LOS ANGELES – A Tarzana man was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for odometer tampering, officials said. U.S. District Court Judge George H. King sentenced Shamai Salpeter, 66, and ordered him…
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Man Convicted of Kidnapping and Sexually Abusing Toddler
CALIFORNIA – A 31-year-old man who kidnapped a toddler in the middle of the night, sexually abused him at a motel, outdoors and in his truck, was convicted Friday, federal officials announced Friday….
Feds: Two Cardiovascular Labs Pay $48 Million for Paying Kickbacks
WASHINGTON D.C. – Two cardiovascular disease testing laboratories agreed to pay $48.5 million to settle claims of paying physicians kickbacks, officials stated last week. Also the labs were conducting unnecessary testing, official said….
Credit Card and ID Thief Sentenced to More Than 12 Years, Ordered to Pay $50 Million as Restitution
NEVADA – A credit card and identity thief and member of a credit card ring known as “Carer.su” was sentenced Thursday to 12 years and six months in prison for selling stolen…
Jamaican Admits to Preying on Elderly Using International Lottery Schemes
MIAMI – A Jamaican man plead guilty this week in the U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the Justice Department announced today. Damion…
Man Who Allegedly Supports ISIS Charged With Trying to Set Off Explosive at a Military Base
KANSAS – A man was charged with trying to detonate a vehicle bomb at Fort Riley, a military base near Manhattan, Kansas, federal officials announced Friday. John T. Booker Jr., 20, of…
Two Women Who Were Involved in The Hate-Crime Death of a Black Man Sentenced to Prison
WASHINGTON— Two Mississippi women were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a federal hate crime in connection with the killing of a black man by running over him with a F-250 pickup truck…
Former State Trooper Going to Prison For Tearing Up Traffic Tickets For Sex, Violating Handcuffed Women
WASHINGTON—A former trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. He admitted coercing four female victims to engage in sexual…
2009 Houston Police Officer of the Year and Mexican Citizen Indicted for Drug Dealing
NEW ORLEANS – Houston Police Officer Noe Juarez, 46, and Mexican citizen Sergio Grimaldo, 32, were charged with conspiracy to distribute 10 pounds or more of cocaine, federal officials in New Orleans…
Man Sentenced to Six Years for Threatening to Blow Up Federal Judges
LAS VEGAS, NV—A Las Vegas man who told federal homeland security officials on June 3, 2014, that he had placed explosives under the desks of two federal district court judges in Las…
NY Robber Gets 16 Life Sentences Plus 40 Years for Robbing Businesses Including Seven Banks
NEW YORK – A resident of Bronx, who committed a series of armed robberies, including seven banks and restaurants, got a lengthy prison that prosecutors said will send a message “brazen acts…
U.S. Wants to Extradite Former Salvadoran Military Officer for Jesuit Massacre
NORTH CAROLINA – The U.S. wants to extradite a former Salvadoran military officer to Spain to face charges for participating in the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests in El Salvador during the…