LOUISIANA Federal and state environmental agencies announced a settlement Monday with Shell Chemical LP that will eliminate more than 150 tons of excess emissions of harmful air pollutants from the plant in…
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Five Former Venezuelan Government Officers Charged with Bribery
TEXAS Five former government officers were charged with money laundering involving bribes made to illegally secure contracts with Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, according to officials. The indictment alleges that the…
Three Indicted for Visa Fraud Scheme Targeting Armenians
BROOKLYN Three individuals were indicted in New York for their alleged roles in a multi-year visa fraud scheme that brought Armenian citizens into the United States for profit. The defendants allegedly gave…
Man Sentenced to 18 Years for ISIS-Directed Terrorist Attacks in NYC
NEW YORK Munther Omar Saleh, 22, of Queens, New York, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in prison for conspiring and attempting to help ISIS, according to officials. He also assaulted and…
Chinese Man Will be Sentenced in May for Smuggling Counterfeit Apple Electronics
NEW JERSEY A Chinese national living in the United States on a student visa plead guilty last week for his role as a counterfeit distributor, according to officials. Jianhua “Jeff” Li will…
Lawyer Sentenced to Seven Years for Money Laundering Millions of Dollars
VIRGINIA A former Vienna, Virginia attorney was sentenced last week to seven years in prison for conspiring to launder over $2 million dollars, according to officials. The money was derived from a…
Baltimore Detectives Committed Home Invasion for Drug Money
Two disgraced former Baltimore City Police detectives testified about “widespread” overtime fraud in the department and other abuses. (WJZ video) Justin Fenton Contact Reporter The Baltimore Sun In October 2015,…
Aspiring Rapper Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison for Gun Possession
CHICAGO A federal judge sentenced Tuesday an aspiring rapper from Chicago to more than 15 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a handgun while filming a music video, according to authorities….
Former Detroit CEO Indicted for Allegedly Bribing City Official
MICHIGAN A federal grand jury Tuesday indicted the former chief executive officer of FutureNet Group Inc., a Detroit-based information technology company, for his role in a scheme to bribe an official from…
Two Brothers Who Filed Phony Tax Returns Using the IDs of Dead People Sentenced
SANTA ANA, CALIF. Two brothers were sentenced Friday – with each being ordered to serve nine years and 11 months in federal prison – for their roles in a…
Controller Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Embezzling $1.5 Million from Employer
LOS ANGELES A Riverside woman who was the controller at a Fontana-based metal forging company was sentenced Thursday to one year and one day in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.5…
Man Tried to Smuggle Two Dozen Live King Cobras Inside Potato Chip Canisters
LOS ANGELES A Monterey Park man has been sentenced to five months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a smuggling charge stemming from the seizure of three king cobras hidden in…