WASHINGTON D.C. A California man has been convicted of conspiracy and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Judge Amy…
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Man Guilty of $3.1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By Submitting False Applications
A Southern California man pleaded guilty Monday to submitting false enrollment applications to Medicare, according to authorities. The scheme hid the real owners of a fraudulent hospice company, which then submitted over…
School Teacher Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Sexually Explicit Material of Child
RIVERSIDE, California A former middle school mathematics teacher in San Bernardino was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for distributing on social media an image of a child engaging in…
Feds Seize More Than $112 Million Linked to Cryptocurrency Schemes
LOS ANGELES The Department of Justice announced Monday that it has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $112 million linked to cryptocurrency investment scams commonly called “pig butchering.” Judges in Los Angeles,…
Pharmacist Agrees to Pay $3.9 Million to Resolve Medicare Fraud Allegations
WASHINGTON D.C. Gisele Nguyen, a pharmacist residing in Huntington Beach, California, has agreed to pay $3.9 million to resolve allegations that she fraudulently billed the Medicare Program for medications that were never…
Honduran Faces Up to Life in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Drug and Human Smuggling
LOUISIANA A Honduran national plead guilty Thursday to his role in a scheme to illegally bring Honduran nationals and to distribute cocaine in the United States, officials stated. Josue Flores-Villeda is facing…
Houston Attorney Guilty for His Role in Offshore $18 Million Tax Evasion Scheme
A Houston Attorney pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to defraud the United States, according to authorities. He conspired to secretly bring to the U.S. more than $18 million in untaxed money held…
Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Luring Girls to do Masochistic Acts Online, Including “Cutting their Breasts”
LOS ANGELES A former Redondo Beach resident was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in federal prison for targeting girls on the internet and enticing them to engage in masochistic abuse for his…
New Mexico Oil Co. to Pay $1.1 Million in Penalties, Reduce Air Pollution, Eliminate 16,000 Tons of Harmful Pollutants
NEW MEXICO Company to Pay $1.15 Million in Civil Penalties and Conduct $1.25 Million Community Project to Help Address Environmental Harm Caused by the Company’s Violations, officials stated. Matador Production Company agreed…
CEO of Titanium Blockchain Sentenced For $21 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud
WASHINGTON D.C. The CEO/founder of Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services Inc. (TBIS) was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for his role in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme, officials announced this…
Two Doctors Convicted for Unnecessary Urinalysis Testing Scheme
A federal jury convicted two doctors Thursday for their involvement in a urinalysis testing scheme, officials stated. The evidence indicated at trial that Dr. William Lawrence Siefert, 69, of Dayton, Ohio, and…
Man Guilty of Threatening Black Family for Moving into a Neighborhood
A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to one felony count and one misdemeanor count of intimidating and interfering with Black residents because of their race and because they were exercising their right to…