Officials stated that a federal grand jury in Texas returned an unsealed indictment Tuesday, charging eight men with conspiracy to commit securities fraud for a long-running, social media-based “pump and dump” scheme….
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DOJ Issues Statement on 2021 FBI Hate Crimes Statistics
WASHINGTON D.C. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta issued the following statement on the FBI’s announcement of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) 2021 Hate Crimes Statistics: “The Justice Department is committed…
Former Mail Carrier and Co-Defendant Each Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for COVID Fraud
LOS ANGELES A former United States Postal Service mail carrier was sentenced Monday to three years and five months in federal prison for scheming to steal more than $250,000 in unemployment insurance…
Two Aryan Circle Prison Gang Members Sentenced to for Racketeering Crimes Including Attempted Murder
WASHINGTON D.C. Two members of the Aryan Circle were sentenced this week for crimes they committed as part of their roles in the white supremacy prison gang, officials announced Thursday. William Glenn…
Former Prisoner Transportation Officer Guilty of Sexually Assaulting and Kidnapping Male Detainee
OKLAHOMA Former prisoner transport officer Dewayne Dudley, 56, pleaded guilty in federal court in Oklahoma to violating a male detainee’s civil rights by sexually assaulting and kidnapping him, officials stated. “Dewayne Dudley…
Former Indiana Police Officer Guilty of Brutally Beating Suspects and Writing False Reports (Raw Video)
Chase Winkle, a former officer with the Muncie Police Department in Muncie, Indiana, pleaded guilty Monday to eleven civil rights and obstruction charges. Specifically, Winkle pleaded guilty to five federal civil rights…
Trump Organization Allegedly Benefited from 15-Year Tax Fraud Scheme, Case Goes to Jury Monday
According to Reuters news, the Trump Organization substantially benefited from a 15-year tax fraud scheme, a prosecutor said in closing arguments in the trial of former President Donald Trump’s real estate company,…
Alabama Man Sentenced to 60 Years for Sex Trafficking Scheme Involving Forced Prostitution
U.S. District Court Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. of Alabama sentenced defendant Lonnie Mitchell, 36, of Montgomery, Alabama, to 60 years in prison for coercing several victims, officials announced Friday. The victims,…
Man Who Filed False Tax Returns and Impersonated FBI Agents Sentenced to 13 Years in prison
NEVADA A Nevada man was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years and three months in prison for filing false tax returns, aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, money laundering, and impersonating an FBI agent,…
Former D.C. Corrections Officer Charged for Allegedly Assaulting Handcuffed Prisoner
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an unsealed indictment Wednesday, charging a former District of Columbia Department of Corrections officer with allegedly using unreasonable force. According…
Real Estate Professionals Admit to Rigging Bids at Farmland Auction
KENTUCKY Two Kentucky real estate professionals plead guilty Wednesday for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at an estate auction for farmland and timber rights, officials stated. Barry Dyer and…
Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison for Making Sexually Explicit Videos of 15-Year-Old Girl
LOS ANGELES A South Bay man who – along with three other accomplices – victimized a 15-year-old girl by creating sexually explicit videos of her has been sentenced to 18 years in…