SANTA ANA, California The former mayor of Adelanto has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for accepting more than $57,000 in bribes and kickbacks. The bribes were in exchange…
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Crypto Fraud Victims Get More Than $17 Million In Restitution from BitConnect Scheme
A federal district court in San Diego ordered Thursday that over $17 million in restitution be distributed to approximately 800 victims from over 40 different countries due to their investment losses in…
City National Bank Will Pay $31 Million for Loan Discrimination by “Redlining” in LA County
Largest Redlining Settlement Agreement in Department History LOS ANGELES The Justice Department announced Thursday an agreement to resolve allegations that City National Bank engaged in discrimination by “redlining” in Los Angeles County….
Dockworker Admits to Fraudulently Billing Union’s Health Plan for Sexual Services
LOS ANGELES Federal officials stated that a dockworker at the Port of Long Beach plead guilty Tuesday, submitting fraudulent bills to his labor union’s health insurance plan for sexual services or for…
JUST SAYING: Phoenix Police Have New and Improved Police Brutality, Fatal Shooting Rules, Again
Just Saying By Raul Hernandez In 2014, I wrote an article on my website about allegations that officers from the Oxnard Police Department were putting on “shooting tattoos ” after they killed…
Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Defrauding 900 Victims Out of $3.5 Million
KENTUCKY A Romanian national was sentenced Monday to seven years and five months in prison for his role in a transnational, multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud American victims, officials stated. He is the…
Man Guilty of Selling Used and Counterfeit Medical Devices Used for Skin Tightening and Fat Burning
LOS ANGELES A Tarzana man pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges for running a nearly $6 million scheme in which he sold used skin-tightening medical devices that were deliberately misbranded, officials…
Two Former California DOJ Employees Charged With Embezzlement, Conflict of Interest
LOS ANGELES Two former California Department of Justice supervisors were charged Friday with diverting about $12,500 in government funds to one of their companies, according to state authorities. “We expect law enforcement…
Former Parole Officer Admits Sexually Assaulting Female Parolee, Facing Up to 15 Years in Prison
WEST VIRGINIA Former West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Officer Anthony Demetro, 44, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to violating a female parolee’s civil rights by sexually assaulting her,…
Los Angeles Man Used Snapchat to Entice Child into Making Sexually Explicit Videos
LOS ANGELES A resident of the Westside of Los Angeles pleaded guilty Friday to federal criminal charges for using websites and apps such as Snapchat to meet and entice children to engage…
Former Judge Arrested for Allegedly Soliciting Sex With Defendant’s Girlfriend for Speeding Up Trial Date
ARKANSAS A former district court judge in Arkansas was arrested Thursday in Little Rock on criminal charges related to his alleged solicitation of sex in exchange for agreeing to take action on…
Former Bolivian Minister of Government Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Bribery Conspiracy
FLORIDA The former Bolivian Minister of Government was sentenced Wednesday to five years and 10 months in prison for conspiracy to launder bribes, according to officials. He received the bribes in exchange…