postal money orders,…
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Beverly Hills Man Charged with Allegedly Hiring a Hitman to Murder Girlfriend who Rebuffed Him
LOS ANGELES A Beverly Hills man was arrested Friday on a murder-for-hire charge, officials announced. Scott Quinn Berkett allegedly tried to hire a hitman to kill a woman he briefly dated…
JUST SAYING: The DA and the Media Problem; Never Allow Cops to Search Your Vehicle; The Arizona “Audit” and Clown Show
Just Saying BY RAUL HERNANDEZ WASHINGTONPOST.COM Opinion | To reform our police, we have to reform our prosecutors Just Saying: (also posted at the Washington Post) Prosecutors very rarely prosecute police officers…
Man Who Led Police on High-Speed-Chase with 75 Pounds of Cocaine inside Car Sentenced to More Than 15 Years
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man who led police on a high-speed car chase with more than 75 pounds of cocaine stashed in his vehicle was sentenced today to 15 years and…
Feds: Ex-Army Green Beret Sentenced to Prison for Spying for the Russians
WASHINGTON A Virginia man and former Army Green Beret was sentenced Friday to 188 months in prison for conspiring with Russian intelligence operatives to provide them with U.S. national defense information, officials…
Three Gang Members Arrested for Allegedly Robbing and Shooting at a Crowded Beverly Hills Restaurant
LOS ANGELES Three members of the Rollin’ 30s Crips street gang have been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging they committed an armed robbery at a Beverly Hills restaurant’s crowded outdoor…
U of Miami to Pay $22 Million to Settle Claims of Fraudulent Billing Practices
FLORIDA The University of Miami agreed to pay $22 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary laboratory tests, and submitting false claims through its…
Man Who Allegedly Used COVID-Relief Loans to Buy Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini Indicted
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man was arrested Friday on federal charges alleging he fraudulently obtained approximately $5 million in Payment Protection Program (PPP) loans for his sham businesses. He used…
JUST SAYING: American Justice is Becoming an Oxymoron
JUST SAYING: NYT: Justice Dept. charges ex-Minneapolis police officers with violating George Floyd’s civil rights From left to right: Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. (AP)By NYT reporter…
NYC Man Charged with $4 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme, Money Laundering
WASHINGTON D.C. A dual-resident of New York and Florida with fraudulently obtaining and laundering nearly $4 million in funds from the COVID-19 relief Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), officials stated. According to court…
Ex-City Officials Sentenced for Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Marijuana Dispensary Permit
CALIFORNIA Two California men were each sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison for accepting bribes in return for a guarantee of a city permit to open a commercial cannabis dispensary,…
Former Correctional Officer Sentenced Punching Inmate in Mental Health Unit
Tennessee A former Tennessee correctional officer was sentenced last week to two years in prison for his involvement in a staff assault of an inmate, according to officials. Jonathan York, a former…