A North Carolina man was sentenced Wednesday to six years and three months in prison for conspiracy to commit dogfighting offenses and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Delontay Moore,…
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N.J. Man Sentenced to One Year for Conspiring with White Supremacists to Vandalize Synagogues
NEW JERSEY A New Jersey man was sentenced Tuesday to one year and one day in prison for conspiring with members of a white supremacist hate group to threaten to intimidate African-Americans…
Mexican National Extradited to U.S. to Face International Drug Trafficking Charge
WASHINGTON D.C. A Mexican national was extradited from Brazil to the United States on Wednesday to face international drug trafficking charges, federal officials announced Friday. Jose Gonzalez-Valencia, aka Jafett Arias-Becerra, aka La…
Federal Grand Jury Indicted Former Trump Counselor Steve Bannon for Contempt of Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal grand jury indicted Stephen K. Bannon on Friday on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House…
Feds Sue Uber for Allegedly Overcharging People with Disabilities
CALIFORNIA The Justice Department Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) for charging “wait time” fees to passengers who, because of disability, need more time to enter a car. Uber’s…
Man Who Plotted Bombing of Long Beach Political Rally Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
A California man who planned the bombing of a political rally in Long Beach, California, in 2019 was sentenced this week to 25 years in federal prison. On Aug. 11, Mark Steven…
Russian Billionaire Tried to Dodge U.S. Taxes by Renouncing U.S. Citizenship
CALIFORNIA Federal authorities on Friday said Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov is required to pay nearly $509 million to settle U.S. tax evasion charges. The banking and investment tycoon plead guilty in earlier…
Russian Allegedly Involved in “Trickbot” Cybercriminal Organization Extradited to U.S.
OHIO A Russian national, residing in the Yakutsk region of Russia and in Southeast Asia, had his initial appearance in federal court today after his extradition from the Republic of Korea to…
“Retired Senior” Looking for Sex with Young Men Sent to Prison for 10 Years
LOS ANGELES A San Gabriel Valley man whose conviction on a previous sex offense ended his career in education was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice…
Defendants, including Three physicians and Two Pharmacists, Admit to $126 Million Prescription Drug Scam
TEXAS Thirteen defendants, including three compounding pharmacy owners, three physicians, two pharmacists, and three patient recruiters, pleaded guilty in federal court in Texas to a years-long, multi-state scheme to defraud the U.S….
Illinois Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Two Victims
LOS ANGELES A Chicago man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for luring two victims – both of whom were 19 at the time – from Canada with promises…
Money Launderer for Drug Dealers Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
VIRGINIA The leader of a money-laundering network was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for laundering tens of millions of dollars in drug proceeds on behalf of foreign drug trafficking organizations,…