CALIFORNIA – An Irvine woman who defrauded a group of Roman Catholic nuns out of $285,000 was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to three years and a month in prison, according…
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ID Theft Ring Leader Sentenced to 10 Years, Thieves Stole More than 600 Identities
VIRGINIA — The leader of an identity theft ring that stole more than 600 identities from federal employees and others was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 12 years in prison,…
Coal Companies Pay Record Clean Water Act Fine, Agree to $200 Million in Improvements
VIRGINIA — One of the nation’s largest coal companies agreed to spend about $200 million to install and operate a waste water treatment systems and upgrade its operation to reduce discharges from coal…
Jail Supervisor Indicted for Preparing False Tax Refunds That Claimed Bogus Deductions
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — A jail supervisor, who recruited people from his jail to pay his wife to prepare and file tax returns that falsely claimed business losses, childcare and job expenses, charitable donations…
U.S. Recovers More than $458 Million Stolen from Nigeria by Former Dictator and Others
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. froze more than $458 million that was hidden in bank accounts around the world by former and now-deceased Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha, according to a civil forfeiture complaint…
Feds: Sprint Owes Government Millions for Over Billing on Court-Ordered Wiretaps
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Justice Department is alleging that Sprint Communications Inc. over billed the government for expenses it incurred while complying with court -ordered wiretaps, officials announced Monday. The lawsuit alleges…
Washington Man Gets 25 years in Prison for Producing and Distributing Child Porn
WASHINGTON — A 38-year-old man was sentenced last week to 25 years in prison for production and distribution of child pornography, federal authorities said. Jonathan Scott Lee, of Kelso Washington, also admitted to…
Calif. Lawyer Who Illegally Cashed Dead Grandmother’s Social Security Checks Pleads Guilty
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. – A lawyer who illegally cashed her dead grandmother’s Social Security checks plead guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to two counts of theft of government property. Audrey Owens, 60,…
California Retired Marine Capt. Sentenced to 210 Years for Sexually Abusing Cambodian Girls
LOS ANGELES – A retired Marine captain who was convicted of drugging and sexually abusing girls in Cambodia was sentenced today to 210 years in federal prison, according to federal authorities. Michael…
Man Sentenced to Eight Years For “Psychotherapy” Medicare Fraud
MICHIGAN — The owner of two adult day care centers in Flint, Michigan was sentenced to eight years for his role in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme by submitting false billing…
Three Philippine Nationals Illegally Sold Weapons That They Believed Were for Mexican Cartels and the Mexican Mafia
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Three Philippine Nationals, including a police officer, who agreed to sell high-powered and assault weapons to U.S. dealers to arm Mexican drug cartels and the Mexican Mafia gang members,…
Two Former Oklahoma Jail Superintendents Guilty of Beating Inmates
OKLAHOMA — A jury on Tuesday found two former Muskogee County Jail employees guilty of assaulting inmates and ordering other jailers to do so. The two defendants also organized “meet and greet”…