SANTA ANA, CALIF. A 41-year-old man admitted to his involvement in a wide-reaching conspiracy to smuggle, manufacture and distribute more than $12 million of synthetic drugs, federal authorities said Tuesday. …
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Mother, Son Sent to Prison for $9.5 Million Pharmacy Kickback Scheme
MIAMI A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a mother and her son to prison for participating in a $9.5 million pharmacy fraud scheme, involving kickbacks. Niurka Fernandez, 54, and Roberto Alvarez, 26,…
Army Lt. Colonel Sentenced to 20 Years for Making Child Porn Through Social Media
VIRGINIA A federal judge sentenced a Stafford, Virginia, man who serves as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, to 20 years in prison for making child pornography and attempted enticement of…
Pool Cue Maker Sentenced for Helping Smuggle Elephant Ivory
LOS ANGELES A North Hollywood man was sentenced Monday on federal charges related to the attempted illegal exportation from the United States to Taiwan of protected African elephant ivory, according to officials….
Lobbyist Sentenced to Prison for Not Reporting Marijuana Income
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a lobbyist, whose clients included illegal marijuana stores in Long Beach, to one year in federal prison for failing to report to the IRS more…
Movie Producer Sentenced to 18 Months for Stealing Film-Company Cash
LOS ANGELES An independent film producer was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for interstate transportation of stolen property related to the theft of nearly $1.5 million that should have…
Killer of L.A. TSA Officer in 2013 Sentenced to Life Plus 60 Years
LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Sun Valley, California man to life plus 60 years after he admitted murdering a Transportation Security Administration officer during a 2013 murder…
Medical Manufacturer Pays More Than $36 Million for Misbranding Tumor Device
WASHINGTON D.C. A Pennsylvania-based medical device manufacturer Biocompatibles Inc., a subsidiary of BTG plc, plead guilty Monday to misbranding its embolic device LC Bead, federal authorities announced. Biocompatibles will pay more than…
USA TODAY: $37M awarded in Mich. police beating caught on camera
DETROIT USA TODAY NETWORK/Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press The case started off as a drunken-driving arrest with a pat down, handcuffs, routine questions. But things got ugly fast in the Genesee County jailhouse in…
Feds: More than 500 Personnel will be Deployed to 28 States to Monitor Tuesday’s Elections
WASHINGTON D.C. The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 500 personnel to 67 jurisdictions in 28 states for Tuesday’s general election. Although state and…
Bill Maher: Bible Thumpers and Trump
Published on Nov 4, 2016 In his editorial New Rule, Bill thanks Donald Trump for exposing his evangelical Christian supporters as the shameless hypocrites they’ve always been.
Twenty Charged, Including Three Former Prison Guards, with Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes
VIRGINIA A federal indictment names 20 members and associates of the Mad Stone Bloods street and prison gang alleging numerous crimes, officials announced today. The indictment was returned under seal last week…