A New York pharmacist pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and filing false business and personal income tax returns, officials stated. According to…
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L.A. Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Leading Crack Cocaine Ring in Watts
LOS ANGELES A leader of the Bounty Hunter Bloods street gang pleaded guilty Friday to federal drug and firearms charges for the manufacturing and distribution of crack cocaine conspiracy, officials stated. The…
Woman, Who is an Alleged “Money Mule,” Laundered Funds for Cybercriminals
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County woman has been charged in a six-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she laundered money directly sent from fraud victims, officials stated. The victims were tricked…
L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Murder of 12-Year-Old Boy in Off-Duty Crash
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ricardo Castro has been charged with murder and vehicular manslaughter when he crashed his vehicle into another car, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring two others in…
Man and His Brother Conned 40 Investors Out of $6 Million Through an Investment Company
SANTA ANA, California Federal officials stated Wednesday that a jury found a San Fernando Valley man guilty of scheming with his brother to fraudulently obtain more than $6 million from at…
Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Stealing More Than $1 Million in COVID Business Loans
LOS ANGELES A Ventura County man who schemed with an Orange County man to illegally acquire disaster relief funds was sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for fraudulently…
Former Prison Transportation Officer Indicted for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Female Detainee
A federal indictment was unsealed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, charging a former private prisoner transport officer with sexually assaulting a female pretrial detainee during a prisoner transport, officials stated. The officer allegedly…
Woman Charged for Allegedly Providing Fraudulent Immigration Services, 17 Victims
A 56-year-old woman has been charged with scamming more than a dozen immigrants by pretending to be a consultant — and at times — an attorney, officials stated Thursday. “We have seen…
Florida Pharmacist Convicted for $1 Million Prescription Drug Fraud of Medicare
Officials stated that a federal jury in Florida convicted a Virginia man Thursday for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $1 million in prescription drug benefits. According to…
A Self-Described White Nationalist Who Killed 23 People in El Paso in 2019 Pleaded Guilty to 90 Federal Crimes
A Texas man who carried out the mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2019, killing 23 people and injuring 22 more, pleaded guilty Wednesday…
Man Convicted for Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Facing Up to 30 Years in Prison
A federal jury convicted a Texas man Wednesday for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus…
Neo-Nazi Man and Girlfriend Charged With Allegedly Conspiring to Destroy Electrical Substations in Maryland
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal criminal complaint charged Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, of Catonsville, Maryland, and Brandon Clint Russell, 27, of Orlando, Florida, with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility, officials stated. The…