A federal grand jury in Columbia, South Carolina, returned an indictment Monday charging two South Carolina men with hate crimes in connection with a string of bias-motivated armed robberies targeting Hispanic victims,…
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“SIM” Swapper Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Fraud, Including Hacking Instagram Accounts
LOS ANGELES A downtown Los Angeles man was sentenced Monday to eight years in federal prison for committing a series of frauds, including one in which he “SIM swapped” victims—one of them…
Calif. Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for $7 Million Ponzi Scheme
SANTA ANA, California A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Monday to seven years and three months in federal prison for scheming with his brother to fraudulently obtain more than $7 million…
California Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Making Death Threats to Nonprofit and Reproductive Health Centers
LOS ANGELES A Ventura County man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for making threatening telephone calls last year, including to a Planned Parenthood office, according to officials. The…
Man Indicted for Allegedly Selling Fentanyl to Two People, One of Whom Later Died
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles Harbor region man was arraigned Wednesday on criminal charges alleging he is a drug dealer who distributed fentanyl to two victims –…
Businessman Convicted of Failing to Pay $200,000 Employment Taxes, Filing False Tax Returns
Officials stated that a Virginia businessman was convicted by a federal jury on Tuesday for dodging the payment of employment taxes, submitting fraudulent tax forms, and impeding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)….
Feds Seize $9 Million of Tether Cryptocurrency Allegedly Linked to “Pig Butchering” Scams
CALIFORNIA The Justice Department announced Tuesday the seizure of nearly $9 million worth of Tether, a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar. These seized funds were traced to cryptocurrency addresses allegedly associated…
Federal Jury Convicts Iowa Woman for 26 Counts of Voter Fraud in 2020
A federal jury in Sioux City, Iowa, convicted an Iowa woman Tuesday for a voter fraud scheme during the Iowa 2020 primary and general elections. Prosecutors say Kim Phuong Taylor, 49, took…
Former Owners of Backpage.Com Guilty of Promoting Prostitution, Money Laundering
A federal jury in Phoenix convicted three former owners of Backpage.com yesterday of multiple counts of promoting prostitution business enterprises and multiple counts of money laundering, including conspiracy offenses. According to court…
Former GM Manager Guilty of Receiving Bribe from Foreign Parts Supplier
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a jury found a former manager at General Motors guilty Thursday of conspiring to solicit and receive a $5 million bribe from a South Korean company. In…
Colombian Gets 15 Years for International Cocaine Trafficking with Corrupt Air Traffic Controllers
LOS ANGELES The lead defendant in an international drug trafficking organization was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison, officials stated. Jaison Dávila Amador conspired to smuggle tens of millions of…
Calif. Nursing Facilities Owner and Management Co. Agree to Pay $45.6 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks to Referring Physicians
LOS ANGELES Officials announced Wednesday that Prema Thekkek, her Vacaville-based management company, Paksn Inc., and six skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) owned by Thekkek and operated by Paksn agreed to enter into a…