A federal jury convicted a physician Friday for a $5 million healthcare fraud scheme, officials stated According to evidence presented at trial, Frederick Gooding, 71, of Wilmington, Delaware, owned and operated a…
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Mississippi Man Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for a Cross-Burning, Hate Crime
A Mississippi man was sentenced Thursday for burning a cross in his front yard to intimidate a Black family, federal officials stated. U.S. District Judge Halil S. Ozerden sentenced Axel Cox to…
L.A. Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for $5.5 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Scam
SANTA ANA, California A downtown Los Angeles man was sentenced Monday to 24 years and four months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly $5.5 million in COVID-related jobless benefits, officials stated….
Oil Company Grossly Negligent in 2015 Oil Spill to Pay $65 Million
CALIFORNIA A federal judge ruled that an oil company displayed gross negligence and recklessness involving a 2015 oil spill in Santa Barbara County, California, officials stated. As a result, U.S. District Judge Fernando…
Three Women Indicted for Using Prison Inmates’ IDs to Get $1 Million in Federal Student Loans
LOS ANGELES Three women were arrested this week on a federal grand jury indictment alleging they ran a federal student aid fraud scheme, officials stated. The scheme used the identities of California…
Man Who Allegedly Shot Two Jewish Victims Leaving L.A. Synagogues Indicted
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury Friday returned a four-count indictment charging a former Riverside resident with hate crime and firearms offenses for allegedly shooting two Jewish men after they left synagogues…
Two Arrested for Allegedly Illegally Exporting Sophisticated Technology to Russia
Two Kansas men were arrested Thursday on charges related to a years-long scheme to circumvent U.S. export laws, according to authorities. This included the illegal export of aviation-related technology to Russia after…
NYC Crip Gang Member Indicted for Allegedly Prostituting Girls, As Young As 14-Years-Old
A federal court in Brooklyn unsealed a five-count indictment charging Justin Dixon, a member of the Crips street gang, with sex trafficking, coercion, and enticement of a minor, sexual exploitation of a…
Former FBI Agent Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Organized Crime Figure
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a former FBI special agent was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for conspiring to accept at least $150,000 in cash bribes and other items…
Feds Move to Seize Property Belonging to Russian Oligarch Involved in Sanctions Evasion and Money Laundering
NEW YORK Federal officials on Friday moved to seize six real properties located in New York, New York, Southampton, New York, and Fisher Island, Florida, worth approximately $75 million. Officials allege that…
Complaints filed Against Former Arizona Attorney General with State Bar for Allegedly Concealing Documents That Debunked 2020 Election Fraud Claims
Mark Brnovich hid the truth from you about Arizona’s 2020 election Opinion: At long last, the cover-up surrounding Arizona’s 2020 election has been unveiled. And it was, indeed, a conspiracy. An outrageous…
Former Insurance Executive Indicted for Allegedly Masterminding $2 Billion Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in Charlotte returned an indictment Thursday charging a North Carolina man with masterminding a massive scheme to deceive state insurance regulators and defraud thousands of policyholders and others,…