LOS ANGELES A Catholic priest who touched a woman’s breast, inner thigh and groin on an overnight cross-country airplane flight was sentenced today to one year – a term that will include…
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A federal Judge Sentenced a Man to 60 Years In Prison for Producing Child Pornography
SAN ANTONIO A federal judge sentenced a 27-year-old man to 60 years in prison for producing child pornography, officials announced Friday. On May 14, Ryan Bradley Pitts plead guilty to six counts…
Klu Klux Klan Member Convicted of Trying to Develop Lethal Radiation Weapon of Mass Destruction
NEW YORK A jury on Friday convicted Glendon Scott Crawford, 51, of Galway, New York, for his role in attempting to develop a lethal radiation device to use it on Muslims, officials…
Music Piracy Website Operator of “RockDizMusic.com” Pleads Guilty to $2.5 Million Copyright Infringement
VIRGINA The operator of a music piracy website admitted today to criminal copyright infringement by reproducing and distributing without permission millions of digital copies of copyrighted works, officials said. This included copies of…
Florida Highway Patrol Officer Sentenced for Taking Bribes from Tow Truck Driver
FLORIDA A former trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol admitted to being involved in a scheme where police officers were accepting bribes by local wrecker operators to illegally get business from stranded…
Former U.S. Embassy Employee Used Government Computer for Phishing, Hacking and Cyberstalking (News Video)
GEORGIA A former employee of the U.S. Embassy in London allegedly used his government computer at the embassy for phishing, hacking and cyberstalking, according to officials. Michael C. Ford, 36, was charged…
Former L.A. Sheriff’s Captain Pleads Guilty in Jail Scandal Will Testify Against Former Undersheriff
LOS ANGELES William Thomas Carey, a former captain with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, plead guilty this afternoon to one count of making false declarations for lying on witness stand last year…
Owner of L.A. Clinics Admits to Submitting $4.5 Million in Phony Claims to Medicare
CALIFORNIA The owner and operator of three medical clinics located in Los Angeles plead guilty today to scamming Medicare by submitting $4.5 million in phony claims to Medicare, officials said today. In…
Texas Men Indicted for Beating and Torturing a Black Gay Man
TEXAS Two men were indicted for a federal hate crime against a gay black man who they invited into an apartment in Corpus Christi and over a three hour period, they beat…
Narco-Trafficker with More than 20 Criminal Convictions Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge today sentenced a narcotics trafficker to 20 years in prison after law enforcement seized more than 170 pounds of cocaine and $1.5 million in drug profits, officials…
Three Guilty of Illegally of Importing “Spice” from China to Make Synthetic Marijuana
FLORIDA This week three Tampa residents plead guilty for their involvement in a conspiracy to import a synthetic cannabinoid, XLR-11, a/k/a “Spice,” and paraphernalia to the U.S. from China, officials said. On…
Doctor Sentenced to Two Years for $13 Million Health Care Fraud
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK A federal judge sentenced a doctor to two years in prison for his role in a $13 million health care fraud scheme, according to officials. Okon Umana, 68, of…