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,”…
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ICE: Five Men Arrested for Human Sex Trafficking in Tennessee and Kentucky
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…
Defendants Allegedly Submitted 150 Fraudulent Loan Applications to Get $21.9 Million in COVID-Relief Money
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…
Man Guilty of High-Speed Chase That Netted 75 Pounds of Cocaine
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…
California Resident Admits to Killing Elephant Seal, Facing Prison Time
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….
Georgia Prison Guards Indicted for Beating, Handcuffed Inmates
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…
ICE Removes Russian Fugitive Convicted in U.S. of $4.5 Million Wire Fraud Scheme
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…
Beam Suntory Agrees to Pay $19 Million to Settle Foreign Bribery Case
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…
Trucking School Owner Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Getting $4.1 Million in Veterans Education Benefits
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…
Woman Ordered Back to Prison for Pulling Off Another Fraud Scheme
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…
Blue Bell Creameries Pays $17.25 Million for Listeriosis Outbreak
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…
Two Iranians Charged with Cyber Theft from Computer Systems in U.S., Europe
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…