SANTA ANA, CALIF. – A federal jury convicted two Southern California residents in connection with a scheme to defraud union and private health insurance programs by submitting bills for more than $71 million –…
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Three Defendants Charged with One of the Largest Data Breaches in U.S.
GEORGIA – The federal government unsealed an indictment on Thursday against two Vietnamese citizens who live in the Netherlands, for their roles in hacking email service providers in U.S., officials said. One…
Marijuana Grower Who Murdered a Migrant Worker on His Farm Will Be Sentenced in June
SAN FRANCISCO— A marijuana grower who was found guilty this week of murdering a migrant worker working on his farm will be sentenced in June. Mikal X. Wilde is facing from 55 to…
Former Truck Driver Guilty of Transporting Minors for Sex, Evidence Indicated He Had been Doing This for 25 Years
BUFFALO, NY—A federal jury found David Allen Vickers, 50, of Stanley, NY guilty of transporting two minors with the intent to have sex, officials announced Wednesday. “That this defendant continuously abused numerous…
Former NY Councilman Sentenced to 10 Years for Bribery and Kickbacks
NEW YORK CITY – Former New York City Council Member Daniel Halloran was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 10 years in prison. Halloran arranged a bribery of New York City Republican leaders…
Ferguson Police, City and Courts Racist Practices and Emails Outlined in DOJ Report
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] In a scathing report, the U.S. Department of Justice found that Ferguson police and courts “routinely” violated the constitutional rights of blacks through illegal arrests, police stops and criminal…
Former Miami Cop Admits to Intimidating a Vendor, Committing Extortion and Accepting Bribes
MIAMI – Jerry Sutherland, 28, of Miami-Dade County, Florida, a former officer with the City of Miami Police Department, pled guilty to two counts of extortion on Monday, officials said. Sutherland…
Man Sentenced to 36 Years for Trying to Drug and Sexually Abuse Young Children
BROOKLYN – A 37-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 36 years in prison for trying to drug and sexually abuse three young children, a seven-year-old, an 18-month-old and three-month-old infant. Bebars Baslan,…
Political Consultant Sentenced for Embezzling Millions from Former Texas Lt. Governor
AUSTIN, TEXAS – A 58-year-old political consultant was sentenced Friday to seven years and three months in federal prison for stealing more than $2.5 Million in campaign funds from former Texas Lt….
Wholesale Seafood Owner Gets Two Years for Selling Illegally Harvested Oysters
NEW JERSEY -The owner of the Harbor House Seafood was sentenced Friday to two years and two months in prison for buying and illegally processing over-harvested oysters and creating fake paperwork to…
Alleged “Smash and Grab” Thieves Charged With Robbery of Jewelry Stores in Six States
MICHIGAN – Seventeen individuals from the metro-Detroit area have been charged in a series of smash and grab robberies of jewelry stores across the United States, federal officials announced today. Three separate…
The Former Head of the Mississippi Prison System Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering (Videos)
JACKSON, MS—The former head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Christopher B. Epps, and Cecil McCrory, a former Mississippi legislator, former Justice Court Judge, former Chairman of the Rankin County School Board,…