BROOKLYN A terrorist who conspired to murder U.S. soldiers was sentenced to 26 years in prison, according to authorities. Faruq Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to conspiring to…
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Psychiatrist Sentenced to Four Years for Writing Illegal Prescriptions to Drug Dealer
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A psychiatrist who practiced at a Santa Ana clinic has been sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison for issuing prescriptions for addictive narcotics, such as…
Nearly 1,700 Suspected Child Sex Predators Arrested Nationwide
WASHINGTON D.C. Federal authorities Tuesday announced the arrest of almost 1,700 suspected online child sex offenders during a two-month, nationwide operation conducted by Internet Crimes Against Children task forces. The task forces…
Aryan Brotherhood Members and Associates Charged with Murders and other Felonies
CALIFORNIA Sixteen members and associates of a prison-based gang have been charged after a long-running investigation into drug trafficking and murders inside and outside of California’s prisons. According to a…
Gang Member Who Firebombed Black Residences Sentenced to 13 Years
LOS ANGELES A member of the Big Hazard street gang was sentenced Monday to 13 years in federal prison the nighttime firebombing of black families at the Ramona Gardens Housing Development in Boyle…
Read the Entire Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III Statement on Investigation
WASHINGTON D.C Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Two years ago, the Acting Attorney General asked me to serve as Special Counsel, and he created the Special Counsel’s Office. The appointment order directed the…
76-Year-Old Man Guilty for His Role in $7 Million Telemarketing Scheme
OHIO A federal jury found a 76-year-old man guilty Wednesday for his role in a seven-million-dollar telemarketing scheme that defrauded primarily elderly victims in the U.S. from call centers in Costa Rica,…
Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for $4 Million Medicaid Fraud
NORTH CAROLINA A federal judge sentenced a man to prison today for health care fraud related to the submission of false claims to Medicaid and for tax evasion, according to authorities. U.S….
President/CEO of Investment Co. Sentenced to 50 Years for $1.5 Billion Ponzi Scheme
LAS VEGAS The former president and CEO of MRI International Inc. or MRI, a purported investment company and medical collections business located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Tokyo, Japan, was sentenced to…
Former Georgia County Commissioner Indicted for Extortion and Bribery
GEORGIA A federal grand jury indicted former commissioner in DeKalb County, Georgia, for extorting bribe payments from a DeKalb County subcontractor, authorities announced Tuesday. Sharon Barnes Sutton, 59, of Stone Mountain, Georgia,…
Couple Guilty of Abusing Austic Woman with Disabilities by Forced Labor and Threats
LOUISIANA Raylaine Knope, 42, and Terry J. Knope II, 45, plead guilty Monday to criminal civil rights charges arising from their abuse of an adult woman with cognitive disabilities, according to officials….
Career Con Man Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Real Estate Fraud Targeting Homeowners
LOS ANGELES A career con man pleaded guilty Monday in a federal fraud case stemming from a real estate scam, according to authorities. The scam targeted distressed homeowners, many of whom were…