TEXAS A physician based in the McAllen, Texas area was named in an indictment unsealed this week for his role in a $240 million health care fraud and international money laundering scheme, according…
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U.S. Department of Justice Cases
Parking Lot Owner Paid Bribes to Defraud VA Out of $13 Million
LOS ANGELES The owner of a business that operated parking lots admitted to his role in a 15-year bribery scheme that allowed him to defraud the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs out…
La Cosa Nostra Associates Sentenced for Extortion-Related Crimes
MASSACHUSETTS Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra crime family were sentenced Friday in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts on extortion-related charges, according to officials. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S….
Former CIA Contractor Admits Illegally Keeping Classified Information
VIRGINIA Reynaldo B. Regis, 53, of Fort Washington, Maryland, and a former CIA contractor, plead guilty Friday to unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials, and making material false statements to federal law…
Former Police Sgt. Arrested for Possessing Firearms and Drugs
RALEIGH, NORTH A federal grand jury this week indicted former police Sgt. Brandon Scott Hawks, 33, of Eure, NC with two-counts of possession of a stolen firearm, and one count of possession with the intent…
RSK Gang Members Sentenced to Prison for Murder and other Crimes
ARIZONA A federal judge Wednesday sentenced three members of Red Skin Kingz, also known as RSK, to prison following their respective guilty pleas to RICO conspiracy for their participation in violent criminal…
Former Mississippi Detention Officers Plead Guilty to Beating Juvenile
MISSISSIPPI Federal officials announced that Edward Gibson, 28, an officer at a Mississippi juvenile detention facility, plead guilty this week in federal court to beating a juvenile in his custody. His supervisor,…
Five Gang Members Who Smuggled Drugs Into Prison Sentenced
VIRGINIA Five members of the Mad Stone Bloods gang were sentenced this week in federal court in Roanoke, Virginia in Roanoke for smuggling drugs and other contraband in and outside of the…
Electronics Distributor Allegedly Sold Counterfeit Integrated Circuits
LOS ANGELES The owner of PRB Logics Corporation, an Orange County-based seller of electronic components, was arrested this week on federal charges alleging he sold counterfeit integrated circuits, some of which could…
Former Arkansas State Senator Guilty of Conspiracy and Bribery
ARKANSAS Former Arkansas State Senator and State Representative Henry “Hank” Wilkins IV admitted this week to conspiring to accept over $80,000 in bribes in exchange for influencing Arkansas state legislation, officials said….
Texas Men Sentenced to Prison for Hate-Crime Assault Against Gay Man
TEXAS A federal judge sentenced Anthony Shelton, 20, and Cameron Ajiduah, 19, this week to 20 and 15 years in prison, respectively, for hate-crime assault against a gay man, according to officials….
Juvenile Detention Officer Charged with Encouraging Beat Down of Inmate Who Later Died
FLORIDA Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention officer was charged Monday with encouraging juvenile inmates to beat another inmate along with offering rewards for assaulting the victim, according to officials. The 17-year-old juvenile victim…