Important tips to keep in mind in the season of giving By Consumer Reports Last updated: November 27, 2018 If you’re planning to make a charitable donation this holiday season, make sure…
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U.S. Department of Justice Cases
Feds Recover More Than $2.8 Billion in Cases Involving Fraud Against Government
The Department of Justice recovered more than $2.8 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government. Recovers were made in the fiscal year…
Man Sentenced to Four Years for Trying to Smuggle Rifle Scopes to Syria
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A federal court sentenced a defendant on Thursday to 46 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to smuggle rifle scopes and other tactical gear to…
MS-13 Members Charged with Violent Racketeering Conspiracy
MARYLAND A federal grand jury charged nine alleged MS-13 gang members with violent racketeering conspiracy, according to authorities. A federal grand jury returned a seventh superseding indictment Monday charging nine men in…
Man who Trafficked Drugs by Airplane Luggage from LAX to Detroit Sentence to 13 Years
LOS ANGELES A Pasadena man who organized and directed a conspiracy to ship multi-kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine in airplane luggage from Los Angeles to Detroit was sentenced today to 13…
Corrections Officer Charged with Assaulting and Intimidating Juveniles
FLORIDA A Federal grand jury in Miami on Monday indicted Florida Department of Corrections officer, Terrance Reynolds, 28, for conspiring with former sergeant Brendan Butler to physically assault and intimidate youthful offenders,…
Ex-Federal Officer and Ex-Wife Guilty of Drug Trafficking
LOS ANGELES A federal jury Thursday found U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who once worked at Los Angeles International Airport and his ex-wife have been found guilty by a federal jury…
36 Defendants Guilty of Participating in an International Thai Sex Trafficking Ring
WASHINGTON – A jury convicted five defendants on Wednesday for their roles in operating a massive international sex trafficking organization that was responsible for coercing hundreds of Thai women to engage in…
American Media Inc. Admitted $150,000 Payment to Ensure Woman Didn’t Damage Trump Campaign
Federal officials announced Wednesday that it has previously reached a non-prosecution agreement with American Media Inc., in connection with its role in making the above-described $150,000 payment before the 2016 presidential election,…
Michael Cohen Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Federal Crimes
A federal judge sentenced a former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen to three years in prison for tax evasion, making false statements to a federally insured bank, and campaign finance…
Ohio Man Charged with Planning Terrorist Attack With ISIS to Attack Synagogue
OHIO Federal authorities on Monday charged Damon M. Joseph, 21, of Holland, Ohio, with one count of attempting to provide material support to ISIS in allegedly planning an attack on a synagogue…
Florida Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Scamming Seniors
FLORIDA A federal court in Florida sentenced Eugene Marotta, 49, to 46 months in prison for scamming senior citizens and others, the Department of Justice announced Monday. Marotta, who was also ordered…