WASHINGTON Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, Monday on an 18-count indictment for their alleged involvement in a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering conspiracy, officials stated. The indictment…
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Former Federal Agent Sentenced to More Than Ten Years in Prison for Helping Organized Crime Figure
LOS ANGELES According to authorities, a former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for accepting cash payments and other benefits to help…
Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Targeting Investors
LOS ANGELES A San Gabriel Valley woman was sentenced Monday to 20 years in federal prison for causing tens of millions of dollars in losses to investors who provided funds intended for…
Chinese Intelligence Officer Sentenced to 20 Years for Spying, Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets
OHIO The first Chinese government intelligence officer to be extradited to the United States to stand trial was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Cincinnati. Yanjun Xu, 42, was sentenced to 20…
Feds Investigating Worcester Police for Excessive Force and Race and Sex Discrimination
According to officials, the Justice Department opened a pattern or practice investigation into the Worcester Police Department in Massachusetts. This civil investigation will assess whether WPD engages in a pattern or practice…
L.A. Man Guilty of Stealing Nearly $5.5 Million in COVID Jobless Relief and Drug Trafficking
SANTA ANA, California Officials stated that a downtown Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking and fraud charges that he fraudulently obtained nearly $5.5 million in COVID-related jobless benefits….
Chinese Real Estate Development Business Guilty of Paying More Than $1 Million in Bribes to LA Politician
LOS ANGELES A Chinese real estate development company was found guilty Thursday of paying more than $1 million in bribes to then-Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar to obtain city approval to…
Indian National Charged with Allegedly Stealing $3.3 Million in COVID-19 Relief Money, Submitted 17 Fraudulent Loan Applications
A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment today charging an Indian national for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, officials stated. These loans…
Terrorist Who Planned to Attack a Church in Pittsburgh Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to more than 17 years, in federal prison for attempting to help the terrorist group ISIS blow up a church, officials stated. Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 24, of…
Louisiana Man Facing Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking Minors and Forcing Them to do Manual Labor
Darnell Fulton, 38, of Pineville, Louisiana, plead guilty Friday to conspiring to force three minors to work and transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, officials stated. According…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Selling “Ghost Guns” Without a Firearms License, Dozens of Guns Found at His Home
LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino County man – at whose home dozens of illegal firearms lacking serial numbers, commonly known as “ghost guns,” allegedly were found – was arrested Friday on a…
Guatemalan Sentenced for Smuggling an Unaccompanied Child into the U.S. for Financial Gain
A Guatemalan national was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Marra on Nov. 3 to 36 months in prison in the Southern District of Florida for smuggling an unaccompanied 15-year-old child…