SANTA ANA, California An Orange County woman, who embezzled over $3 million from two companies while she worked as their financial controller, cheated on her taxes and fraudulently received a COVID-relief business…
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U.S. Department of Justice Cases
Nine Sentenced for Involvement in a $126 Million Prescription Drug Scheme
WASHINGTON D.C. Nine defendants – including three compounding pharmacy owners, a physician, two pharmacists, and three patient recruiters – were sentenced Thursday for their respective roles in a years-long, multi-state scheme to…
Feds: Businessman Facing Prison Sentence for Allegedly Hiding $38 Million from the IRS
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment, unsealed Friday, charging a California businessman with conspiracy to defraud the IRS, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering, officials…
Justice Department Unseals Charges Against Seven Leaders of Sinaloa Cartel
WASHINGTON D.C. The Justice Department Friday announced charges unsealed against several leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, a transnational drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico. “Today, the Justice Department is announcing significant…
Two Former L.A. Deputies Charged With Falsely Arresting 23-Year-Old Skateboarder
LOS ANGELES Two former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were named in a five-count indictment for allegedly violating the civil rights of a young man at a skatepark by falsely imprisoning him…
Feds: Albuquerque Police Agree to Wear Body Cameras, Create Civilian Investigative Unit
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it has joined with the City of Albuquerque in filing a motion seeking a consent decree regarding the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). The…
Physician and Clinic Office Manager Convicted of Unlawful Distribution of Over 600,000 Opioid Pills
HOUSTON A federal jury convicted a Texas physician and clinic office manager Wednesday for operating a pill-mill clinic that unlawfully prescribed over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash, officials stated. According…
Justice Department Distributed Over $6 Billion to Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism
WASHINGTON D.C. The U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (the Fund) this week notified a group of eligible claimants of upcoming payments totaling approximately $2.7 billion that the Fund will…
Los Angeles Businessman, Utah Fuel Plant Operators and Employees Sentenced to Prison for Billion-Dollar BioFuel Tax Fraud Scheme
Five individuals were sentenced this week to prison for their roles in a $1 billion biofuel tax conspiracy, officials stated Friday. The convicted felons are Lev Aslan Dermen, aka Levon Termendzhyan, 56,…
Florida Teen Murders: 12-year-old boy among suspects in deadly shootings
Three teenagers were found fatally shot over the course of three days in separate locations within Marion County, Florida.
Former San Diego Detective, Three Others Guilty of Multiple Crimes for Operating Five Illicit Massage Parlors
A former San Diego Police Department vice detective and his co-defendants each pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with their operation of five illicit massage businesses in California and Arizona, federal officials stated….
Former Alaska City Treasurer Indicted for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, Tax Evasion, Allegedly Embezzled $1.16 Million
A federal grand jury in Anchorage last month indicted an Alaska man with wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion, officials announced Wednesday. According to the indictment, from 2015 to 2022, Jess…