A Palm Springs man who helped fraudulently raise millions of dollars for independent movie productions – money that primarily went to the fundraisers – has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison.
74-Year-old Lawyer Who Flew the Coup 14 Years Ago After Being Convicted of Tax Evasion Arrested in Phoenix
Last week, the U.S. Marshals finally caught up with 74-year-old Palle Bognaes, also known as Pono, after being a fugitive from justice for tax evasion for more than 14 years, federal officials announced Tuesday.
DC Madam’s Lawyer Begins Releasing Details | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC MSNBC
Steve Kornacki reports that Montgomery Blair Sibley, the attorney for the D.C. Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, has release some of the documents in the case as he continues to obtain permission from the Supreme Court to disregard the gag order in the case and release his client’s phone records, according to MSNBC.
Fake Doctor Guilty for his Role in a $6.2 Million Medicare Fraud — Saw Patients and Wrote Prescriptions
MICHIGAN An Ohio man plead guilty for his role in ripping off Medicare of about $6.2 million during the time he was practicing medicine without a licensed at a Detroit-in-home physician services…
Cop Who Body Slammed 12-Year-Old Girl on a Concrete Floor Fired
Officer Joshua Kehm, who was shown in a widely circulated video throwing a 12-year-old Central Texas student to the ground, was fired Monday by the San Antonio Independent School District Police Department. He’d worked for the district for more than a year, but had not yet completed a new course in school policing, which the state began offering in early 2016.
Men Who Lured Guatemalan Minors and Adults to U.S. and Forced Them to Work on Egg Farm Sentenced to Prison
Two men were sentenced to prison for their roles in luring and forcing Guatemalan minors and adults to work at Ohio egg farms, officials announced today.
Conrado Salgado Soto, 53, of Mexico, was sentenced to four years and three months in prison today for his role in luring Guatemalan minors and adults into the U.S. on false pretenses, then using threats of physical harm to force them to work at egg farms in Ohio, according to officials.
Feds Release Facts and Terms of Goldman Sachs’ $5 Billion Settlement for Misrepresenting Mortgages to Consumers
he Justice Department today released the terms of the Goldman Sachs $5 billion settlement in connection with the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities or RMBS from 2005 to 2007.
Department of JusticeThe settlement is part of a federal and state investigation into Goldman Sachs’ sale of mortgages contributed to a housing bubble and subsequent financial crisis, according to officials.
HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Why Credit Reports are Messed Up
Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they contain critical mistakes. HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver helps credit agencies see why this is a problem.
4 Shot in South L.A. While Setting Up for Barbecue
Four people who were setting up a barbecue in front of a South Los Angeles home were struck by gunfire Sunday morning, police said.
Multiple gunmen approached a home near 84th Street and Towne Avenue and opened fire about 9:45 a.m., LAPD Sgt. Scott Blackman said.
The four victims were taken to a hospital in serious condition, police said.
Just Saying: The Walmart of the Newspaper Industry, the Star and Gannett’s Crimped Management Style
The Star’s and other 13 newspapers including the Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinel staff and readers can expect some drastic changes in news coverage and reporting.
Gannet, which owns USA TODAY, is also known for numerous corporate edicts that include the art of writing “tighter,” which often means limiting enterprise and investigative stories to 18- to 20- inches of newspaper space.
HBO’s Bill Maher: Time for the GOP to Punt
In his editorial New Rule on HBO’s Real Time on Friday, Bill Maher encourages the sane wing of the GOP to vote for Hillary Clinton and focus on rebuilding their party. …
Two Leaders of a Dangerous and Violent Street Gang Plead Guilty to Drug Dealing and other Racketeering Charges
A 53-year-old Mexican Mafia member who is also a member of the El Monte Flores street gang and another man who was a “shotcaller” of the violent and dangerous street gang, plead guilty to federal racketeering offenses, according to officials.