LOS ANGELES – Police arrested 12 people today and are seeking three others who are charged in a large-scale, bank account “bust out” scheme that cost financial institutions across Southern California at…
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Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 90 People, including Doctors, in Six Cities for Medicare Fraud
WASHINGTON — The federal government announced a crackdown in six cities resulting in charges against 90 people, including 27 doctors, for participating in Medicare fraud schemes involving $260 million in false billings….
Investigator Wants a Former Police Chief and a Ventura County Judge to Testify in His Retaliation Case Against the DA
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Attorneys representing a veteran investigator involved in a retaliation lawsuit against his former bosses at the District Attorney’s Office subpoenaed a judge to testify about…
Feds: Masterpiece Linked To Bank Fraud Returned to Brazilian Government
NEW YORK – A painting by Serge Poliakoff called “Composition abstraite” was returned to Brazil after the artwork was smuggled into the United States, federal officials announced last week. “Art and antiquities have…
Former CEO of Oil Company Indicted for Taking Bribes and Accepting Kickbacks
NEW JERSEY – The former co-chief executive officer of PetroTiger Ltd. – a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey – was indicted…
Pimp Gets Another 10-Year Sentence for Transporting Minors to Work as Prostitutes
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA –Sentenced to 10 years behind bars for transporting minors to work as prostitutes in 1999, a man didn’t learn his lesson. Friday, William Earl Flavors, aka “Andre,” 40, who…
Importers of Fake Brand Name Goods Sentenced to Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES – A San Gabriel Valley businessman who coordinated the importation of 11 containers of counterfeit apparel – including Nike, Gucci and Coach products worth more than $2.3 million – was…
Feds Allege Man Committed Crimes in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Didn’t Disclose It on Refugee Application
MINNESOTA – A man who allegedly committed numerous crimes in Bosnia-Herzegovina and didn’t disclose it on his U.S. refugee or green card applications was arrested today on immigration fraud, according to the U.S….
Two Plead Guilty to Sex Trafficking a 14-Year-Old Girl
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – Two Inland Empire residents have pleaded guilty to federal sex trafficking charging, admitting they forced a 14-year-old girl to work as a prostitute in 2012, officials said. Kawaum Marquez Scott,…
Top Players in L.A. Gang Controlled By Mexican Mafia Member Plead Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges
LOS ANGELES – The “shotcaller” of a violent South Los Angeles street gang plead guilty today to federal racketeering and drug trafficking charges. He admitted to crimes committed by the Harpys, a…
Four-Month Effort to Seize Synthetic Drugs Results in More Than 150 Arrests
WASHINGTON D.C – A four-month, nationwide effort to take synthetic drugs off the streets resulted in federal agents serving nearly 200 search warrants in 29 states, involving more than 45 Drug Enforcement…
Deputy Pleads Guilty to Shaking Down Hispanic Motorists for Cash
GEORGIA – A former Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office deputy plead guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiring with two civilians to unlawfully detain and take money from Hispanic motorists, federal officials…