VIRGINIA A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Virginia man to 12 months in prison after he plead guilty to illegal harvest and sale of oysters from Virginia waters, according to officials….
Category: Federal Court
“Grandparent Scam” Swindler Sentenced to Four Years to Prison for Conning 80 People
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Canadian four years and three months in federal prison for conning American senior citizens out of their money, according to officials. He impersonated their…
L.A. Pharmacy Owners Guilty of $35 Million Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering
LOS ANGELES A federal jury has found two Los Angeles pharmacy owners guilty for their participation in a $35 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme to bill Medicare for medications…
Man Guilty of Stealing Nearly $240,000 from U.S. Postal Service Trucks
LOS ANGELES A South Los Angeles man plead guilty Monday to two armed robberies of U.S. Postal Service trucks carrying tens of thousands of dollars in cash, according to authorities. Myron…
Conman Sentenced to Seven Years for Running $7.5 Million Beverage Ponzi Scheme
LOS ANGELES A Canadian national was sentenced Monday seven years and four months in federal prison for running a $7.5 million Ponzi scheme, according to officials. Khemraj Dave Harda defrauded investors…
Leader of Conspiracy to Illegally Unlock Cell Phones Extradited from Hong Kong
WASHINGTON A 34-year-old citizen of Pakistan, who is alleged to have paid insiders at telecommunications giant AT&T to plant malware and otherwise misuse computer networks to unlock cellphones, charged in a 14-count…
Ex-Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Laundering $14 Million
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA A former bank branch manager at Wells Fargo pleaded guilty Monday to one felony count of bank fraud for using his position to help…
Former Cop Charged with Punching Suspect, Filing a False Report about the Incident
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A retired Santa Ana Police officer was charged Wednesday by a federal grand jury that accused him of violating the civil rights of a man by using unreasonable force…
Texas Man Who Orchestrated Phishing Attack on L.A. Court
LOS ANGELES A suburban Houston resident has been found guilty of 27 federal criminal charges for hacking into the Los Angeles Superior Court computer system, according to officials. He used the information…
Former Metro Transit Officer Charged Beating Man in the Head With Baton
WASHINGTON D.C. A former Washington, D.C. Metro Transit Police Officer, Andra Vance, 45, was indicted Thursday on charges that he used unreasonable force on an individual, according to officials. According to the…
Convicted Leader of Billion-Dollar Health Care Scam Plead Guilty of Violated Court Order
SANTA ANA, CALIF. The imprisoned former owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach plead guilty to federal criminal charges for illegally selling his luxury cars, according to officials. Michael D. Drobot…
Man Guilty of Leading Crew That Robbed at Least 15 AutoZone Stores
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. A Moreno Valley man plead guilty Monday to federal criminal charges for leading a crew that committed at least 15 armed robberies of AutoZone stores in the Inland Empire, making…