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Woman Arrested for Allegedly Trafficking in Fentanyl and Heroin Using the Southern California Airports
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LOS ANGELES Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a San Bernardino County woman for allegedly drug couriers to smuggle fentanyl and heroin through Southern Calfornia airports, officials stated. Chavon Sayles, a.k.a. “Amber,” 28, of Chino, was arrested Thursday at her…
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ICE: Five Men Arrested for Human Sex Trafficking in Tennessee and Kentucky
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MARCH 9, 2021 UNION CITY, HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING Joint human trafficking operation results in 5 arrests UNION CITY, Tenn. (ICE PRESS RELEASE) A two-day joint undercover operation, aimed at individuals seeking commercial sex acts with minors, resulted in the arrest of five…
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Defendants Allegedly Submitted 150 Fraudulent Loan Applications to Get $21.9 Million in COVID-Relief Money
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LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury in Los Angeles charged four more defendants for their alleged participation in a scheme to submit over 150 fraudulent loan applications seeking over $21.9 million in COVID-19 relief funds, officials announced Friday. Manuk Grigoryan,…
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Man Guilty of High-Speed Chase That Netted 75 Pounds of Cocaine
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LOS ANGELES An Orange County man who led police on a high-speed car chase after they attempted to pull him over with approximately 75 pounds of cocaine in his vehicle pleaded guilty Friday to a federal narcotics charge, officials stated….
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California Resident Admits to Killing Elephant Seal, Facing Prison Time
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LOS ANGELES A one-time resident of Santa Barbara County pleaded guilty Monday to a federal criminal charge for fatally shooting an elephant seal on a beach near San Simeon, according to officials. Jordan Gerbich, 30, formerly of Santa Maria,…
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Georgia Prison Guards Indicted for Beating, Handcuffed Inmates
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MACON, GEORGIA A federal grand jury on Thursday in Macon, Georgia, returned a 4-count indictment against former supervisory correctional officer Sergeant Patrick Sharpe, 29, and former correctional officer Jamal Scott, 33, of the Valdosta State Prison (VSP) for their roles…
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ICE Removes Russian Fugitive Convicted in U.S. of $4.5 Million Wire Fraud Scheme
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Russian fugitive convicted in US of $4.5 million wire fraud scheme Wanted for attempted murder in Russia NEW YORK – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed a Russian national Thursday, wanted in his home country for attempted murder, who…
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Beam Suntory Agrees to Pay $19 Million to Settle Foreign Bribery Case
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ILLINOIS Beam Suntory Inc. (Beam), a Chicago-based company that sells distilled beverages, agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $19.5 million to resolve a federal investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), according to officials The resolution…
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Trucking School Owner Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Getting $4.1 Million in Veterans Education Benefits
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LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Monday sentenced the owner of a San Fernando Valley trucking school to four years in prison for leading a sophisticated scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of more than $4…
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Woman Ordered Back to Prison for Pulling Off Another Fraud Scheme
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LOS ANGELES A Corona woman who recently completed a 79-month federal prison sentence stemming from a $15 million bank fraud scheme was ordered back to prison on Monday for executing a similar fraud scheme, officials allege. In the latest scheme,…
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Blue Bell Creameries Pays $17.25 Million for Listeriosis Outbreak
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TEXAS A federal court judge sentenced ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries L.P. to pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeriosis outbreak, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Blue Bell pleaded guilty…
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Two Iranians Charged with Cyber Theft from Computer Systems in U.S., Europe
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NEW JERSEY Two Iranian nationals have been charged in connection with a coordinated cyber intrusion campaign – sometimes at the behest of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The targeted computers in New Jersey, elsewhere in the United…