Three defendants in a large racketeering case involving the Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips plead guilty to federal charges including murder conspiracy, officials announced Friday.
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Federal Judge Sentences Texas Brothers to 18 Years in Prison Each for Drug Dealing
Two Eagle Pass, Texas brothers who owned a auto body shop were each given 18-year sentences for drug dealing and ordered to pay $372,320 as restitution, officials announced Thursday.
N.J. Man Charged with Dog Fighting; Feds Find Injured and Sick Dogs Chained and Unattended
Federal law enforcement officials arrested a Cumberland County, New Jersey, man for his involvement in dog fighting, according to officials.
Feds: Ex-County Clerk and 11 Recruiters Charged in California for Allegedly “Fixing” Traffic Tickets
SANTA ANA, CALIF. Ten suspects were arrested Wednesday on federal grand jury charges of taking bribes to “fix” traffic tickets or illegally resolve cases of hundreds of violators by circumventing the…
Man Pleads Guilty to 2013 Shooting Spree at LAX, Admits to Murdering TSA Officer
LOS ANGELES A Sun Valley man plead guilty Tuesday to 11 federal charges related to a 2013 shooting at Los Angeles International Airport in which…
Surgery Center Director that Illegally Billed Insurances for Unnecessary Plastic Surgery Faces New Charges
A Rancho Mirage woman who was the executive director of a cosmetic surgery center had additional criminal charges filed against her —fraud and identity theft, authorities announced Tuesday.
Man Who Set Somali Restaurant on Fire Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
A federal judge Tuesday sentenced Matthew Gust, 26, to 15 years in prison for setting fire to a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, according to officials.
Two Greek Shipping Co. and Engineers Guilty of Dumping 10 Tons of Oily Waste into Ocean
A federal jury convicted Oceanic Illsabe Limited, Oceanfleet Shipping Limited and two of their employees for dumping oil sludge into the ocean, officials announced Friday.
Two California Men Sentenced to Prison for Fleecing More than 1,000 Struggling Homeowners
A federal judge sentenced Serj Geutssoyan, also known as “Anthony Kirk,” 34 or Santa Ana, to four years in prison and Daniel Shiau, also known as “Scott Decker,” 30, of Irvine, to four years and 10 months behind bars, according to officials.
Romanian Computer Hacker “Guccifer” Sentenced to four Years in Prison
Marcel Lehel Lazar, 44, of Arad, Romania, a hacker who used the online moniker “Guccifer,” was sentenced to four years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft, officials said.
14 Retailers Indicted for $16 Million Food Stamp Fraud, Allegedly Traded for Cash
A federal grand jury returned nine separate indictments charging 14 retail store operators for committing food stamp fraud and wire fraud in connection with schemes to illegally redeem food stamp benefits in exchange for cash, officials announced this week
50-Year-old Spanish Fugitive Sentenced to 10 Years for Running Large Prostitution Ring in Florida
A 50-year-old Spanish fugitive was sentenced to 10 years in prison for running a highly profitable prostitution organization out of a Fort Lauderdale hotel.The prostitutes were foreign nationals and Miami-area residents, officials said.