LOS ANGELES An Antelope Valley woman was arrested Monday on a 39-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she obtained more than $13.5 million from more than 1,000 investors for her for-women beverage…
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Calif. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegally Selling Firearms and Possessing Methamphetamine
LOS ANGELES A hookah lounge owner was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for illegally selling firearms, including several “ghost guns,” officials stated. The weapons were sold out of his…
New York Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Defrauding Heath Insurances Out of Over $336 Million
A New York man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay over $336 million in restitution for a years-long fraud scheme in which he and his co-conspirators,…
New Mexico Man Guilty This Week for His Role in Shootings That Targeted Residences of Elected Officials
A New Mexico man pleaded guilty this week to his role in shootings that targeted the residences of elected officials following the 2022 election, officials stated. According to court documents, Solomon Pena…
JUST SAYING: RNC Chairwoman Relegated to Court Jester to Deal with a Cash Crunch, Attacks Trump Allies
The RNC Chairwoman Calls For Unity As The Party Faces A Cash Crunch And Attacks By Some Trump Allies — Huffington Post Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is calling for the…
Canadian Man Guilty for Role in Scheme That Manipulated Penny Stock Prices and Cost Investors of Over $215 Million
LOS ANGELES A trader for a group of hedge funds pleaded guilty this afternoon to participating in a scheme that manipulated penny stock prices to inflate the hedge fund’s reported profits—false gains…
N.J. Man Admits to a Series of Violent Assaults Against Members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Thursday to committing a series of bias-motivated violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood, New Jersey, officials stated. On Feb….
Texas Man and Girlfriend Coerced Two Adults to Commit Sex Trafficking, Resorted to Violence and Money Quotas
A Texas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, according to officials. Court documents reveal that in 2021 and 2022, 30-year-old Gregory Massey and…
Calif. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Billing Medicare for $234 Million for COVID-19-Related Tests
A California man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to conceal his involvement in operating a laboratory and fraudulently billing Medicare approximately $234 million for various lab tests, officials…
Florida Man Guilty in Funneling Money from Romance Scams, Business Email Compromises and Fraud Schemes
Officials stated that a Florida man pleaded guilty Monday for funneling the proceeds of scams against American consumers and businesses to co-conspirators located in Nigeria. On July 12, 2023, a grand jury…
Two Brothers Involved in California Armed Robbery Resulting in Victim’s Death Sent to Federal Prison
RIVERSIDE, California Two brothers have been sentenced to terms in federal prison for their roles in a July 2021 armed robbery of a marijuana dealer in San Bernardino, which resulted in the…
Ten People Arrested in Multiple Cities in Connection with Federal Indictments Alleging International Drug Trafficking
LOS ANGELES Ten people were arrested in multiple cities over the past day for two federal indictments charging members of an organized crime syndicate, officials announced Tuesday. Defendants allegedly conspired to traffic…