LOS ANGELES A neurosurgeon pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal criminal charge for accepting approximately $3.3 million in bribes for doing spinal surgeries, according to officials. The surgeries were done at a…
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U.S. Seizes $45 Million Airplane Owned by Russian Energy Company
The United States obtained a warrant to seize a Boeing 737-7EM aircraft owned by PJSC LUKOIL, a Russian multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Moscow, Russia, according to officials. The U.S….
California Prison Chaplain Sentenced to Prison for Sexually Abusing Female Inmate
James Theodore Highhouse, 50, a former chaplain with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in California to seven years in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a…
Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation, Enticing Girls to Send Him Images Depicting Self-Harm
LOS ANGELES A former Redondo Beach resident pleaded guilty Monday to a federal criminal charge for targeting girls on the internet and enticing them to engage in masochistic abuse for his sexual…
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted in the Death of Two People
LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Monday sentenced a San Fernando Valley man to 20 years in prison for distributing the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl that resulted in the overdose deaths of…
Cop Who Assaulted Suspects, Bragged and Lied About It, Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison
A former law enforcement officer in Chattanooga, Tennessee was sentenced Friday to six years in prison, according to federal officials. Anthony “Tony” Bean, 62, was convicted of using excessive force against arrestee…
Companies Guilty of Violating the Clean Water Act Will Pay $13 Million in Fines for Oil Spill
LOS ANGELES A Texas-based oil company and two of its subsidiaries plead guilty in federal court to violating the federal Clean Water Act, according to officials. The three companies will pay a…
Florida Man Found Guilty of Hate Crime Against Black Motorist and his Family
A federal jury in Florida found Jordan Patrick Leahy, 29, guilty of a racially-motivated attack against a Black man traveling down a public roadway with his family, officials stated Thursday. Court evidence…
Town Hall: Beyond Policing for Profit — How Alabama Cops Fleeced Motorists to Pay City Bills
The FBI or the Department of Justice should convene a Grand Jury to investigate these wholesale violations of citizens’ Constitutional rights. Also, has there been an audit how the fees and fines…
Essilor International to Pay $16.4 Million to Resolve Alleged Violations of Kickback Laws
Essilor International, Essilor of America Inc., Essilor Laboratories of America Inc. and Essilor Instruments USA (collectively, “Essilor”), headquartered in Dallas, have agreed to pay $16.4 million to resolve allegations that the company…
Oregon White Supremacist Guilty of Hate Crime for Assaulting Black DJ at Bar
An Oregon man pleaded guilty to hate crime and false statement charges in federal court in Washington, officials stated. Randy Smith, 42, pleaded guilty to committing a hate crime for his participation…
Man Allegedly Used “Desilu” Name to Dupe People for Money for Sham Investments
LOS ANGELES A South Bay man was charged Wednesday in a federal grand jury indictment alleging he used the “Desilu” name – the same name used by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s…