SANTA ANA, California A former licensed stockbroker pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal criminal charges for running a securities fraud scheme, officials stated. Robert Louis Cirillo targeted low-income Hispanic victims to obtain more…
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Two Florida Men Convicted in $1.4 Billion Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Rural Hospitals
After a 24-day trial, a federal jury in Florida convicted two individuals for their roles in a conspiracy that fraudulently billed approximately $1.4 billion, according to authorities. The billing was allegedly for…
Woman and Death Row Son Submitted 121 Stimulus Check Applications for $145,200
Son, A Prisoner On San Quentin’s Death Row, Provided Mother With 9,043 Individuals’ Personal Identifiable Information And She Filed For $145,200 In Stimulus Checks SAN FRANCISCO Sheila Denise Dunlap was sentenced Friday…
Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Bank Fraud, ID Theft After a String of USPS Burglaries
Miami, Florida A Palm Beach resident altered and cashed personal checks, which victims reported as stolen from U.S. Postal Service drop boxes, officials stated. Danny Seruto Perez was sentenced to 30 months…
Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Taking Bribes for Spinal Surgery Referrals
LOS ANGELES An accountant enabled the owner of a corrupt Long Beach hospital to pay more than $40 million in illegal kickbacks to doctors in exchange for them referring thousands of spinal…
Former Georgia Prison Supervisor Guilty of Trying to Cover Up the Beating of an Inmate
Geary Staten, 31, a former supervisory correctional officer at Valdosta State Prison (VSP), plead guilty today in federal court to one count of misprision of a felony for his role in attempting…
Motocross Coach Who Traveled the Country Indicted for Child Exploitation of Six Victims
WASHINGTON D.C. A motocross instructor who traveled the country building motocross tracks and mentoring children was indicted yesterday for multiple child exploitation offenses, federal officials stated. According to court documents, Ryan Meyung,…
Alabama Man Guilty of Sex Trafficking, Forcing Victims, Including a Minor, into Prostitution
A federal jury found defendant Lonnie Mitchell, 36, guilty of numerous offenses of coercing several victims, including a minor, to engage in prostitution over the course of several years, officials stated. Following…
Owner of Telemarketing Co. Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for $20 Million Scheme, Tax Evasion
FLORIDA A Florida man was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison for health care and wire fraud that cost Medicare more than $20 million dollars, and for evading taxes, officials stated….
Beverly Hills Man Wanted to Hire Hitman to Murder Woman He Briefly Dated but Later Rebuffed
LOS ANGELES A Beverly Hills man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal murder-for-hire charge, according to federal officials. Scott Quinn Berkett attempted to hire a hitman to kill a woman he…
Mexican Man Sentenced to More than 15 years in Prison for Producing Child Porn of Teen
LOS ANGELES A former Inglewood resident has been sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for the production of child pornography of a teenage girl, federal officials stated. The…
Rio Grande Border Patrol: Thirty-Percent Increase in Border Crossings, More than 287,000 Migrants.
EDINBURG, Texas – (press release) As of the end of April 2022, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents have encountered more than 287K migrants, a nearly 30 percent increase over the same…