Telephoned Businesses in Four States Threatening Black Customers and Staff A Washington man plead guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to making interstate threats and committing a hate crime for…
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Nigerian Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Laundering Money from Online Scams
Criminal Known Online as ‘Ray Hushpuppi’ Laundered Proceeds of School Financing Scam, Business Email Compromise Fraud and Other Cyber Schemes LOS ANGELES A prolific international fraudster who conspired to launder tens of…
Louisiana Man Facing Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking Minors and Forcing Them to do Manual Labor
Darnell Fulton, 38, of Pineville, Louisiana, plead guilty Friday to conspiring to force three minors to work and transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, officials stated. According…
Law Enforcement Arrested 21 Suspects Allegedly Involved in a $545 Million Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
Feds seeking forfeiture of over $545 million in connection with this case Federal, state, and local law enforcement from across the United States executed a nationwide, coordinated takedown Wednesday of leaders and…
Former Georgia County Commissioner Convicted of Extortion Involving $1.8 Million Contract
Officials stated that a federal jury in Atlanta convicted a former commissioner of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Wednesday for extorting a DeKalb County subcontractor in connection with a $1.8 million…
Former Prisoner Transport Officer Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Female Inmate at Gas Station Bathroom Stall
Former prisoner transport officer Rogeric Hankins, 37, pleaded guilty in federal court in Missouri to violating a female detainee’s civil rights by sexually assaulting her, officials stated. “This is a particularly heinous…
Kansas Woman Who Led All-Female Battalion in Syria Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison; She Discussed Detonating a Car Bomb at U.S. Mall
WASHINGTON D.C. According to officials, a U.S. citizen was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday in federal court in Virginia for organizing and leading an all-female military battalion in Syria on…
Two Congo Men Were Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Elephant Ivory and Rhino Horns
WASHINGTON A federal judge sentenced Herdade Lokua, 34, and Jospin Mujangi, 32, of Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, to prison for trafficking wildlife products from the Congo to Seattle, officials stated….
Jamaican Who Allegedly Targeted Elderly Victims in Lottery Scheme Extradited to U.S.
NORTH CAROLINA A resident of Montego Bay, Jamaica, was extradited to the United States and made his initial appearance in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, on charges relating to his…
Barrio Azteca Prison Gang Gunmen Who Murdered Consulate In Juarez Sentenced to Life in Prison
EL PASO, TEXAS The Barrio Azteca gunmen responsible for the March 2010 murders in Juarez, Mexico of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband, and the husband of another U.S. Consulate employee were…
Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for a $6 Million Scam Involving the Sale of Fake Houses
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a South Bay man and his sister, and other co-conspirators were involved in a $6 million real estate scam. They listed homes for sale without owners’ consent…
Two Men Arrested for Allegedly Shooting Guard Several Times During Armored Truck Robbery
LOS ANGELES Federal officials stated that two men were arrested Friday on federal robbery and firearms offenses for allegedly robbing an armored car on Monday and shooting a guard several times in…