LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury indicted a San Pedro, Calif. man with threatening to murder U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters in a phone call to her Capitol Hill office last month, officials announced…
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Former Deputy Sentenced for Operating an Illegal Cigarette Co. at County Jail (Video)
TENNESSEE A federal judge Thursday sentenced the former Rutherford County Sheriff Chief Deputy of Administration to 15 months in prison for operating a private electronic cigarette company in the county jail for…
San Diego Nursing Homes to Pay up to $6.9 Million to Resolve Kickback/Fraud Allegations
LOS ANGELES Four San Diego-area nursing homes owned by Los Angeles-based Brius Management Co. have agreed to pay as much as $6.9 million to resolve civil allegations that their employees paid kickbacks…
L.A. Man Arrested for Allegedly Making Threats to Kill Sheriff’s Employees
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities this morning arrested a South Los Angeles man who allegedly made a series of online threats to kill law enforcement personnel and others at the Los Angeles Superior…
Wells Fargo Pays $5.4 Million to Servicemembers for Unlawful Repossessions
CALIFORNIA The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it got an additional $5.4 million for servicemembers whose vehicles were unlawfully repossessed by Well Fargo Bank. The bank violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief…
Man Illegally Trafficked in Parts from Endangered Lions and Tigers
TEXAS Arongkron “Paul” Malasukum, a resident of Woodside, New York, plead guilty Thursday to illegally trafficking in parts from endangered African lions and tigers, according to officials. Malasukum, 41, pleaded guilty in…
Feds: Victims of Bernie Madoff to Begin Getting Compensation
NEW YORK The Department of Justice announced Thursday that on Nov. 9, the Madoff Victim Fund began its initial distribution of $772.5 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. Government in connection…
Calif. Councilman Allegedly Paid $10,000 Bribe to Burn Down His Restaurant
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Adelanto City Councilmember Jermaine Wright was arrested Tuesday on federal charges alleging he took a $10,000 cash bribe and hired a man to burn down his restaurant to collect the…
Psychiatrist Guilty of Paying $30,000 Bribe to IRS Agent Sentenced to Four Years
SANTA ANA, California A federal judge sentenced a psychiatrist who practices in Long Beach to more than four years in prison for paying a $30,000 bribe…
Man Sentenced to 27 Years for Supporting Terrorists, Trying to Murder Federal Judge
A federal judge on Monday sentenced Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, to 27 years and six months in prison for one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support or resources to…
Colombian Guilty of trying to Bribe Federal Agent to Dismiss Charges Against Drug Kingpin
WASHINGTON D.C. A Colombian national plead guilty Friday in connection with his role in a bribery scheme that resulted in the dismissal of a drug trafficking indictment filed against a Colombia-based cocaine…
Former Jailer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Beating Death of Inmate
WASHINGTON A federal judge this week sentenced former supervisory deputy jailer Damon Wayne Hickman to more than 10 years in prison for his role in an unprovoked beating of a jail inmate, according…