A former Oregon Department of Human Services employee, Zakary Glover, 30, pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the civil rights of a woman with developmental disabilities, officials stated. The victim was in Glover’s…
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Calif. Man Guilty of Running $24 Million Ponzi Scheme, Duping Hundreds of Victim Investors
RIVERSIDE, California A Riverside County man plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for running a Ponzi scheme that lasted nearly 20 years, according to officials. Paul Horton Smith Sr. fraudulently obtained…
Navy Serviceman Sentenced to 27 Months in prison for Giving Military Information to Chinese Intelligence Officer
CALIFORNIA A U.S. Navy service member was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $5,500 fine for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to an intelligence officer from…
Calif. Parole Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery Spree
LOS ANGELES A convicted murderer was sentenced Monday to 27 years in federal prison for robbing and attempting to rob nearly a dozen Los Angeles County businesses, including a veterinarian’s office, according…
Texas Woman Guilty of Masterminding the Illegal Transportation of Hundreds of Foreigners Within U.S.
A Texas woman pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in a scheme to illegally transport hundreds of foreign nationals within the U.S., according to authorities. She also conspired to launder the proceeds…
Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $6 Million to Settle False Claims
Massachusetts Officials announced that pharmaceutical company, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (Ultragenyx), has agreed to pay $6 million to settle claims that it broke the False Claims Act by paying for free genetic tests…
Man Sentenced for Illegally Distributing Over $16 Million of Adulterated HIV Medication
Florida man was sentenced Thursday to four years and three months in prison for his role in a nationwide scheme to illegally distribute at least $16.7 million of adulterated HIV drugs. The…
Fourteen Members of Major Drug Organization Were Sentenced for Drug Smuggling
NORTH CAROLINA After a two-year investigation spearheaded by the DEA, authorities announced on Wednesday the sentencing of fourteen individuals linked to a prominent drug syndicate. The organization was involved in the trafficking…
Wisconsin Man Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Distributing Animal Crushing Video
A Wisconsin man was sentenced this week to 12 months and one day in prison for violating the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act. Kenneth J. Herrera, 40, of Soldiers Grove,…
Florida Man Charged with Hate Crime for Allegedly Fatally Stabbing Black Man in Unprovoked Attack
A Florida man was charged with a federal hate crime on Wednesday for a murder he committed while staying in the Kansas City, Missouri, area, according to authorities. A federal grand jury…
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Brutally Beating Restrained Inmate
A former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) lieutenant, Mohammad Shahid Jenkins, 52, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years and three months in prison for brutally beating an inmate, officials stated. Jenkins was…
L.A. Gang Member Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Being the Shot Caller of Cocaine Trafficking Ring
LOS ANGELES A leader of the Bounty Hunter Bloods (BHB) street gang was sentenced Friday to 168 months in federal prison for leading a manufacturing and distribution of crack cocaine organization. The…