PENNSYLVANIA A former Judge of Elections has been convicted for his role in accepting bribes to cast fraudulent ballots and certifying false voting results during the 2014, 2015, and 2016 primary elections…
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Former VA Doctor Indicted for Abusive Sexual Contact With Male Patients
WEST VIRGINIA A federal grand jury in Charleston, West Virginia, this week returned a seven-count indictment charging Dr. Jonathan Yates, 51, with federal civil rights and abusive sexual contact offenses. Yates, a…
University of Arkansas Professor Lied About Close Ties With China to Get NASA Grant Money
ARKANSAS Simon Saw-Teong Ang, 63, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was arrested on Friday on charges related to Wire Fraud, according to officials. In the one-count complaint, Ang was charged with one count of Wire…
Iowa Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Repeatedly Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl
CEDAR RAPIDS A federal judge on Monday sentenced Damon Whitebreast, 22, of Montour, Iowa to 10 years in prison for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl, according to authorities. Whitebreast plead guilty in…
Ex-L.A. City Councilman to Plead Guilty to Obstructing Public Corruption Probe
LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles city councilman agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge stemming from his obstruction of a public corruption investigation related to his acceptance of gifts…
Man Charged with Threatening to Kill U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff of California
Robert M. Phelps, 62, of Torrington, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with threatening to murder U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of California. Phelps was arrested on March 13. Following his arrest,…
New Jersey Woman Sentenced to Five Years for Enslaving Sri Lankan Woman
NEW JERSEY A Hudson County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced Tuesday to five years and 10 months of prison for her conviction on charges of forced labor, alien harboring for financial gain,…
California Man Admits to Selling Bogus Art Created by Andy Warhol and Others
LOS ANGELES A West Hollywood man agreed to plea guilty to federal criminal charges that he sold bogus art he claimed was created by artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Roy…
Brooklyn Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Preparing Fraudulent Returns
NEW YORK A federal judge sentenced a Brooklyn, New York, tax return preparer to 15 months in prison today for preparing false returns for his clients and himself, federal officials announced Friday….
Inmate Who Ran Drug Ring From a Prison Cell Indicted, Thousands of Messages Intercepted
WICHITA, KANSAS A 55-count federal indictment with 24 defendants unsealed Wednesday alleges that an inmate ran a drug ring in Wichita from a prison cell in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, U.S. Attorney…
Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Money Laundering More than $100 Million in Cryptocurrency
WASHINTON D.C. Two Chinese nationals were charged with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange, according to officials. The funds were stolen by North Korean…
Guatemalan Convicted of Kidnapping, Murder Charged with Illegally Re-Entering U.S.
BOSTON Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Guatemalan national, with convictions for kidnapping and murder, Feb. 17, on charges of illegal reentry…