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Former DEA Agent Sentenced to 12 Years for Taking $1 Million in Bribes from Drug Dealers
A former DEA special agent was sentenced this week to 145 months, or more than 12 years, in prison for operating a money laundering and fraud scheme while serving as a special…
Texas Woman Facing Up to 60 years in Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
A federal jury convicted a Texas woman Monday for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of over $1.9 million in loans, according to officials. The loans are guaranteed by the Small Business…
Iowa Man Sold Misbranded Vitamin B12 Injectables
An Iowa man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge related to the sale of misbranded vitamin B12 injectable drugs, the Department of Justice announced. Brady Tomlinson, 46, of Des Moines, pleaded…
Canadian Allegedly Schemed to Commit Cyberattacks on Alaska State Computer
A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday in Alaska charges a Canadian national with committing cyberattacks. According to court documents, Matthew Philbert, 31, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, conspired to and did damage a…
Two Police Officers Charged with Filing False Report, Perjury
LOS ANGELES Two Long Beach police officers have been charged with lying about an arrest three years ago, officials announced Monday “Law enforcement officers have a legal and moral obligation to the…
California Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years for Attacking a Black Man
A California man was sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison for committing a federal hate crime, according to federal authorities. Ole Hougen attacked a Black man with a knife…
Puerto Rican Mayor Guilty of Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Municipal Contracts
A mayor pleaded guilty Wednesday in Puerto Rico to being involved in a bribery scheme where cash payments were received in exchange for awarding municipal contracts to a particular company, officials stated….
Father Charged with Murder of Four Children and Their Grandmother
LOS ANGELES A man was charged Tuesday with killing his four children and their grandmother over the weekend, prosecutors stated. “No family should endure this type of tragedy, especially when the alleged…
Texas Man Sentenced to More Than Nine Years for Stealing $1.6 Million in COVID Relief Funds
A Texas man was sentenced today to 110 months in prison for his scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder proceeds from more than $1.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed…
Doctor Facing Long Prison Sentence for Fraudulently Seeking $3.5 Million from COVID-19 Relief Funds
SEATTLE A doctor found guilty of fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds is scheduled for sentencing in February. Last…
Former Cop Guilty of Beating Suspect Breaking Shoulder, Nose and Cutting Head
WEST VIRGINIA A federal jury found former police officer Everett Maynard guilty of beating a suspect causing serious injuries, including a broken shoulder, officials announced Thursday. The jury said Maynard was guilty…