SEATTLE Federal authorities arrested an IRS agent today after he allegedly accepted payment from a Seattle marijuana businessman for saving him a million dollars in taxes, according to officials. Paul G. Hurley,…
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Man Faces Life in Prison for Allegedly Kidnapping a Woman During a Burglary (News Video)
CHICAGO A man was arrested Sunday for allegedly kidnapping of a woman who came came home and found the suspect burglarizing her home in Lansing, Illinois, officials announced Monday. Carleous Clay, 33,…
Israeli Who Printed Millions in Counterfeit Money Out of a New Jersey Warehouse Sentenced
VIRGINIA A federal judge sentenced the leader of an international counterfeit currency ring who was responsible for $70 million in counterfeit to 15 years in prison, officials announced today. Itzhak Loz, 48,…
Couple Admits to Selling “Energy Wave” Device for Treatment of Cancer, AIDS and Strokes
SAN DIEGO David and Sandra Perez marketed a medical devices an effective for use in cancer and AIDS cases. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration never approved the sale of the…
Jurors: Former County Chief Deputy Auditor Embezzled More Than $150,000
INDIANA A jury today convicted the former chief deputy auditor for LaPorte County, Indiana, of embezzling over $150,000 from the LaPorte County government, tax fraud and defrauding her elderly father-in-law out of…
Man Who Admitted Killing Eagles and Hawks Sentenced to Three Years Probation
IDAHO A federal judge sentenced a man to three years probation for killing eagles and ordered him to pay $4,000 in restitution, officials announced Wednesday. The judge also ordered Adrian Q. Brown-Sonder,…
Man Who Tied Rope Around Neck of James Meredith Statue Sentenced to Prison
MISSISSIPPI A federal judge sentenced a man who tied a rope around the neck of James Meredith statue on the Ole Miss Campus to six months in prison, officials announced today. U.S….
Gang Member Admits to Execution-Style Murder of Man Who Didn’t Pay “Taxes” to Mexican Mafia
LOS ANGELES A former 18th Street gang member plead guilty Tuesday to federal drug trafficking and admitted that he was the triggerman in the 2006 execution-style of a man who failed to…
Four Indicted for Collecting Unemployment Benefits Through Fake Businesses
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury indicted four men on mail fraud and other federal charges for their involvement in a scheme that allegedly used dozens of bogus companies to collect more than…
Feds: Russian Admits His Role in Worldwide Hacking Conspiracy Ever Prosecuted
NEW JERSEY A Russian admitted to his involvement in a worldwide hacking and data breach scheme that targeted major corporations, result in the theft of 160 credit cards and more than $300…
Texas Man Admits to Beating, Sodomizing and Torturing Gay Black Man
TEXAS One of two Texas men indicted for his role in the beating and torture of a gay black man in 2012 in Corpus Christi plead guilty, officials announced today. Ramiro Serrata Jr.,…
Feds: Whistleblower to Get $12 Million As His Share of a $69.5 Million False Claims Settlement
FLORIDA A doctor who sued a hospital under the Whistleblower’s Act alleging improper financial relations the hospital had with physicians will get $12 million, the federal government announced today. Under the act,…