VIRGINIA An Air Force colonel pled guilty Friday to receiving child pornography, officials stated. According to admissions made in connection with his plea agreement, between November 2015 and June 2016, Mark Visconi,…
Category: Courts
Cuban Sentenced for Making False Statements on Residence Application and for Theft of Government Funds
MIAMI A federal judge sentenced a Cuban citizen and high-ranking official in the Cuban government living in Miami, Florida, to six months in prison for making false statements in his application for…
Hollywood Man Charged with Giving Methamphetamine to Victim who Died of an Overdose
LOS ANGELES A West Hollywood man is charged in United States District Court with providing methamphetamine to a man who died after receiving the drug intravenously, according to authorities. Edward Buck,…
Former Alabama Resident Guilty of Concealing Terrorism Financing to Mujahedeen Fighters
ALABAMA Federal officials stated that Alaa Mohd Abusaad plead guilty Friday to hiding concealment of terrorism financing, according to authorities. A criminal complaint stated that Abusaad instructed an FBI undercover employee about…
Former Juvenile Judge Dragged Out of Courtroom to Serve Jail Sentence
Former juvenile judge Tracie Hunter has been ordered to serve six months in jail following a years-long legal battle stemming from a felony charge for illegally helping her brother keep his…
Man Sentenced for Hate Crime for Beating a Victim Who He Believed to be Jewish
OHIO A federal judge Tuesday sentenced Izmir Koch, 34, of Huber Heights, Ohio, to 30 months in prison for beating a man he believed to be Jewish outside of a Cincinnati restaurant,…
Five More Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Multi-State Dog Fighting
NEW JERSEY The last of 12 defendants to be convicted for their roles in multi-state dog fighting conspiracies were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey, the Department of Justice…
Federal Indictment Nets 11 International Drug Smuggling Ring Defendants
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Federal prosecutors charged 11 defendants on federal narcotics and money laundering charges stemming from a wiretap investigation into a drug trafficking ring that smuggled more than 107.8 kilograms (237.7 pounds)…
Former IRS Employee Convicted of Tax Evasion for Failing to Pay $500,00 in Taxes
NEVADA A federal jury in Las Vegas this week convicted Craig P. Orrock, a former attorney and former Internal Revenue Service employee, of tax evasion and obstructing the internal revenue laws, officials…
Man Convicted of Sex and Drug Trafficking Facing Life Sentence
VERMONT After a three-week trial, a federal jury last week found Brian Folks, 44, guilty of 13 federal felonies arising from his operation of a violent sex and drug trafficking enterprise that…
MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 26 Years for Murder, Other Crimes
MARYLAND A federal judge sentenced a gang member to 26 years in prison last week for being involved in a racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, including murder and…
Australian Woman Facing 21 Years in Prison for Being Physically Abuse on Airlines
LOS ANGELES An Australian woman who assaulted a flight attendant during a United Airlines flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles International Airport earlier this year is scheduled to be sentenced in June,…