LOS ANGELES Authorities Tuesday arrested a physician and a marketer on federal charges stemming from a scheme that bilked Medicare out of more than $30 million for medically unnecessary hospice services provided…
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Just Saying: The Mexican Donald Trump Duct-Tapes Mexico’s Problems; China Wants to Help with Russia-Ukraine Negotiations (wink, wink)
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Putting duct tape on a leaky pipe in the basement will not fix the problem. The water will continue to rise and a fool will blame the…
Former Police Officer Guilty of Sexually Abusing Women While On-Duty
FLORIDA A former Hialeah Police Department Sergeant plead Saturday to three counts of depriving women of their civil rights under color of law by sexually abusing them, officials stated. Jesus Manuel Menocal…
Ex-Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with the Fatal 2019 Shooting of Man in His Vehicle
Los Angeles County A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was charged Thursday for the on-duty fatal shooting of an unarmed man in his vehicle three years ago. “Protecting public safety is…
Santa Barbara Man Charged in Alleged $12 Million Investment Scam, Failing to Pay Taxes
LOS ANGELES A Santa Barbara man Thursday who allegedly stole approximately $12 million from victims who thought their investments would be used to purchase annuities, according to officials. The new charges of…
Two Charged in Drug Delivery Operation Where Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Resulted in Fatal Opioid Overdose
LOS ANGELES A Koreatown man was arrested on federal charges alleging he worked with a Hollywood woman who ran a drug-delivery operation, officials stated. In one incident, they sold counterfeit oxycodone pills…
BitConnect Founder Indicted in Global $2.4 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme
SAN DIEGO A federal grand jury in San Diego returned an indictment this week charging the founder of BitConnect with orchestrating a global Ponzi scheme, according to officials. BitConnect is an alleged…
Man Charged for Allegedly Getting More Than $5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man who fled after authorities searched his residence on Wednesday is in federal custody, according to authorities. Reddy Raghav Budamala…
Former Prison Chaplain Who Sexually Assaulted Female Inmate is Facing Up to 39 Years in Prison
CALIFORNIA James Theodore Highhouse, 49, a former chaplain with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) pleaded guilty this week in federal court in California to five felonies for sexually abusing a female…
Man Charged with Enticing Girls to Send Him Images Depicting Masochistic Acts
LOS ANGELES A former Redondo Beach resident on Wednesday is being held without bond on federal child sexual exploitation charges, federal officials stated. He targeted girls on the internet and enticed them…
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Abusing 20 Young Victims, Including Infants
LOS ANGELES A Hawthorne man was sentenced Friday to life without parole in federal prison for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise, officials stated. He also created child sexual abuse material (CSAM)…
Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Setting Church Fires, During Arson Spree
Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Setting Church Fires