Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, 44, of Orlando, pleaded guilty this week to four counts of threatening to use explosives and one count of destruction of an energy facility. “… the defendant is…
Chinese Woman Indicted for Allegedly Distributing Pill Press Equipment Used to Manufacture
A federal grand jury in El Paso, Texas indicted Chinese national Xiaofei Chen on two counts related to distributing pill press equipment used to manufacture illegal drugs containing fentanyl, officials stated. Department…
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced for Falsifying Report About Him Sexually Abusing Inmate at a Hospital
A former corrections officer of the Maury County, Tennessee, Jail was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, to five years in prison, officials stated. James Stewart Justice, alias James Thomas,…
California Men Indicted for Allegedly Running $22 Million Crypto Fraud Through “Rugpulls”
LOS ANGELES A six-count indictment was unsealed Friday charging two Southern California men with defrauding investors of more than $22 million in cryptocurrency through a series of digital asset project called “rugpulls,”…
Man Guilty of Sex Trafficking, Using Threats and Violence to Make 18-Year-Old to Engage in Prostitution
After a two-day trial, a federal jury in Kentucky found Portier Q. Govan, 38, of Memphis, Tennessee, guilty on all five counts, including sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, obstruction of…
Romanian Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Ransomware Attacks Resulting in Payments of Millions of Dollars
A Romanian man was sentenced Thursday for his role in the NetWalker ransomware attacks to 20 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $21.5 million and his interests in an Indonesian limited…
Former Sheriff Convicted of Accepting $75,000 in Bribes for Auxiliary Deputy Sheriffs Posts
A former sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia, was convicted by a jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, Wednesday for accepting over $75,000 in bribes, officials stated. He accepted bribes in exchange for appointments as…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Acting as An Illegal Agent of the People’s Republic of China
LOS ANGELES FBI agents on Thursday arrested a Chino Hills man on federal charges that allege he acted as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), officials stated. This…
Mexican Woman Indicted for Leading Human Smuggling Organization That Brought 100 Migrants to U.S.
A Mexican national extradited to the United States from Mexico in 2023 pleaded guilty Wednesday to leading a human smuggling conspiracy operating in Mexicali on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years, officials…
Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Indicted for Drug Distribution Conspiracy
A grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment Wednesday charging Special Agent David Cole of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), 50, of South Jordan, Utah, with conspiring with another HSI special…
Feds: L.A. Deputy Will Plead Guilty to Beating Transgender Man, Admitted to Writing False Incident Report
LOS ANGELES A deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department agreed to plead guilty to a federal civil rights violation for using excessive force during an assault of a transgender man…
Wisconsin Man Possessed Six Homemade Pipe Bombs, Posted Racist Remarks on Social Media, Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
MADISON, WIS. James Morgan, 31, Jefferson, Wisconsin, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for possessing destructive devices, officials stated. He pled guilty to the charge on April 16, 2024….