LOS ANGELES Carlos Medina was charged Wednesday with killing Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell at home in Hacienda Heights over the weekend, officials stated. “This was a brutal act of violence against…
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Feds File Complaints Against Alleged Illegal Robocall Telemarketers
Last week, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced a civil enforcement action against several corporate and individual defendants for alleged violations of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales…
Montana Man Convicted of Federal Hate Crimes Against Lesbian and Gay People
MONTANA A federal jury convicted a Montana man of hate and firearms crimes for firing an AK-style assault rifle at the residence of a woman, who identified as lesbian and was home…
Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Being Involved in Drug Dealing, Money Laundering, Robberies and Three Murders
WASHINGTON D.C. A Virgin Islands man pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations or RICO Act, officials stated. According to court documents, Wahilli James, aka Dapa,…
Pharmacist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Filling False Prescriptions for Opioids
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley pharmacist who used forged prescriptions to illegally sell narcotics, including opioids, to phony “patients” has been sentenced to 24 months in federal…
Georgia Judge Rules Parts of Grand Jury Report on Trump Allegations of Election Interference Be Released This Week
A judge in Georgia has ruled that three parts of the special grand jury report on into possible election interference in 2020 by former President Trump and others be made public later…
23 Michigan Residents Charged in Alleged $61.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Court documents were unsealed this week charging 23 Michigan residents for their alleged involvement in two illegal schemes to defraud Medicare of more than $61.5 million, officials stated. The defendants paid kickbacks…
Former Alabama Prison Lieutenant Charged with Using Excessive Force on Inmates, Obstruction
A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging a former Alabama Department of Corrections lieutenant with use of excessive force and two obstruction offenses, officials stated. According to the indictment, former…
Nine Arrested for Illegally Distributing 1.5 Million Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances
TEXAS Nine Texas suspects were arrested this week in Houston on criminal charges related to their alleged involvement in the unlawful distribution of 1.5 million opioid pills and other controlled substances. According…
Woman Who Stole More Than $1.1 Million in Unemployment Benefits Sentenced to 41/2 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A Riverside County woman was sentenced Thursday to four years and six months in federal prison for her role the mastermind of an extensive conspiracy that defrauded California’s unemployment insurance…
Former Prisoner Transportation Officer Sentenced to Prison for Subjecting Prisoners to Cruel, Unsafe and Unhealthy Conditions
NEW MEXICO A former prisoner transport officer was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for mistreating and subjecting them to cruel, unsafe, and…
Former Top Guatemalan Police Official Guilty of Failing to Disclose Murder Convictions on Green Card Application
LOS ANGELES The former chief of the National Police in Guatemala’s second-largest city has been found guilty by a jury of a federal criminal charge for knowingly using a “green card” application…