TENNESSEE A federal grand jury in Nashville indicted 11 members of the Gangster Disciples for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise. This includes multiple murders, including the murder of a witness;…
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L.A. Hospital Agrees to Pay $42 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims to Medicare
A Los Angeles hospital agreed to pay $42 million to settle allegations that they improperly engaged in financial relationships with physicians
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams pleads guilty to Accepting Bribes
by Jeremy Roebuck, Staff Writer @jeremyrroebuck| [email protected] PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Seth Williams resigned as Philadelphia’s district attorney and was led out of court in handcuffs Thursday after abruptly ending his trial on federal bribery charges with a guilty plea….
Tax Preparer Sentenced to 21 Months for Filing Fraudulent Returns
An Orange County man who prepared tax returns for clients after falsely claiming to be a certified public accountant and a former IRS agent was sentenced this morning to serve 21 months in federal prison for preparing and filing fraudulent federal income tax returns.
Former Kansas Patrol Trooper Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Using Excessive Force
KANSAS A federal grand jury in Topeka, indicted a former Kansas Patrol Trooper for allegedly violating an individual’s civil rights by using excessive force, announced prosecutors Wednesday. The indictment alleges that James…
Ex-DEA Agent Admits Stealing $310,000 in Fraud Proceeds from Cyprus
CALIFORNIA A former special agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration plead guilty Tuesday to stealing fraud proceeds that she had been assigned to recover on behalf of fraud victims, officials said. Artemis…
ACLU: Minnesota Officer Unnecessarily Assaults Motorist
CAPTION: Agent Joe Joswiak manhandles and pummels Anthony Promvongsa as he arrests him. (Warning: The video is violent and contains profanity.) ACLU STORY: Disturbing police dash cam video from Minnesota shows…
U.S. Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty to Drug Smuggling
SAN DIEGO U.S. Border Patrol Agent Noe Lopez plead guilty in federal court Thursday to drug trafficking charges, according to officials. He admitted to attempting to smuggle methamphetamine and cocaine while on…
Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Importing Synthetic Drugs
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A Newport Beach man who mastermined a wide-reaching conspiracy that smuggled manufactured and distributed millions of dollars worth of analog drugs was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison,…
Man Charged with Hate Crime in Burning of Mosque
TEXAS A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Marq Vincent Perez, 25, for allegedly burning the Victoria Islamic Center on Jan. 28, according to officials. Perez was previously indicted for…
Feds: Two-Day Training on Investigating Animal Fighting Begins
NORTH CAROLINA A two-day training on animal fighting began Wednesday and more than 100 federal and state law enforcement officials attended the training, according to officials. The investigations training is being held…
Man Charged with Illegally Importing Ozone-Depleting Refrigerant
LOS ANGELES A man was arrested and charged with illegally importing a large shipment of a highly regulated chemical compound known as R-22, officials announced Tuesday. He did so under the pretense…