TULSA, OKLAHOMA The federal government announced Thursday that Magellan Pipeline Co. agreed to settle violations of the Clean Water Act. Magellan will pay about $16 million in injunctive relief across its 11,000-mile…
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Feds: Californians Tried to Hide Millions of Dollars from IRS in Secret Bank Accounts
SANTA ANA, CALIF Three Orange County residents plead guilty Wednesday to failing to report their foreign bank accounts in Switzerland and Israel, the Justice Department announced. Dan Farhad Kalili, 55, of Irvine,…
A mentally ill veteran kept banging on his cell. So jailers beat him into a coma, a complaint says.
OHIO By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. January 18 at 12:56 PM Six Montgomery sheriff’s deputies are accused of beating a jailed man into a coma. (Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office) It was the…
Business Manager Embezzled $6.5 Million from Alanis Morissette and other Celebrities
LOS ANGELES The business manager for Alanis Morissette and other entertainment and sports figures admitted in court papers filed Wednesday that he embezzled more than $6.5 million from his clients, according to…
Englishman Who Came to U.S. to Have Sex with Boys Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a British man who traveled to the Coachella Valley to have sex with pre-teen boys to 13 years in prison, according to officials. United…
Feds: Large Pharmaceutical Co. Failed to Keep Track of Drugs, Pays Record $150 Million Settlement
LOS ANGELES McKesson Corporation, one of the nation’s largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs, has agreed to pay a record $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA),…
Union Member Sentenced to 41 Months for Fraudulently Billing for Chiropractic Services
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union or ILWU, Local 13, to 41 in prison for causing two medical clinics to bill the union’s…
Chicago police officers have pattern of using excessive force, scathing Justice Dept. report says
During a press conference on Jan. 13, Attorney General Loretta Lynch condemned the Chicago police department for engaging in a “pattern” of using “excessive force.”(Reuters) By Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky January…
Baltimore Agrees to Stop Unconstitutional Police Practices like Unlawful Stops and Arrests (News Video)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND The city of Baltimore agreed to stop its police force from illegally stopping and arresting people and making officers more accountable for violating police policies, federal officials announced Thursday. The…
Feds: Michigan City Discriminates Against Blacks By Violating Voting Rights Act
MICHIGAN Blacks have never been elected to city council, school board or the legislation in the city of Eastpointe, even though one-third of its electorate is black, according to the federal government….
Volkswagen Guilty, Fined $4.3 Billion, Six Officials Indicted
MICHIGAN Volkswagen has agreed to plead guilty to three criminal felony counts and pay a $2.8 billion criminal penalty as a result of the company’s long-running scheme, according to officials. The car…
The Brother of the San Bernardino Terrorist Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Syed Raheel Farook, the brother of deceased San Bernardino attacker Syed Rizwan Farook, plead guilty Tuesday in federal court in an immigration fraud case stemming from the investigation of the…