TEXAS Officials stated that the leader of a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud ring and six accomplices were imprisoned for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $20 million in forgiven…
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Man Who Set Fire to queer/bar Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
According to officials, a Washington man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for committing a hate crime in connection with an arson at a nightclub and event space. Kalvinn Garcia, 26, of…
L.A. Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for $800,000 COVID Relief Funds Fraud, $400,000 Found in Safety Deposit Box
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man who was the leader of a conspiracy that stole more than $800,000 in COVID-19 jobless benefits has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison,…
Senior Pentagon Official Allegedly Involved in Dogfighting Operations That Electrocuted Dogs Who Lost Fights With Jumper Cables
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., age 62, of Arnold, Maryland, and Mario Damon Flythe, age 49, of Glen Burnie, Maryland with promoting and…
Former NYC Officer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Child and Child Porn
Last week in federal court in Brooklyn, former New York City Police Officer Timothy Martinez was sentenced to 15 years in prison for two counts of sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation…
FBI: Man Indicted for Blowing Up ATM, Possessing Illegal Explosives
ATLANTA Abdurrahim Jalal has been indicted for blowing up a bank automated teller machine and for possession of illegal explosive devices, according to FBI officials. “The alleged actions of this individual could…
Three Men Convicted for Laundering Proceeds of Gift Card Scam
Three people were found guilty by a jury in Los Angeles of their participation in using gift card transactions to launder the proceeds of extensive consumer fraud schemes, federal officials announced this…
Calif. Man Who Illegally Sold Guns, Facing Up to 25 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge Thursday convicted a South Los Angeles man of participating in a scheme in which he and others illegally sold 22 guns and three silencers. Jonathan Perez,…
Calif. Doctor Indicted in Quarter-Billion-Dollar COVID-19 Fraud
LOS ANGELES According to officials, a federal grand jury indicted a physician who owned clinics in Westminster and Garden Grove of filing more than a quarter billion dollars worth of false claims…
Man Guilty of Arranging 600 Sham Marriages to Fool Immigration
BOSTON According to authorities, a Californian man admitted Wednesday in federal court in Boston to running a significant marriage fraud “agency” that set up hundreds of fictitious unions. These marriages were formed…
Four-Time Congressional Candidate Allegedly Misused Campaign Funds
LOS ANGELES Federal prosecutors Wednesday unsealed a grand jury indictment that accuses a Torrance man who was a Los Angeles County congressional seat candidate in four national elections with misusing campaign funds,…
Calif. Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Jan. 6th Insurrection
WASHINGTON D.C. A Los Angeles man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for two felony charges and one misdemeanor related to his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S….