CALIFORNIA Norma Morfin, aka Norma Morfin Mandujano of Salinas, California, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison, according to officials. On July 18, 2018, Morfin pleaded guilty to conspiring to file…
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ICE removes man wanted in China for financial scheme
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers removed a fugitive citizen of China Wednesday who was wanted by Chinese authorities for occupational embezzlement. Quanguan Zheng,…
Former Charity CEO Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Political Corruption Scheme
MISSOURI The former CEO of a charity headquartered in Springfield, Missouri plead guilty to her role in a multi-million-dollar political corruption scheme that involved bribes and campaign contributions for elected public officials in…
Wisconsin Man Guilty of Threatening Jewish Community Center
Chadwick Grubbs, who is currently in state custody on separate cases, plead guilty Tuesday to federal charges related to threatening letters he wrote on three separate dates in May to the Harry…
State Prison Supervisor Convicted for Beating a Handcuffed Inmate
LOUISIANA A federal jury on Thursday convicted a 41-year-old former supervisor at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana of beating an inmate who was handcuffed, shackled and not resisting, officials…
Former Precious Metals Trader Guilty of Commodities Fraud and Conspiracy
CONNECTICUT A former precious metals trader at a United States bank plead guilty in a proceeding unsealed yesterday to commodities fraud and a spoofing conspiracy in connection with his participation in…
Former Armored Employee Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $300,000 from Cash Facility
LOS ANGELES A former Dunbar Armored employee plead not guilty to federal conspiracy and bank theft charges contained in a grand jury indictment that alleges a scheme to smuggle $300,000 in cash…
Former FBI Paralegal Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Government Funds
SAN DIEGO A former paralegal specialist for the San Diego Division of the FBI was sentenced Monday to 24 months in prison for embezzling nearly $250,000 in government funds, according to authorities….
Former Louisiana Deputy Chief Guilty of Using Excessive Force and Filing False Report
LOUISIANA Former St. Martinville, Louisiana, Police Department Deputy Chief of Investigations Codi Dodge, 35, was found guilty Monday of four felony counts, including a civil rights violation for using excessive force against an…
National Geographic: New Spinal Cord Therapy Helps Paralyzed Patients Walk Again
SCIENCE & INNOVATION Three people regained leg movements after using a new type of treatment, the latest in a suite of results involving electrical stimulation. A photo composite shows patient…
Prison Gang Members Charged with Brutally Assaulting a Victim
MISSOURI Four alleged members or associates of the Aryan Circle or AC have been indicted and three arrested for their alleged roles in a Nov. 9, 2013 aggravated assault in Jefferson County,…
Eight Gang Members Convicted for Numerous Crimes Facing Stiff Prison Sentences
MARYLAND A federal jury Wednesday convicted eight Baltimore, Maryland men for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as Trained To Go or TTG, a subset of the Black Guerrilla…