NORTH CAROLINA A Jamaican, who was previously extradited to the U.S. from Jamaica, pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with a fraudulent Jamaica-based lottery scheme that targeted elderly victims in the…
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Twelve Arrested for Allegedly Being Involved Multi-State Drug Investigation
CHICAGO Twelve defendants were arrested on complaints in a multi-year, multi-state investigation for trafficking fentanyl-laced heroin, cocaine, and other drugs in Chicago, Illinois, and surrounding states, officials stated. Most of the defendants…
Leader of White Supremacist Group Extradited from Romania
LOS ANGELES Officials stated Wednesday that the lead defendant in an indictment that charges three Southern California men linked to a white supremacy extremist group with planning and engaging in riots at…
Calif. Woman and Man Charged with Running $2.2 Million Scheme That Tricked Banks into Cashing Out Victims’ Mortgages
SANTA ANA, California A federal grand jury has charged two Orange County residents with fraudulently obtaining more than $2 million by stealing the identities of homeowners – primarily elderly Vietnamese Americans, officials…
Special Counsel Jack Smith: Trump Indicted for Conspiring Against the United States
Special counsel Jack Smith said the Department of Justice will remain committed to ensuring accountability in the case, looking into efforts to overturn the 2020 election leading up to the January 6,…
L.A. Man Charged with Violently Attacking Eight Women
According to officials, Sergio Andrew Garcia has been charged with violently attacking and assaulting eight women in East Los Angeles over three days. “The charges brought against this individual reflect a series…
Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Terrorizing Black Residents
A Wisconsin man was sentenced last week in federal court in Wisconsin to 30 months in prison for interfering with Black residents because of their race. Because they were exercising their right…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three for Firebombing Planned Parenthood in California
SANTA ANA, California Officials announced that two defendants, now named in a four-count federal grand jury indictment, are scheduled to be arraigned Monday morning on charges alleging they conducted a firebombing attack…
Tennessee Men Sentenced to 10 Years Each in Federal Prison for Carjacking
Federal officials stated that three Tennessee men were each sentenced Thursday to 10 years and one month in prison for committing an armed carjacking of two victims at a gas station in…
Missouri and Texas Physicians and Medical Practices Pay Over $525,000 to Settle Kickback Allegations
Imran Chishti, M.D. and his medical practice, C Care LLC, both of Chesterfield, Missouri; Shamim Justin Badiyan, M.D., of Frisco, Texas, and Psych Care Consultants LLC, of St. Louis, Missouri, agreed to…
Man Guilty of Bombing Spa, Killing Ex-Girlfriend and Injuring Others
LOS ANGELES A federal jury Wednesday found a Long Beach man guilty of building and planting a package bomb that detonated inside an Aliso Viejo day spa in May 2018, officials stated….
Calif. Man Convicted in Scheme to Illegally Sell Firearms
LOS ANGELES A federal jury Tuesday convicted a Los Angeles man of participating in a scheme that illegally sold 27 guns, including a “Glock switch” that converts a semiautomatic firearm to a…