ALABAMA A doctor and her husband, who also served as her practice manager, plead guilty Wednesday for their roles in unlawfully distributing opioids and other controlled substances, officials stated. Elizabeth Korcz, M.D.,…
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D.A. Report: L.A. Police Department’s Officer-Involved Shootings
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office conducts an independent and thorough review of the evidence in every officer-involved shooting in Los Angeles County. If the officer’s use of deadly force is…
15 Named in $26 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Chinese Tires
HOUSTON Law enforcement this week arrested Zheng “Miranda” Zhou, 53, of Missouri City, and Kun “Bruce” Liu, 40, of Sugar Land, along with other defendants stemming from an international tire fraud scheme…
Ex-Employee of Research Institute Conspired for Steal Trade Secrets to China
OHIO A former Dublin, Ohio, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court last week to conspiring to steal exosome-related trade secrets concerning the research, identification, and treatment of a range of pediatric…
Neo-Nazi Member Sentenced to Prison for Plot to Intimidate Journalists
Seattle A 21-year-old Arizona man was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 16 months in prison for his role in a plot to deliver threatening posters to journalists and…
JUST SAYING: Corona Shut Down; Trump’s Legal Dream Team Tour of America’s Courthouses
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] SHUT IT DOWN! Washington Post today: “The economy added 245,000 jobs in November, the slowest month of growth since the recovery began The new data comes…
Former Cop Took Cash for Not Writing Traffic Ticket, Facing Up to 20 Years in Prison
Jackson, Miss. Former Meridian Police Officer Royric “Roy” Benamon, 27, pled guilty this week to one count of federal extortion under color of right, officials announced Thursday. “There is almost no greater…
“Apophis Squad” Hacker Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Threats Against Schools, Child Porn
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a North Carolina man who engaged in a series of cyber and swatting attacks to eight years in prison, according to officials. These attacks included…
More Defendants Indicted in L.A City Hall Wide-Spread Corruption Scheme
LOS ANGELES New details were unfurled in a federal grand jury indictment alleging a widespread corruption scheme led by former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar, officials announced Monday. Also, five more…
Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Guilty of Fraud, Kickback Conspiracies
NEW JERSEY Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP plead guilty this week in federal court to conspiracies to defraud the United States and violate the anti-kickback statute, according to officials. Purdue plead guilty…
Florida and Tennessee Pain Clinic Owner Extradited for Running “Pill Mill”
TENNESSEE A dual U.S.-Italian national was extradited from Italy to the United States last week for allegedly running a “Pill Mill,” officials announced Monday. The U.S. Marshals Service transported the defendant from…
Kansas Man Who Threatened Minor, Shouted Racial Slurs Indicted
KANSAS A federal grand jury in Kansas City indicted Colton Donner, 25, for threatening an African-American male juvenile, because of the victim’s race and because the victim was living in a home…