SAN DIEGO Two animal rights activists are accused of driving 40,000 miles to release thousands of mink from farms in Iowa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and elsewhere, officials said today. The FBI today arrested…
Sailor Indicted for Taking Photos of Classified Nuclear Submarine Instruments
VERMONT A federal grand jury indicted a sailor for taking photographs with his cell phone of classified nuclear submarine instruments and equipment, officials said. Thursday, the grand jury returned its indictment charging…
Businessman Involved in a $12.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Prison
DETROIT, MICHIGAN Businessman Mohammed Sadiq billed Medicare for home health services that were not provided and paid kickbacks to patient recruiters to get Medicare information, which Sadiq then used to bill Medicare for…
L.A. Furniture Owner Involved in Smuggling Endangered Fish
SAN DIEGO A Los Angeles furniture business and its owner plead guilty Tuesday to smuggling endangered abalone and Totoaba that could be sold for millions of dollars in China, officials said. The…
Prison Employee Sentenced to a Year Behind Bars for Bribery
CONNECTICUT A federal judge sentenced a former Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury worker to a year and a day in prison for participating in a bribery scheme involving the release of an…
The Battle of Verdun is Considered the Greatest and Lengthiest in World History
The Battle of Verdun is considered the greatest and lengthiest in world history, according to a Verdun website. “This World War I siege stemmed from German General Erich von Falkenhayn’s edict to…
Boyfriend Turned In Girlfriend’s Cell Phone to Police, She Was Sentenced to 17 Years
HOUSTON The boyfriend of a 21-year-old woman was horrified by the images and messages he saw on her cell phone and took the phone to police who got a search warrant. In…
Silk Road Coupon Counterfeiter Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving MoreThan 50 Businesses (Video)
LOUISIANA A leader of a coupon counterfeiting ring plead guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to sell counterfeit coupons using the “Silk Road” online marketplace, federal officials said. Beau Wattigney, 30,…
Fugitive Involved In a Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme Extradite to U.S.
NEW JERSEY Eighteen years after disappearing from his court trial, a fugitive was arrested in Greece and extradited to the U.S. to serve a 10-year-sentence for his involvement in an untaxed diesel…
Family Members Indicted for Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme Involving Export-Import Bank
FLORIDA Three family members concocted phony invoices for sales of merchandise that never occurred to swindle Export-Import Bank of the United States bank and commercial lenders, according to officials. Guillermo M. Sanchez, 60,…
Bankruptcy Filings Down But More Repeat Filers
There were less people who filed for bankruptcy in 2014 compared to 2013, according to officials. But more repeat bankruptcy filers. These bankruptcy statistics are included in a report required by the…
Dutch-Turkish National Extradited to U.S. to Face Terrorism Charges
WASHINGTON D.C. U.S. authorities extradited Irfan Demirtas, aka Nasrullah, 56, a dual Dutch-Turkish national who made his first court appearance on Monday. Demirtas was extradited to the U.S. to face federal charges…