LOUISIANA The Justice Department announced that defendant Christopher Loring, a former officer at the Richwood Correctional Center, plead guilty in federal court Wednesday for his role in a conspiracy to cover up the…
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Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to More than Nine Years For Accepting Bribes
TEXAS A former U.S. Border Patrol Agent was sentenced to nine years and six months in prison for accepting bribes in return for helping to smuggle illegal drugs into the United States,…
Former Cop Sentenced to Prison for Taking Bribes, Obstructing Justice, Lying
LOS ANGELES A former Glendale police officer was sentenced Friday to 21 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to a series of charges and admitted that he provided information to…
Former Navy Employee Guilty of Bribery Received More Than $1.2 Million in Kickbacks
LOS ANGELES A former civilian employee of the U.S. Navy who was a senior procurement official for Naval Base Ventura County plead guilty in federal court and admitted receiving kickbacks totaling more…
Exxon to Pay Civil Penalty and Resolve Clean Act Violations from Deadly Texas Fire
TEXAS The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with ExxonMobil Oil Corporation (ExxonMobil) Wednesday to resolve federal Clean Air Act claims, according to authorities. The settlement…
Man Who Robbed Verizon Stores 10 Times Facing Life in Prison
SANTA ANA, Calif. The ringleader of a crew that committed 10 armed robberies of Verizon stores across Southern California and Arizona, netting approximately $340,000 worth of stolen smartphones and other merchandise…
Two Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Child
WASHINGTON Jorge Castillo, 37, and his girlfriend, Katherine Briones, 43, both of Inglewood, Calif., were sentenced Thursday to prison terms of 25 years and 15 years, respectively, after earlier pleading guilty in…
Brothers Arrested in Stolen in Refund Check Scheme Allegedly Involved Money Laundering
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities have arrested two brothers from Woodland Hills who are charged in a stolen tax refund check scheme involving hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulently obtained federal income…
Three Charged with Conspiring with L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy to Steal Marijuana and Cash
LOS ANGELES Three men were arrested Thursday on federal drug distribution charges alleging they conspired with a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy and others to steal more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana…
El Chapo’s Sons Charged with Drug Trafficking
ARIZONA An indictment against Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Ovidio Guzman Lopez, charging them with a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana for importation into the United States was unsealed last week,…
Man Charged with Hate Crime Attacked Three Men With Metal Pole
UTAH A federal grand jury this week charged Alan D. Covington with attacking three men with a metal pole because he believed the men were Mexican, according to officials. The indictment alleges that…
Leader of Violent Gang Sentenced to Life for Murder, Racketeering Drug Charges; Seven Other Gang Members Awaiting Sentencing
BALTIMORE A federal judge sentenced a Baltimore man last week to life in prison for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as Trained To Go or TTG whose members…