A former FBI special agent was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for stealing over $136,000 in drug profits seized during the execution of search warrants in 2014, falsifying documents and tampering with a witness, according to officials.
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Man Who Failed to Disclose Role as Bosnian Prison Camp Guard Sentenced
GEORGIA A federal judge sentenced a Loganville, Georgia, to four years and nine months in prison for failing to disclose his role as a Bosnian Prison Camp guard during the Bosnian War…
Last Defendant in $1.5 Million Fraudulent Tax Refund Scam Sentenced
LOS ANGELES The last of six defendants who conspired to use stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns with the IRS that sought more than $1.5 million in false tax refunds was…
Feds: Two Doctors Illegally Wrote Prescriptions to Drug Trafficking Gang
Two doctors who each operated medical offices in Lynwood were arrested on federal drug charges for writing prescriptions for narcotics and sedatives for no medical reasons, according to officials.
33 Charged with Stealing Mail, including U.S. Postal Service Employees
Thirty-three defendants were arrested and charged with mail theft against the U.S. Postal Service and its customers, officials announced Friday.
Man Used Foreclosure Rescue Scam to Steal $3 Million from Distressed Homeowners
A Long Beach man is facing up to five years in prison when he is sentence in November for a $3 million foreclosure rescue scam.
Karl Robinson, 52, plead guilty Tuesday to one count of bankruptcy fraud in federal court. The charges stem from a long-running mortgage rescue scheme that involved nearly $3 million in illegal fees charged to distressed homeowners and about 200 fraudulent bankruptcy petitions.
Second Mississippi Terrorist Supporter Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
MISSISSIPPI Mississippi resident Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla, 23, was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for conspiring to help the terrorist group ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. He is the second…
Feds File Discrimination Lawsuit Against Mortgage Loan Modification Services
The Justice Department Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging that several mortgage loan modification services discriminated against Hispanic homeowners by making them pay for unnecessary loan audits, which cost $5,000, and encouraging them to default on mortgage payments.
Man Who Pointed Laser at Sheriff’s Helicopter Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison
A 35-year-old Santa Ana man who aimed a laser pointer at a law enforcement helicopter investigating a serious traffic accident was sentenced Monday to 15 months in federal prison, according to officials.
Man Caught with Credit Card Numbers Stolen with 1,400 Gas Pump “Skimmers” Sentenced
A Studio City man was sentenced Monday to five years and five months in federal prison for possessing more than 1,400 credit card profiles that had been stolen from consumers who used gas pumps equipped with illegal “skimmers, ” officials announced.
U.S. judge seeks criminal contempt charges against Arizona Sheriff Arpaio
A federal judge recommended on Friday that prosecutors bring criminal contempt charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, finding that the controversial sheriff had violated court orders stemming from a 2007 racial profiling case.
Doctor Who Illegally Put 79 Patients into Hospice Care Sentenced to Four Years
U.S. District Judge S. James Otero this week sentenced a doctor from Pasadena to four years in prison for certifying that 79 patients were qualified for hospice care because they were terminally ill, officials said.
The vast majority of them were not dying.