PHILADELPHIA – A 31-year-old woman was sentenced today to life in prison for her role in a 2004 firebombing that killed six members of a federal witness’s family, federal prosecutors said Kidada…
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Calif. State Senator Indicted By Federal Grand Jury for Bribery; Brother Also Named in Indictment
LOS ANGELES – A California State Senator was named in a federal grand jury indictment that accuses him of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from a businessman, according to…
Feds: Six Defendants Raised Millions Duping 140 People Into Investing in Fake Movies
LOS ANGELES – Four people were arrested today for raising money for fake movies through boiler room telemarketing operations, federal authorities said. Victims were promised high financial returns with little risks, authorities…
Barrio Azteca Leader found guilty of U.S. Consulate Slayings Friday Also Responsible for Team of Cartel Assassins Who Killed Hundreds
El PASO, TEXAS — The leader of a violent prison gang who ordered the murders of three people tied to the U.S. Consulate – an employee, her husband and the husband of another U.S….
Doctor and Two Others Found Guilty of $20 Million Medicare and Medi-Cal Fraud
LOS ANGELES – Three people linked to a Glendale medical clinic – including a doctor who took money to let his name be used thousands times on bogus prescriptions – were found…
West Virgina Man Is Facing Up to 15 Years in Prison for Bribing Navy Officials
WEST VIRGINIA – A 44-year-old Charleston man pleaded guilty today to paying bribes to public officials and is facing up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in June, according to…
Business Agrees to Pay $6.5 Million for Filing False Claims; Whistleblower Will Get $1.8 Million as His Share
SAN DIEGO — A Virginia company agreed to pay $6.5 million after it inflated claims for payments under several Navy contracts, the Justice Department announced today. The inflated payments were brought to…
N.J. Man Found Guilty Friday of Trafficking in Narwhal Tusks
BANGOR, MAINE— A jury on Friday found a 60-year-old Union, N.J. man guilty of illegally trafficking and smuggling narwhal tusks, conspiracy and money laundering, federal prosecutors said. Andrew L. Zarauskas, 60, of…
Armenian Power Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Attempted Bank Fraud Involving the Accounts of Elderly People
LOS ANGELES – An associate of the Armenian Power gang was convicted Tuesday for his role in attempting to steal millions of dollars from the bank accounts of elderly customers, according to…
Man Gets More Than 10 years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
WASHINGTON D.C. — A U.S. District Judge sentenced a St. Paul, Minnesota man who engaged in a sex trafficking conspiracy to 10 years and eight months in prison, the U.S. Department of…
Former Navy Sailor Sent to Prison for 30 Years for Attempted Spying
VIRGINIA – A judge sentenced Robert Patrick Hoffman II, 40, of Virginia Beach, Va., to 30 years in prison for attempting to commit espionage against the United States. “By attempting to hand…
Two Hispanic Gang Members Admit Racially-Motivated Attack Against Black Juveniles
LOS ANGELES – A judge today sentenced two Hispanic gang members to a year and nine months behind bars for their racially-motivated attack on black juveniles in Compton, California on New Year’s…