Three men were sentenced Tuesday to a $54 million bribery and kickback scheme involving TRICARE. This federal program provides health insurance benefits to active duty and retired service members and their families. …
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U.S. Department of Justice Cases
23 Sex Money Murder Gang Members and Associates Charged with Drug Trafficking, Firearms Violations
A 12-count indictment was unsealed in Georgia, charging 23 defendants—all alleged Sex Money Murder (SMM) gang members and associates—with crimes including racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking, and firearms violations, officials announced Tuesday. According…
Calif. Property Developer Sentenced 41 Months in Prison for Lying on Bankruptcy Petition, Filing False Tax Returns
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that an Agoura Hills real estate developer was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison for failing to disclose on a bankruptcy petition that he…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 23 MS-13 Members and Associates for Alleged Methamphetamine Trafficking
LOS ANGELES Federal and local law enforcement officials on Tuesday announced the unsealing of a federal grand jury indictment charging 23 members and associates of the Mara Salvatrucha-13 (MS-13) transnational street gang,…
MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit a Gang-Related Murder
Two La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members were sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering in connection with their participation in the Weedams Locos Salvatrucha (WLS) clique of the…
Calif. Man Sentence to 15 Years in Prison for Conning Investors Out of More Than $3 Million
LOS ANGELES A former Malibu resident was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for defrauding several individuals out of more than $3 million with bogus claims that he…
Couple Indicted for Allegedly DeFrauding Thousands Of More Than $10 Million Through a Pyramid Scheme
A federal grand jury in Texas returned an indictment Wednesday charging a Texas couple for operating an illegal pyramid scheme that defrauded thousands of participants of more than $10 million, officials stated…
Sinaloa Cartel Member “aka Cacayo” Charged With International Drug Trafficking
A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed on Thursday, charging a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Juan Carlos Morgan Huerta, with international fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana trafficking, officials stated. According…
Former Army Private Faces New Federal Charges for Allegedly Sexually Exploiting Girl
LOS ANGELES A former Army private based at Fort Irwin in San Bernardino County is facing federal charges that he made child sexual abuse material (CSAM) featuring a 14-year-old girl, officials stated….
Two Former Prison Corrections Officers Sentenced to Prison for Beating Inmates
Two former Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) corrections officers, Samuel J. Patrick, 41, and Clinton L. Pauley, 42, were sentenced Wednesday to 36 months in prison followed by one year of supervised…
Founder of Beverly Hills “Gentlemen Timepieces” Consignment Store Allegedly Conned Victims in Ponzi-Type Scheme
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles man who once owned and ran “Gentlemen Timepieces,” a luxury watch consignment company in Beverly Hills, was arrested by FBI agents on Tuesday. Anthony Farrer, 35, who…
Feds: Lexington Police In Mississippi Investigated for Police Stops, Searches and Arrests
The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that it opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and the Lexington Police Department (LPD). Lexington is a town of…