FALFURRIAS, Texas Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle 110 bottles of unprescribed alprazolam at the Falfurrias Checkpoint on Tuesday. On December 5, 2023,…
A Major International Drug Trafficking Operated resulted in 60 Mexican and Foreign Nationals indicted
Eight separate indictments were unsealed in Washington D.C., California, and Illinois, charging 60 suspects with smuggling and distribution of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana. This action represents a significant blow to…
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Beating and Robbing Eight Haitians
A Springfield, Ohio, man was sentenced in U.S. District Court Tuesday to 20 years in prison for committing federal hate crimes targeting and attacking Haitian nationals residing in the area, officials stated….
Former IRS Employee Guilty of Money Laundering in Connection with COVID-19 Fraud
A Tennessee man plead guilty Tuesday in connection with a scheme to defraud the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, officials announced Wednesday. EIDL is a federal stimulus program authorized to provide…
Naval Commander Guilty of Distributing Child Porn, Retaining Classified Defense Information
Gregory Edward McLean, 39, of Jacksonville, Florida, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of distributing videos depicting the sexual assault of children and one count of unlawful retention of classified national…
U.S. Charges Four Russian Soldiers for War Crimes Against American Citizen
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that four Russian soldiers are being charged with war crimes after allegedly torturing an American citizen in Ukraine.
Calif. Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $24 Million Medicare Scam Involving Wheelchair Fixes
LOS ANGELES A South Bay woman has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for billing Medicare more than $24 million, officials stated. Tamara Yvonne Motley submitted fraudulent claims for medically…
Calif. Woman Sentenced to Nearly 3 1/2 Years in Prison for $2.8 Million Unemployment Insurance Scam
SANTA ANA, California A Riverside County woman who participated in a scheme that used stolen identities to fraudulently apply for just over $2.8 million in unemployment insurance (UI) benefits from the California…
California Man Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Purposely Crashing His Plane for Youtube
LOS ANGELES According to federal officials, Daniel Jacob obstructed a federal investigation by destroying the wreckage of an aircraft he purposely crashed in Santa Barbara County to get internet views. On Monday,…
U.S. Charges Ex-Ambassador with Spying for Cuba for Decades
According to the New York Post, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday ( that the United States has charged a former ambassador to Bolivia with spying for Cuba for over…
Texas Man Sentenced This Week to Two Years in Prison for Threatening Georgia Public Officials
A Texas man was sentenced this week to two years in prison for posting a message online threatening several Georgia public officials following the 2020 election, officials stated. “Threats of violence against…
California Man Arrested in Killing of Three Homeless People
The suspect in the three fatal shootings of homeless people in Los Angeles was identified as a man who was already in custody after being arrested earlier this week in connection with…