The Department of Justice announced a decrease in violent crime in communities across the country in 2023 compared to the prior year, including an over 13% decline in homicides. This important indicator…
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Man Who Arranged Large Shipments of Methamphetamine to Maine Facing Up to Life in Prison
BANGOR, Maine A Corona, California resident pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Downeast Maine. According to court records, between May 2022 and…
Man Sentenced to Three Years and Six Months in Prison for Bomb Threat Against Arizona Official
A Massachusetts man was sentenced Tuesday to three years and six months in prison for sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official in the Arizona Secretary of State’s…
Georgia Owner of Telemedicine Co. Guilty of Defrauding Medicare of $136 Million
The owner of two purported telemedicine companies pleaded guilty Friday to her role in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of $136 million, according to federal officials. According to court documents, Jean Wilson,…
Former President of Honduras Convicted of Drug and Weapons Charges
A federal jury convicted Juan Orlando Hernández, also known as JOH, 55, of Honduras, of drugs and weapons charges, officials stated. all three counts in the indictment, which included cocaine-importation and weapons…
Man Charged with Allegedly Sex Trafficking and Raping Victim in Angeles National Forest
SANTA ANA, California A South Bay man is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on a five-count federal grand jury indictment that alleges he kidnapped a woman, forced her to work for him…
Former Alabama Sheriff’s Deputy Guilty of Beating Handcuffed Suspect, Fractured His Cheekbone and Suffered Concussion
ALABAMA Blake Hicks, a 33-year-old former deputy sheriff of Elmore County, Alabama, plead guilty Tuesday of violating the civil rights of an individual during an arrest, acting under his official capacity, officials…
Chinese Man Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets While Working for Google
Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of stealing trade secrets from Google, specifically related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology, officials announced…
Civilian Working for the Air Force Allegedly Shared Classified Documents on a Foreign Online Dating Site
NEBRASKA Officials announced Monday that a civilian U.S. Air Force employee working at the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base was arrested on Saturday for supposedly sharing classified defense…
Former Accounting Director Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Embezzling Nearly $1 Million
RIVERSIDE, California A woman from Riverside County was given a 57-month prison sentence for stealing almost $1 million from her job, according to officials. The company she worked for handled money matters…
A Switzerland-Based Trading Company Will Pay More Than $661 Million For Bribing Ecuadorian Officials
Gunvor S.A. (Gunvor), an international commodities trading company based in Switzerland, pleaded guilty and will pay over $661 million to resolve an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into violations of the…
Calif. Man Guilty of Firebombing Planned Parenthood Clinic, Attacking Electrical Substation
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man pleaded guilty Thursday to firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa in March 2022. He was also convicted to attacking an electrical substation in…