LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a San Gabriel Valley woman pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) out of more than $150 million by using counterfeit postage to…
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Twelve Drug Traffickers Tied to Jalisco Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Prison
Twelve drug traffickers tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel have been sentenced to between four and a half and 40 years in federal prison, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern…
Former Cornell University Student Guilty of Making “Vile, Abhorrent, Antisemitic” Threats Against Jews
Patrick Dai, 21, formerly a junior at Cornell University and originally from Pittsford, New York, pleaded guilty Wednesday to posting threats to kill or injure another person using interstate communications, officials stated….
Man Who Allegedly Set Fire to Sen. Bernie Sanders Office Arrested
In Burlington, Vermont, Shant Soghomonian, also known as Michael Soghomonian, 35, formerly of Northridge, California, was arrested Sunday on charges related to an arson incident at One Church Street — the office…
Calif. Man Indicted for Allegedly Distributing Fentanyl to Two Who Suffered Fatal Overdoses
RIVERSIDE, California A Riverside County man was taken into federal custody Friday on a grand jury indictment alleging he distributed fentanyl to two victims – one of whom was under 21 years…
12 Members of an Alleged Smog Inspection Cheating Ring Indicted
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Officials announced Thursday that a federal indictment had charged twelve individuals with participating in a conspiracy to circumvent by using a complex device termed the “OBDNator,” thereby breaching the Clean…
Man Guilty of Hate Crime for Using His Vehicle to Hit a Vietnamese Man
A Massachusetts man plead guilty Wednesday to one federal hate crime count, officials stated. Court documents indicate that John Sullivan pleaded guilty to willfully causing bodily injury to victim G.N. through the…
Federal Agents Rescue 78 Dogs Indict Man for Dog Fighting
A federal grand jury indicted an Alabama man on charges of illegally possessing dogs for fighting purposes and illegally possessing three firearms after a felony conviction, officials announced Wednesday. The indictment was…
Former Correction Officer Guilty of Sexual Acts With Female Inmates —Seventh Correctional Officer Sentenced
CALIFORNIA A former correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution Dublin (FCI Dublin), where he supervised prisoners, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for sexually abusing five inmates at FCI Dublin,…
Ohio Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for More Than Two Years for Threatening Arizona Official
ARIZONA An Ohio man was sentenced Monday to two and a half years in prison for sending death threats to an election official in the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office during Arizona’s…
Maryland Man Guilty of Trying to Steal Money from U.S. Bank Accounts
A Maryland man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Baltimore federal court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, officials stated. According to court documents, Theodore Sapperstein, 66, along with his accomplices, illicitly withdrew funds…
Third Mississippi “Goon Squad” Officer Sentenced to 17.5 Years in Prison for Torturing Black Men
Former Rankin County sheriff’s deputy Daniel Opdyke was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison Wednesday. He is the third of six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to subjecting two…