TEXAS A former Supervisory Correctional Officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, Texas, was sentenced Thursday in federal court for aiding and abetting the assault of an inmate, officials stated….
Category: Courts & Cases
Former Prison Guard Guilty of Lying to FBI About an Inmate Who Died While in Custody
LOUISIANA Debra Becnel, a former correctional officer, plead guilty to making false statements about medical treatment given to an female inmate who died in custody, according to officials. Nimali Henry, an inmate…
L.A. Doctor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Illegally Prescribing 62,000 Opioid Pills
CALIFORNIA A former Los Angeles-area physician was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for engaging in a multi-faceted Medicare fraud scheme and for illegally prescribing thousands of opioid painkillers and muscle…
Happy New Year and Thank You! — American Justice Web Stats: Jan – Dec 2019/ 573,212 Visits
American Justice Web Stats: Jan – Dec 2019/ 573,212 Visits and 3.8 Million Pages Viewed Summary by Month Month Daily Avg Monthly Totals Hits Files Pages Visits Sites KBytes Visits Pages…
Federal Court Orders NY Company to Stop Distributing Misbranded Dietary Supplements
NEW YORK A federal court permanently enjoined ABH Nature’s Products, Inc., ABH Pharma, Inc., StockNutra.com, Inc. (together, “ABH”), each of Edgewood, New York, and their owner, Mohammed Jahirul Islam (“Islam”) of Flushing,…
Mexican Woman Who is the Leader of International Drug Trafficking Organization Convicted
ARIZONA A woman from Culiacan, Mexico was convicted after a seven-day jury trial for her role in an international drug trafficking conspiracy to transport thousands of kilograms of cocaine and dozens of…
Cancer Care Institute Agree to Pay $3 Million to Settle Medicare and Medi-Cal Fraud Claims
LOS ANGELES The Department of Justice announced Thursday that Nassir Medical Corp. and its owner, Dr. Youram Nassir, agreed to pay the federal government and California $3.3 million to settle False Claims…
Texas Woman Guilty for Role in $5.5 Million Worker’s Compensation Overbilling Scheme
TEXAS A federal jury found a Texas woman guilty today for her role in a $5.5 million scheme to overbill the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers’ Compensation Program for physical…
Two Guilty of Hate Crimes Targeting Gay Men for Violent Crimes
TEXAS Daryl Henry, 24, and Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon, 19, plead guilty Thursday for targeting gay men for violent crimes, including robbery and kidnapping, officials stated. Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon plead guilty to one count of…
San Diego Woman Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for a Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A San Diego woman who ran a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme was sentenced Monday to five years and 10 months in federal prison, according to officials. She was convicted of…
Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Planned Parenthood Clinic Shooting, Three dead Including Police officer
COLORADO A federal grand jury in Denver has returned a 68-count indictment charging Robert Lewis Dear Jr., 61, with crimes related to the Nov. 27, 2015, shooting at the Planned Parenthood clinic…
St. Paul Cop Guilty of Kicking Innocent Man in Ribs, Allowing Police K-9 to Maul Man
KMINNESOTA A federal jury on Tuesday convicted Brett Palkowitsch, 32, an officer with the St. Paul Police Department, of using excessive force against an unarmed civilian, according to officials. “The behavior of…