WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department filed an amicus briefs or friend of the court filing in support of voting rights cases involving Wisconsin and Ohio. The department says the cases…
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Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Illegally Hunt Mountain Lions and Bobcats
COLORADO — A man who conspired with others to provide many illegal hunts of mountain lions and bobcats in Colorado and Utah from 2007 to 2009 plead guilty to conspiracy, federal officials…
Lloyds Banking Group Agrees to Pay $98 Million to Feds for Manipulating Interest Rates
CONNECTICUT – Lloyds Banking Group PLC agreed to pay the Department of Justice an $86 million penalty for manipulation of submissions for the London InterBank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, a leading global…
Justice Department Reaches Agreement With the Beleaguered Newark Police Department
NEW JERSEY — The U.S. Justice Department reached an agreement with the city of Newark, New Jersey to address a pattern and practice of unconstitutional policing by the Newark Police Department, federal…
Businessman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Applying for Millions of Dollars in Loans
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An Orange County businessman plead guilty to federal charges related to a series of fraud schemes that include one in which he worked with his criminal defense attorney to…
Trio Indicted for Insurance Fraud Involving More Than $50 Million of Unneeded Medical Procedures
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted three Southern California residents in a scheme to defraud health insurance programs by submitting bills for more than $50 million in…
Former CEO of Employee Retirement System Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges
SAN FRANCISCO – The former CEO of the California Public Employee Retirement System, known as CalPERS, plead guilty Friday to getting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash along with gifts in…
Four Police Officers Facing Charges Involving the Beating of a Man
GEORGIA — A grand jury indicted Georgia law enforcement officers for civil rights violations and obstruction of justice in connection with the beating of a man at the Bainbridge BikeFest in 2012,…
DEA: Three Alleged Peruvian Terrorists Charged with Weapons, Terrorism and Narcotics Crimes
NEW YORK – Three leaders of a Peruvian terrorist organization, the Shining Path, were charged with terrorism, narcotics and weapons crimes, authorities announced this week. The three – Florindo Eleuterio Flores-Hala, whose…
Nation’s Largest Pharmacy Company to Pay Millions of Dollars for Filing Bogus Billings
OHIO – The nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy company must pay millions of dollars to settle allegations involving false billings to federal health care programs, officials announced today. The Cincinnati-based Ominicare Inc….
Former Union Official and Retired Detective Pleads Guilty to Stealing $190,000 From Two Unions
WASHINGTON D.C. – A former union official plead guilty to embezzling more than $190,000 from two labor organizations he founded and an employee benefit plan, according to authorities. Officials say JC Stamps,…
Man Convicted of Scams To Treat Aliments Could Get Up to 240 Years in Prison
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An Irvine man was found guilty of running a fraud scheme that raised about $3.3 million from victims who thought they were investing in products that would treat…