LOS ANGELES A Ventura County man was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to public officials in Los Angeles County to…
Category: U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice Cases
Texas Man Charged with Fraudulently getting $1.1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans
Texas Man Allegedly Stole $1.1 Million from the Paycheck Protection Program
Kansas Man Sentenced for Killing Woman on Cruise Ship
FLORIDA A Kansas man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for murdering his longtime girlfriend during a cruise from Florida to the Bahamas in January 2018. Eric Duane Newman, 55,…
Four Prison Guards at Angola Prison Sentenced for Beating a Handcuffed and Shackled Inmate
LOUISIANA Four former supervisory correctional officers at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana — Daniel Davis (43), Scotty Kennedy (52), John Sanders (34), and James Savoy Jr. (42) — were sentenced last…
Man Guillty of “Bust-Out” Scheme Used to Buy Cemetery Plots, Luxury Cars
LOS ANGELES A Glendale man pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges that he led a series of scams, including “bust-out” schemes where he and others fraudulently charged millions of…
Russian Sentenced to Prison for Using Websites to Con People Out of Millions of Dollars
VIRGINIA A federal judge sentenced a Russian national was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for his operation of two websites devoted to the facilitation of payment card fraud, officials stated….
Convicted Murder Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling in Prison
LOS ANGELES A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in a California state prison was sentenced Monday to 188 months in federal prison for his involvement in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that smuggled…
Virginia Lawyers Guilty of $200 Million Extortion Scheme Targeting Chemicals Company
VIRGINIA TwoVirginia attorneys plead guilty last to federal extortion charges, admitting their roles in a scheme to extort a multinational chemicals company by threatening to inflict substantial financial and reputational harm on…
Two Defendants Charged with Murder of Federal Protective Officer at Courthouse Building
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA Murder and attempted murder charges have been filed against Steven Carrillo, the alleged gunman in the May 29, 2020, drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of Protective Security Officer…
Chinese Army Officer Arrested in U.S. for Credit Card Fraud
SAN FRANCISCO Xin Wang, a scientific researcher and officer with the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) People’s Liberation Army (PLA), was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) while trying to leave…
South Texas Man Guilty of Transporting More Than 60 Illegal Immigrants Who Were Inside Semi-Truck
LAREDO, TEXAS On Monday, a South Texas man plead guilty for his role in a conspiracy to transport illegal aliens within the country, according to officials. Leonidas Navarro, 30, from Zapata, Texas,…
Two Californians Arrested for Collecting Kidnapping Ranson Where Two Victims Were Murdered
LOS ANGELES A former Colton resident and her boyfriend remain in jail after they were arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging they collected ransom money as part of a kidnapping conspiracy,…