TENNESSEE A former lieutenant with the Carroll County, Tennessee, Sheriff’s Office plead guilty to a civil rights violation for using a taser on a restrained pre-trial detainee, federal officials announced today “No…
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Office Manager Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Her Role in $50 Million Fraud Scheme
LOUISIANA The office manager of a home health company at the center of a $50 million fraud scheme in New Orleans was sentenced four years in prison today for participating in the…
Citing Health Concerns, Feds Crackdown on 100 Dietary Supplement Manufacturers
Federal officials announced this week a nationwide crackdown on more than 100 dietary supplemental manufacturers resulting in the filing of criminal and civil proceedings against these defendants after a year-long investigation. The…
FBI: The Number of Hate-Related Offenses Declined in U.S. in 2014
FBI HATE CRIMES REPORT 2014 Law enforcement agencies submitted incident reports involving 5,479 criminal incidents and 6,418 offenses as being motivated by bias toward race, gender, gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation,…
Former Assistant Police Chief Beat Suspect and Lied About It to FBI Agent
ALABAMA Former Tallassee, Alabama, Assistant Police Chief, 41, plead guilty today in a federal court to beating a suspect who he was interrogating, striking him with a phone-book-sized packet of paper, officials said. Miles…
Operator of “RockDizMusic” Sentenced to Three Years for Copyright Infringement
VIRGINIA A federal judge sentenced the operator of a music piracy website to three years in prison after the defendant admitted to criminal copyright infringement by reproducing and distributing without permission millions of…
Elderly Con Men Involved in $135 Million Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES Despite cutting the defendants a break in court because of their ages, a judge sentenced two elderly con men who operated a Calabasas firm and swindled consumers out of $135…
Papa John’s Franchisee Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail for Wage Theft
NEW YORK A federal judge sentenced the franchisee of Papa John’s pizza fast-food restaurants, Abdul Jamil Khokhar, to 60 days in jail after he plead guilty to wage theft involving falsifying business records, according to…
Man Who Hacked Computers to Steal Nude Photos for “Revenge Porn” Website Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced San Fernando Valley hacker to two years in prison after he admitted that he went into e-mail accounts to steal nude photos. The photos were later posted on…
For-Profit College Ordered to Pay $95.5 Million for Illegal Recruiting and Fraud
PENNSYLVANIA The federal government reached a settlement with a for-profit college for illegal recruiting, consumer fraud and other violations, according to officials. Officials described the $95.5 million settlement with Education Management Corp. or…
Former U.S. Navy Lt. Commander and Ordained Catholic Priest Admits to Child Porn Charges
DELAWARE A former U.S. Navy Lt. commander and ordained Catholic priest admitted that he uploaded images of child pornography to several social networking sites, according to authorities While executing a search…
Antiques Dealer Who Smuggled Cups Made from Rhino Horns Sentenced to Two Years
NEW YORK An antiques dealer, who smuggled “libation cups” carved from rhinoceros horns from the U.S. to China, was sentenced to two years in prison, officials announced today Linxun Liao, 35, a…