NEBRASKA – A 45-year-old man who shot an eagle and hawk was sentenced to eight months in prison and ordered to pay $6,500 as restitution, officials announced Tuesday. Lamar Bertucci, Sr.,of Walthill,…
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Estonia Man Involved in an Elaborate Worldwide Hacking Scheme Sentenced to 11 Years
ATLANTA— A 30-year-old Estonia man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his involvement in an elaborate computer hacking scheme that stole $9.4 million from a credit card processor. Sergei Nicolaevich…
Terrorist Supporter Arrested at Airport Trying to Leave Country to Join ISIS
CHICAGO – A man who was trying to leave the country to join a terrorist group operating in Iraq and Syria was arrested Saturday by federal agents, officials said. The defendant, Mohammed…
Spyware Creator Arrested for App That Can Monitor Calls, Texts and Videos
WASHINGTON – The creator of a smartphone app that could surreptitiously monitor calls, texts, and videos on mobile phones was indicted in Virginia for allegedly conspiring to advertise and sell the spyware…
California Men Arrested for Allegedly Using Power Tools to Steal $500,000 from ATM Machines
CALIFORNIA – Two men were charged Friday for allegedly being involved in a string of ATM robberies in which they used power tools and a truck to forcibly open safes inside drive-up…
Fourteen Barrio Azteca Texas Prison Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Criminal Conspiracy Charges
El PASO, TEXAS – Fourteen Barrio Azteca prison gang members and associates , including 41-year-old heroin supplier Rigoberto Alvarado, of El Paso, were charged with federal racketeering conspiracy, including murder, extortion, robbery,…
Former LA Sheriff’s Deputy Guilty of Obstructing FBI Investigation
LOS ANGELES – A deputy in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department who obstructed an FBI investigation was found guilty Tuesday of obstruction of justice for interfering with a grand jury investigation into…
Authorities Raid L.A. Fashion District That Allegedly Launder Mexican Drug Cartel Money
LOS ANGELES – About 1,000 law enforcement officials on Wednesday fanned out across the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles to execute dozens of search and arrest warrants linked to businesses suspected…
Former Air Force Employee Tried to Sell Military Satellite Top Secrets to China
LOS ANGELES – A Marina del Rey man was sentenced Monday to more than three years in prison for providing top secret information about a network used to control and communicate with…
Progreso, Texas’ Ex-Mayor, His Father and Two Brothers Sent to Prison for Accepting Bribes
TEXAS – Progreso, Texas is a a small town a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. A small town that had a crooked mayor, school district officials and a school board…
FBI Agent Whose Father Worked for the Mob Loves to Dismantle Gangs and Help Youngsters
LOS ANGELES – When Special Agent Robert Clark speaks to an inner city school group or residents who live in Los Angeles neighborhoods overrun by gangs, he doesn’t think of himself as…
Woman and Five Others, Including Prison Guard, Charged with Conspiracy to Smuggle Drugs into Penitentiary
ALBUQUERQUE— A 24-year-old woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine into the Otero County Prison Facility and is now facing up to 20 years behind bars when she…