LOS ANGELES A former UCLA decathlete who also competed with the Philippines national team was sentenced Monday to 17 years and six months in federal prison for fraudulently raising more than $45…
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Ten Charged with Allegedly Diverting $11 Million in Medical Payments To Private Bank Accounts
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday charges against 10 defendants in multiple states who fraudulently diverted money from victims’ bank accounts into accounts they or co-conspirators controlled. The defendants also recruited…
Former Police Officer Guilty of Befriending and Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Crime Victim
Federal officials stated that a former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old crime victim in violation of her…
Unlicensed Medical Assistant Convicted in $6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO A federal jury convicted an Illinois woman Wednesday for conspiring to defraud Medicare of over $6 million, officials stated. Authorities stated that Rhonda Sutton is scheduled to be sentenced on March…
Attorney and Two Tax Professionals indicted for Setting Up Illegal $1 Billion Tax Shelter
DALLAS Officials stated that an attorney and two tax professionals were indicted in the $1 billion Garza tax shelter scheme. Attorney and CPA Kevin McDonnell and CPA James Richardson, co-owners of tax…
Feds: Former Detective, Three Others Indicted for Allegedly Forcing Women to Have Sex, Women Beaten and Threatened
Topeka, Kansas A federal grand jury in Topeka, Kansas, returned a three-count indictment, unsealed this week, charging former Kansas City Police Department detective Roger Golubski and three other men – Cecil Brooks,…
Georgia Man Who Fired at Repo Workers, Led Police on High-Speed Chase Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
ATHENS, Ga. An Athens resident with a violent criminal history who shot at two people attempting to repossess a vehicle and then led police on a high-speed chase was sentenced to 10…
Former MLB Player Guilty of Lying to Feds About Illegal Gambling Operation
LOS ANGELES A former Major League Baseball (MLB) player has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for lying to federal law enforcement officials about bets on sporting events that he…
Terrorist Who Planned to Attack a Church in Pittsburgh Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to more than 17 years, in federal prison for attempting to help the terrorist group ISIS blow up a church, officials stated. Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 24, of…
Ex-Oklahoma Undersheriff Facing Up to 10 years in Prison For Beating Handcuffed Suspect
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that Kendall Morgan, 44, the former undersheriff of the Le Flore County Sheriff’s Department (LCSO) in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, plead guilty to a criminal, civil rights…
Man Sentence for Attacking a Black Man Traveling Down a Roadway in a Race Motivated Crime
Officials stated that Jordan Patrick Leahy, 29, was sentenced this week in federal court in Florida to two years in prison for attacking a Black man traveling down a roadway with his…
Justice Department Will Monitor Voting Polls Today in 24 States for Compliance with Federal Laws
Monday, the Justice Department announced its plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states for the November 8, 2022 general election. Since the Voting Rights…