ALABAMA A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a 56-year-old police chief who was convicted for his role in the brutal beating of a burglary suspect last year to two years and three months in…
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Neurosurgeon Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Prison for Performing Unnecessary Spinal Surgeries
MICHIGAN Detroit-area neurosurgeon was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for his role in $2.8 million health care fraud scheme in which he caused serious bodily harm to patients by convincing…
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced for Punching Handcuffed Suspect Requesting Trump Pardon
VIRGINIA A federal judge Monday sentenced former Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark A. Cowden, of Weirton, West Virginia, to 18 months in prison for using excessive force The sentencing followed a five-day…
Nuclear Engineer Admits in Federal Court to Helping China Develop Nuclear Reactors
TENNESSEE Szuhsiung Ho, aka Allen Ho, 66, a naturalized U.S. citizen, admitted to helping China design and manufacture components for nuclear reactors more quickly by reducing the time and financial costs of…
Husband of Former U.S. Embassy Official Sentenced to 30 Months for Sexually Abusing Household Staff Member
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the husband of the former Deputy Chief of Mission in Rabat, Morocco, to 30 months in prison for sexually abusing a former household staff…
Arkansas State Rep. Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes for Contracts
An Arkansas state representative plead guilty Wednesday to conspiring to allowing $600,000 in state government funds to two non-profit entities in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in kickback payments, federal officials…
“Jay” Lured and Romanced Victims on Matchmaking and Stole Their Money, Credit and IDs
NEW YORK John Edward Taylor lured victims who he met on matchmaking dating sites and told them that he was a millionaire and businessman. The 47-year-old man wined and dined his victims…
Feds: Ohio-Based Banks Agree to Stop Discriminatory “Redlining” Practices, Pay $9 Million in Fines
OHIO Court papers filed Wednesday provide for a $9 million settlement by Ohio-based banks to resolve allegations of lending discrimination in a practice known as “redlining” that was aimed primarily at blacks…
Four Businessmen, Two Others, Paid More Than $2 Million in Bribes to Mexican Aviation Officials
TEXAS Four businessmen and two foreign officials plead guilty to paying bribes to Mexican aviation officials to get aircraft maintenance and repair contracts with government-owned, officials announced Tuesday. “The six convictions announced…
Ex-Postman Charged with Illegally Discarding 4,500 Pieces of Mail
ATLANTA A federal jury indicted Thomas O. Beaurem, 25, of McDonough, Ga., a former postal service employee, on a charge of unlawfully delaying and destroying mail, officials announced last week. He plead not…
ICE Arrests 74 Criminals in U.S. Illegally During Two-State Operation
DETROIT – Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 74 individuals during a two-state operation that concluded this month, targeting criminal aliens and other immigration violators…
L.A. Man Tried to Smuggle Heroin Inside Christmas-Wrapped Boxes
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles man is facing federal drug trafficking charges for allegedly trying to smuggle two pounds of heroin on a plane leaving Los Angeles International Airport. Federal officials said…