WASHINGTON D.C. A third member of a network that operated and facilitated a large-scale “grandparent scam” plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy, federal officials announced Monday. According to charges announced in August 2021, Anajah…
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Fugitive Returned to U.S. for Sentencing on Tax Charges More Than 21 Years Later
WASHINGTON D.C. A former California man made a court appearance this week after being extradited to the U.S. from Costa Rica so that he could be sentenced by a federal judge, according…
Russian Oligarch’s Yacht Worth $300 Million Seized by Fiji at Request of U.S.
WASHINGTON D.C. Fijian law enforcement executed a seizure warrant freezing the Motor Yacht Amadea (the Amadea), a 348-foot luxury vessel owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, according to officials. The U.S….
Leader of Oath Keepers Guilty of Sedition and Obstruction of Congress
A regional leader of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of Congress after a breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, officials stated. His and…
L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with On-Duty Assault of 32-Year-Old Unarmed Woman
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was charged with unlawfully assaulting a woman last year and then lying about what happened in a report, officials announced Wednesday. “Police accountability is an essential…
Dutch National Guilty of Financing Ring to Support Terrorist Group al-Shabaab
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal jury convicted a Dutch woman Tuesday on charges stemming from her participation in a terrorist financing ring in support of the Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabaab, officials stated. According…
Man Admits Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate Scam Involving Fake Open Houses
LOS ANGELES A South Bay man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for participating with his sister in a $6 million real estate scam that involved listing homes without the…
Florida Man Charged with Hate Crime for Allegedly Using a Vehicle to Attack a Black Man and His Family
A federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, returned a two-count indictment charging Jordan Patrick Leahy, 29, with committing hate crimes for his racially-motivated attack on a Black man who was driving along…
Florida Sheriff’s 69-Year-Old Volunteer, a Former Convicted Felon, Allegedly Sold Oxycodone from Patrol Car
A volunteer service officer with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office found himself on the other side of the law. Deputies arrested David Roberts, 69, of Lake Wales, on drug trafficking and weapons…
Cameroonian Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Pet Purchasing Conspiracy
A Cameroonian national was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in prison for his role in a scheme to trick American consumers into paying fees for pets that were never delivered He also…
Michigan Man Charged with Hate Crimes for Trying to Intimidate Protestors
The Justice Department announced that Kenneth Pilon, 61, has been charged in federal district court with willfully intimidating and attempting to intimidate citizens from engaging in lawful speech and protests in support…
Two Europeans Allegedly Conspired with U.S. Citizen to Help North Korea
WASHINGTON POST Two individuals are charged with allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or North Korea by working with U.S. citizen, Virgil Griffith, federal officials…