OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – A former boxing champ was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison for a string of bank robberies throughout the East Bay, said officials. Former WBA welterweight…
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Man Who Set a Bomb Off at the DA’s Office Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
OREGON— A 47-year-old man who wanted to “destroy” the District Attorney’s Office was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison after his conviction for malicious destruction of property by explosion for…
Man Who Allegedly Fondled Female Airline Passenger Makes Court Appearance
NEWARK, NJ—A man who fondled a sleeping female passenger aboard a flight from Tokyo to Newark appeared in court Tuesday for allegedly engaging in abusive sexual contact, federal officials said. Eun Jong…
A 70-Year-Old Realtor Paid 13-Year-Old Girl for Sex Multiple Times
SAN DIEGO—San Diego realtor Michael E. Lustig plead guilty Thursday in federal court to prostitution-related crimes, admitting that he paid for sex with a 13-year-old girl on several occasions, according to the…
Woman Gets Nearly Five Years in Prison for Masterminding $5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A registered nurse who operated GreatCare Home Health, Inc., a home health agency based in the Westlake district of Los Angeles, was sentenced on Monday to nearly five years…
Trio Arrested for Allegedly Providing Help to al-Shabaab, a Terrorist Group
WASHINGTON D.C. — Three defendants were arrested Wednesday on charges of providing material support to al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization that is conducting a violent insurgency campaign in Somalia, according to…
Mastermind of Bank Heist That Used Staged Kidnapping and Fake Bomb Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES – The mastermind of a bank heist who conspired with a former assistant manager of a Bank of America branch in East Los Angeles was sentenced Monday to 14 years…
Four Indicted for Racially Motivated Hate Crimes Including Fatally Assaulting a Blackman
MISSISSIPPI – Four people were indicted for a racially motivated hate crimes spree in Jackson for allegedly using weapons, including beer bottles, sling shots and motor vehicles to try to injury blacks….
Al Qaida Wannabe Sentenced to Prison for Supporting Terrorist Group
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man who admitted that he intended to assist al-Qaida by traveling to Pakistan, where he would provide weapons training to members of the terrorist group, was…
“Cowboy Gun Bandits” Arrested for a Series of Armed Robberies Including Bank Heist
LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement officials on Thursday arrested the “Cowboy Gun Bandits” who were involved in a series of robberies. The FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department arrested Dominic Dorsey,…
Man Who Impersonated FBI Agent to Scam Victims Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
NEW YORK – A man who plead guilty to impersonating an FBI agent was sentenced to three years in prison, authorities said. Ayman Rabadi, of Yonkers, impersonated an agent and scammed victims…
Sixteen Puerto Rican Police Officers Indicted for Running Criminal Organization
PUERTO RICO – A federal grand jury indicted 16 current and former Puerto Rican police officers for racketeering, robbery, extortion, firearm, narcotics, civil rights and theft charges, according to authorities. The officers…