LOS ANGELES A Sherman Oaks man who ran the San Fernando Valley-based Vineland Boys street gang was sentenced Monday to 16 years in federal prison for committing federal racketeering and narcotics crimes,…
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U.S. Department of Justice Cases
Two N.J. Residents Allegedly Participated in a Dog Fighting Ring Involving “DMV Board”
Two New Jersey residents were charged with participating in a dog fighting ring involving the “DMV Board,” a Telegram-based dog fighting collective spanning several states, according to officials. Tommy J. “Snakes” Watson,…
Clothing Wholesaler Ordered to Pay $10.4 Million for Violating Drug Laws, Doing Business with Woman Linked to Sinaloa Cartel
LOS ANGELES A Paramount-based clothing wholesale company was fined $4 million, ordered to pay $6.3 million in restitution, and placed on probation for five years for undervaluing imported garments This undervaluing of garments…
Calif. Man Sentenced for Trying to Export High-End Computer Servers to Iran
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man was sentenced Friday to 18 months in federal prison for conspiring to buy and illegally ship high-end computer servers from the U.S. to Iran in violation…
3,300 Anxiety Pills Seized at South Texas Border Checkpoint
FALFURRIAS, Texas Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle 110 bottles of unprescribed alprazolam at the Falfurrias Checkpoint on Tuesday. On December 5, 2023,…
A Major International Drug Trafficking Operated resulted in 60 Mexican and Foreign Nationals indicted
Eight separate indictments were unsealed in Washington D.C., California, and Illinois, charging 60 suspects with smuggling and distribution of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana. This action represents a significant blow to…
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Beating and Robbing Eight Haitians
A Springfield, Ohio, man was sentenced in U.S. District Court Tuesday to 20 years in prison for committing federal hate crimes targeting and attacking Haitian nationals residing in the area, officials stated….
Former IRS Employee Guilty of Money Laundering in Connection with COVID-19 Fraud
A Tennessee man plead guilty Tuesday in connection with a scheme to defraud the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, officials announced Wednesday. EIDL is a federal stimulus program authorized to provide…
Naval Commander Guilty of Distributing Child Porn, Retaining Classified Defense Information
Gregory Edward McLean, 39, of Jacksonville, Florida, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of distributing videos depicting the sexual assault of children and one count of unlawful retention of classified national…
U.S. Charges Four Russian Soldiers for War Crimes Against American Citizen
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that four Russian soldiers are being charged with war crimes after allegedly torturing an American citizen in Ukraine.
Calif. Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $24 Million Medicare Scam Involving Wheelchair Fixes
LOS ANGELES A South Bay woman has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for billing Medicare more than $24 million, officials stated. Tamara Yvonne Motley submitted fraudulent claims for medically…
Calif. Woman Sentenced to Nearly 3 1/2 Years in Prison for $2.8 Million Unemployment Insurance Scam
SANTA ANA, California A Riverside County woman who participated in a scheme that used stolen identities to fraudulently apply for just over $2.8 million in unemployment insurance (UI) benefits from the California…