TENNESSEE A Tennessee physician was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for his unlawful prescribing of opioids that caused the death of one of his patients, according to officials. According to…
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New York Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Trafficking in Exotic African Cats
A New York man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for violating the Lacey Act and the Animal Welfare Act by trafficking African wild cats, according to authorities. Christopher Casacci,…
Texas Physician Guilty of Prescribing More Than 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids to More Than 90 People
A federal jury convicted a Houston-area physician for unlawfully prescribing more than 1.3 million doses of opioids, according to officials. According to court evidence, Parvez Qureshi, 56, of Houston, Texas, a medical…
Border Patrol Agents Arrest MS-13 Gang Members in Texas
EDINBURG, TEXAS McAllen Border Patrol Station agents arrested three MS-13 gang members, according to federal officials. They also arrested a previously convicted migrant with an outstanding warrant from Dallas, Texas. All four…
Colombian Businessman Extradited to U.S. for Allegedly Money Laundering
FLORIDA Alex Nain Saab Moran, 49, a Colombian citizen, was charged in an indictment with money laundering, according to officials. Saab was extradited from Cabo Verde, an archipelago nation west of continental…
Doctor Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Accepting Nearly $800,000 in Bribes as Part of a Conspiracy
LOS ANGELES A Calabasas physician was sentenced Friday to 14 months in federal prison for accepting nearly $800,000 in bribes and kickbacks, prosecutors stated. The bribery conspiracy unlawfully billed health insurers for…
Man Sentenced to 33 Years in Prison for Being Shot Caller in Drug Trafficking Organization
NORTH DAKOTA A Rhode Island man was sentenced Thursday to 33 years in prison for his role in an international fentanyl distribution conspiracy, according to federal prosecutors. District Court Judge Peter D….
Man Sentenced for Hate Crime, Using Dating App to Target Gay Men for Violent Crimes
TEXAS Daniel Jenkins, 22, of Dallas was sentenced Wednesday for committing violent crimes as part of a conspiracy to target users of the dating app Grindr. Jenkins was sentenced to 23 years…
L.A. Councilman and Ex-USC Dean Indicted on Bribery Charges — “Your wish is my command.”
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury indicted former L.A. Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas along with the former USC dean for taking bribes in exchange for supporting millions of dollars in L.A. County’s lucrative…
Nuclear Engineer and Spouse Arrested for Selling Nuclear Warship Design Secrets
WEST VIRGINIA Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, both of Annapolis, Maryland, were arrested in Jefferson County, West Virginia, for selling secret information about the design of nuclear-powered warships to an undercover FBI agent,…
Former Police Officer Guilty of Operating Unlicensed Firearms Business
LOS ANGELES At the conclusion of a second trial prompted by an earlier conviction being overturned, a former Gardena Police officer has been found guilty of federal charges for scheming to purchase…
A Chinese Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Promoting Turtle Trafficking
NEW JERSEY A Chinese citizen was sentenced this week to three years and two months in prison on a federal money laundering conviction, according to officials. Kang Juntao, 25, of Hangzhou City,…