LOS ANGELES Six Southern California companies on Monday were ordered to pay $1.83 billion in restitution for conspiring to defraud the federal government, according to officials. The scheme involved a scheme in…
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White Supremacist-Neo Nazi Prospect Who Assaulted Black Man Guilty of Hate Crime
A Washington man plead guilty to hate crime and false statement charges in federal court, officials announced last week. Jason DeSimas, 47, of Tacoma, pleaded guilty to one crime of committing a…
Border Patrol Apprehended Five Gang Members Trying to Illegally Enter U.S.
EDINBURG, Texas Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested five gang members, a criminal migrant with a conviction for a child-related crime, and a Mexican national with a conviction for kidnapping, officials announced…
Man Arrested After He Gave Fentanyl to Woman Who Died from Overdose
RIVERSIDE, California – A San Bernardino County man was arrested Friday on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges he sold fentanyl to a woman last year who soon afterward suffered a fatal…
Eleven Charged with Arranging Fake Marriages to Get “Green Cards” for 400 Non-Citizens
Eleven California-based who ran a Los Angeles-based marriage and immigration “agency” allegedly arranged hundreds of sham marriages.
Man, Who Started Fire in Santa Monica Restaurant During 2020 Civil Unrest, Sentenced to Prison.
LOS ANGELES A West Hills man was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison for starting a fire that caused substantial damage to a Santa Monica restaurant, The incident occurred during the…
Man Rigged Bids to Get Contracts to Provide Food to Federal Prisons
LOS ANGELES A former contractor at a food supply company agreed to plead guilty to a felony bid-rigging charge, federal officials announced Tuesday. He admitted that he conspired with a person at…
Spanish Authorities Seize $90 Million Russian Yacht at the Request of U.S. (Video)
WASHINGTON D.C. Spanish law enforcement on Monday executed a Spanish court order freezing the Tango, a 255-foot luxury yacht, officials stated. The yacht is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. Spanish…
Feds: MS-13 Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder, Other Crimes
A New Jersey man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for murder, drug trafficking along with other felony crimes, federal officials stated. Miguel Angel Corea Diaz aka Reaper, 41, of Long…
Twelve Charged with Allegedly Supplying 90 Firearms to Chicago Gangs
CHICAGO A 21-count superseding indictment charges 12 individuals with conspiring to violate federal firearms statutes, officials announced Friday. The federal allegations include engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a…
Former Coal Company VP Allegedly Bribed Egyptian Officials to Get Contracts
PENNSYLVANIA A former coal company executive of a Western Pennsylvania coal company was charged with alleged kickbacks and bribery of Egyptian officials, according to federal officials. Charles Hunter Hobson, 46, of Knoxville,…
Feds: California Man Convicted of $27 Million Paycheck Protection Fraud
WASHINGTON A federal jury convicted a San Fernando Valley, California man Monday for submitting fraudulent applications seeking money from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), officials stated. He submitted false statements to a…