KANSAS A federal judge sentenced a 60-year-old Kansas man who told an undercover federal employee that he was waiting for the “green light” from Allah to detonate a bomb at the airport…
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Militia Members Who Wanted to Start a “Revolution” With Explosives Sentenced
GEORGIA A federal judge sentenced militia members —Brian Cannon, 37, Terry Peace, 47, and Cory Williamson, 29 — for planning to attack federal government targets with pipe bombs, according to officials. The…
“Sovereign Citizen” Sentenced to Prison for Wounding Two Cops During a Gun Battle
CALIFORNIA Nevada man sentenced Friday to nearly 30 years in prison for wounding two law enforcement officers during a gun battle, officials announced. U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Brent…
Ex-Ohio Deputy Treasurer Extradited From Pakistan to Serve 15-Year Sentence
OHIO A former deputy treasurer of Ohio has been extradited from Pakistan to the United States to serve a 15-year prison sentence for his role in a bribery and money laundering scheme…
Scuba Diver Who Smuggled 55 Pounds of Cocaine Across Border Will Be Sentenced in December
SAN DIEGO A scuba diver who smuggled 55 pounds of cocaine through an underwater border tunnel is scheduled to be sentenced in December, according to officials. The tunnel was approximately 45 to…
Four Indicted for Allegedly Filming 15-Year-old Performing in Sex Acts
LOS ANGELES Four were indicted by a federal grand jury for child pornography for filming a 15-year-old girl engaged in sex acts, officials said. The indictment also alleges 12 counts of producing…
37-Year-Old Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to the Heroin Overdose Death of Teen
DALLAS The last of four defendants charged in the 2014 heroin overdose death of a Dallas teen plead guilty Tuesday in federal court, according to officials. A 37-year-old heroin dealer is the…
Wife and Husband Sent to Prison for Conning Investors Out of $9 Million (News Video)
OHIO A husband and wife were sentenced to prison Tuesday for their roles in a fraud scheme related to the company Imperial Integrative Health Research and Development LLC and its product, OXYwater,…
Former North Carolina Prison Guards Indicted for Extortion
RALEIGH Two former prison guards that worked at Polk Correctional Institution were named in a four-count indictment handed down this month by a federal grand jury, federal officials announced Monday. Gregory Dustin…
Former J.P. Morgan Banking Analyst and Two Friends Charged with Insider Trading
LOS ANGELES An analyst with J.P. Morgan Securities and two longtime friends were arrested today after being charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging that they made more than $600,000 in illegal profits,…
Medical Director, Therapists Falsely Billed $63 Million to Medicare/Medicaid
MIAMI A federal jury convicted a medical director and three therapists who worked at the now-closed Health Care Solutions Network Inc. of fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid of more than $63 million,…
Ponzi Scheme Con Man Admits Duping 240 Investors Out of $10 Million
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man who operated a Ponzi scheme that promised large returns to victims who invested in debt obligations and in distressed real estate plead guilty today to two…