LOS ANGELES — A former AT&T retail employee who secretly transferred customers’ cellphone numbers to devices controlled by criminals was sentenced Tuesday to 16 months in federal prison. Kenneth Carter, 44, of…
More Than 100 Dogs Seized in South Carolina Dogfighting Investigation; Seven Men Indicted —Largest Single Dog Seizure in State History
FLORENCE, S.C. — More than 100 dogs were seized and seven Chesterfield County men were indicted following a sprawling federal investigation into an alleged dogfighting operation that prosecutors say lasted nearly seven…
JUST SAYING: Democrats Need to Grow a Pair at the Starting Gate and Need New Blood in Leadership Roles in Congress
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ It is about time Democrats start being more vocal and passionate and LOUD to when they come out of the starting gate and announce they are running…
Pool Contractor was Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding 21 Customers of at Least $820,000 in Down Payments.
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota swimming pool contractor who collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in customer down payments while knowing many of the projects would never be completed was sentenced Wednesday to…
Massachusetts Woman, 83, Admits Running $10.9 Million Ponzi Scheme That Duped 204 Investors
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — An 83-year-old Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty Thursday to operating a nearly $11 million Ponzi scheme that left more than 200 investors facing substantial losses. Barbara A. Hirshfield of Lexington…
Man Pleads Guilty to Hammer Attack on JD Vance’s Cincinnati Home
CINCINNATI — Armed with a hammer, William D. DeFoor crossed the property line at Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati home shortly after midnight and began striking anything between him and the residence,…
South L.A. Man Admits Violent Parking Lot Robbery Spree and Shooting During Carjacking Attempt
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A South Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges stemming from a violent armed robbery spree across Southern California, including an attempted carjacking in which he…
Santa Maria Labor Recruiter Gets Prison for Exploiting 162 Foreign Farmworkers
LOS ANGELES — A Santa Maria labor recruiter was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in federal prison for charging Mexican farmworkers thousands of dollars for temporary work visas and…
Armed Burger King $459 Robbery and Police Chase Bring Illinois Man 33-Year Sentence
Photo by: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department INDIANAPOLIS — An Illinois man who terrorized Burger King employees during a $459 armed robbery and then fled police in a high-speed, multi-county chase has been…
Nine Alleged Makk Ballers Members Charged in RICO Case Tied to Deadly Ambush
NORFOLK, Va. — Nine alleged members of a violent East Coast street gang have been charged in a federal racketeering case accusing them of carrying out a deadly ambush, retaliatory shootings, armed…
911 Call Backfires: San Diego Man Gets 14 Years for Preying on Teenage Girls
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego man’s call to 911 for help ultimately exposed his yearslong effort to prey on teenage girls through social media, according to federal prosecutors. Jose De Jesus…