LOS ANGELES Federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed criminal charges against nine defendants – seven of them dockworkers at the Port of Long Beach – who allowed more than $2.1 million in fraudulent…
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Three Iranians Allegedly Hacked into Computer Networks in U.S., United Kingdom and other Countries.
WASHINGTON D.C. An indictment was unsealed Wednesday charging three Iranian nationals with allegedly orchestrating a scheme to hack into the computer networks of multiple U.S. victims, officials stated. As alleged in the…
Man Who Pointed Laser Beam at Sheriff’s Helicopter Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for intentionally aiming a laser pointer’s beam at an in-flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter, an act…
Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Harassing TV Actress and Her Daughter
LOS ANGELES An Ohio man was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in federal prison for his 12-year campaign of harassment – via letters and phone calls – against a television actress and…
Sixteen Charged With Allegedly Stealing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Intended for Poor Children/Families
LOS ANGELES Sixteen people have been charged in alleged a massive Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) fraud, state officials announced Tuesday. The funds intended for families in need were illegally siphoned away from…
Former Stockbroker Con Man Sentenced to 61/2 Years in Prison for $3.2 Million Scam
SANTA ANA, California A former licensed stockbroker was sentenced Tuesday to six years and six months in federal prison for committing several felonies, according to officials. This included running a securities fraud…
Canadian Man Charged With Allegedly Shipping Millions of Dollars of Meth and Cocaine
LOS ANGELES An investigation into an international drug trafficking organization has resulted in the arrest of a Canadian man who allegedly orchestrated the shipment of narcotics from the Los Angeles area to…
Former Green Bay Quarterback Brett Favre questioned by FBI for alleged role in Mississippi welfare scandal
The Hall of Fame quarterback is accused of taking money for speeches he did not give By NBC News Reporter Austin Nivison Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre is facing some…
President of Medical Technology Co. Convicted of $77 Million COVID-19 and Allergy Testing Scheme
CALIFORNIA A federal jury convicted the president of a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company Thursday of misleading investors, committing health care fraud, and paying illegal kickbacks, officials announced Friday, officials stated. The…
Former Cop and Firefighter Sentenced for Sexual Assault of a Minor
Christopher Osborne, 26, a former firefighter and police officer, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Charleston, West Virginia, to 14 years in prison for sexual assault of a minor, officials stated….
Georgia Man Sentenced to Prison for ID Theft that Defrauded Banks of $1.9 Million
LOS ANGELES A Georgia man was sentenced Monday to seven years 94 months in federal prison for participating in a nationwide fraud ring that used stolen Social Security numbers – including those…
Just Saying: Legalize Weed and Win the Young Hearts and Minds of the Never-Voted Crowd
JUST SAYING: BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman called on Monday for President Joe Biden to change his stance on cannabis legalization and work to decriminalize the drug…