KENTUCKY A former Social Security disability lawyer who was captured in Honduras and returned to the United States was arraigned Wednesday on charges stemming from his escape from home confinement and his…
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Feds: Saipan Restaurant Pays Nine U.S. Workers $40,000 in Back Pay
GUAM The federal government announced Tuesday that J.E.T. Holding Co. Inc. or JET has paid $40,000 to nine U.S. citizens pursuant to a settlement. The payments, which JET distributed last week, are…
Former Congresswoman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA A federal judge sentenced convicted former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown to five years in prison Monday for her role in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent scholarship charity, according…
Gang Leader Who United Three L.A. Gangs for Mexican Mafia Pleads Guility
LOS ANGELES A Northeast Los Angeles gang member who was one of the top figures in a conspiracy that united three rival gangs under the authority of a Mexican Mafia member plead…
Man Guilty of Distributing the Powerful Opioid Fentanyl that Led to Overdose Death
LOS ANGELES A Riverside man who sold a powerful opioid very similar to fentanyl to a friend – who then suffered a fatal overdose from the narcotic – has pleaded guilty to…
ICE Agent Admits Accepting Bribes to Dismiss Indictment Against Colombian
FLORIDA A former ICE special agent plead guilty Thursday to accepting bribes in exchange for securing the dismissal of a drug trafficking indictment filed against a Colombian cocaine trafficker, federal officials announced….
Canadian Hacker Who Helped Russian Security Officers Pleads Guilty
CALIFORNIA Karim Baratov, aka Kay, aka Karim Taloverov, aka Karim Akehmet Tokbergenov, 22, a Canadian national and resident, plead guilty Tuesday to hacking for the Russians and other crimes, according to officials….
Former Salvadoran Military Officer Extradited for Role in Massacre
NORTH CAROLINA The U.S. Wednesday extradited Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, a former colonel in the Salvadoran army, to stand trial in Spain for charges related to the murder of five Spanish Jesuit…
Three Chinese Hackers Who Worked at Security Firm Charged with Hacking Corporations
PENNSYLVANIA A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed Tuesday against Wu Yingzhuo, Dong Hao and Xia Lei, all of whom are Chinese nationals and residents of China, for computer hacking, officials said….
Attorney Guilty of Participating in a $50 Million Visa-Investor Scam
SANTA ANA, CALIF. An attorney who lives in El Monte plead guilty Monday to federal fraud and money laundering charges for participating in a multi-faceted scheme that collected more than…
Former Prison Guard Who Plead Guilty to Assaulting Inmate Will be Sentenced in February
GEORGIA Former federal prison Lt. Gregory McLeod, 44, of Atlanta, who plead guilty last week to abusing an inmate by punching him in his face for no reason will be sentenced next year,…
Cop is Facing up to 20 Years in Prison for Beating Traffic-Stop Suspect
FLORIDA A Boynton Beach Police Sergeant Philip Antico for obstruction of justice during a federal investigation is facing a long prison sentence after being convicted of using excessive use of force after…