NEW JERSEY A federal grand jury charged four Chinese nationals and a Chinese company with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act or IEEPA, according to authorities. They are facing specific charges…
Category: Courts & Cases
Former Police Investigator Sent to Prison for Beating Handcuffed Suspect
FLORIDA A federal judge sentenced former Tallassee Police investigator Brandan Smirnoff, 27, to 22 months in prison for assaulting a handcuffed, 24-year-old man, officials announced Thursday. Smirnoff encountered the victim, J.M., after…
Father and Son Sentenced for $10 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
CALIFORNIA A father and son who ran a complex investment fraud scheme were sentenced Tuesday to five years and 24 years in prison, respectively, according to officials. The two stole more than…
ITT Cannon to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims About Untested Connectors
CALIFORNIA ITT Cannon agreed to pay the federal government $11 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it supplied electrical connectors to the military that had not been properly tested, the…
Colombian Operated International Fentanyl Trafficking Organization from Prison
NORTH DAKOTA A Colombian fentanyl trafficker, who was scheduled to go to trial on Oct. 1, plead guilty Friday to drug trafficking and money laundering charges as the leader and organizer of…
Texas Judge Convicted of Bribery for Favors and Obstruction
TEXAS A Texas state district judge has been convicted of bribery and obstruction, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Following a six-day trial, Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado, 65, of Edinburg, Texas, was convicted of one…
West Hollywood Doctor Arrested for Health Care Fraud Involving Hormone for HIV Patients
LOS ANGELES A doctor who operates a medical clinic in West Hollywood where he specializes in treating HIV patients has been taken into custody for federal charges, according to officials. James T….
Man Sentenced to 30 Years for $100 Million International Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a Key Biscayne resident and the former CEO and Chairman of a now-bankrupt multinational pharmaceutical company to 30 years in prison, according to authorities. The $100…
Ohio Man Who Plowed into a Crowd of Protestors at Charlottesville Sentenced to Life
VIRGINIA A federal judge sentenced James Alex Fields Jr., 22, who drove his car into a crowd of counter-protestors at the “Unite the Right Rally” on Aug. 12, 2017, killing one woman…
Three Women Arrested for Fraudulently Getting $1 Million in Student Aid Loans
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Three San Bernardino County women were arrested Thursday on federal charges that allege a scheme in which they fraudulently collected nearly $1 million in federal student aid for 235 “students”…
Cop Who Struck Suspect in Face and Lied About It Sentenced to 14 Months
MASSACHUSETTS A federal judge sentenced former Hadley Police Department Officer for using unreasonable force during an arrest and then falsifying a police report of the incident, according to officials. U.S. District Court…
ABA: Lawyers Accused of Sending Offensive, Inappropriate Emails about Colleagues, Minorities
Lawyers Allegedly Sent Offensive and Inappropriate Emails About Colleagues and Minorities BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS JUNE 19, 2019 Two lawyers should be disciplined or subjected to remedial action for participating in an email…