SANTA ANA, CALIF. – A federal jury convicted two Southern California residents in connection with a scheme to defraud union and private health insurance programs by submitting bills for more than $71 million –…
Feds: Bar Owner Wrote More Than $200,000 in Illegal Checks to Mexican Drug Traffickers
LOS ANGELES – The owner of El Rodeo nightclub in Pico Rivera was named Friday in a federal grand jury indictment that charges him with using his bar and another one he…
Defendant Who Helped Rip Off IRS for More Than Three Million Dollars Sentenced to Prison
ALABAMA – An Alabama resident was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for her role in a more than $3 million tax fraud scam that stole IDs to file false…
Three Defendants Charged with One of the Largest Data Breaches in U.S.
GEORGIA – The federal government unsealed an indictment on Thursday against two Vietnamese citizens who live in the Netherlands, for their roles in hacking email service providers in U.S., officials said. One…
Marijuana Grower Who Murdered a Migrant Worker on His Farm Will Be Sentenced in June
SAN FRANCISCO— A marijuana grower who was found guilty this week of murdering a migrant worker working on his farm will be sentenced in June. Mikal X. Wilde is facing from 55 to…
Former Truck Driver Guilty of Transporting Minors for Sex, Evidence Indicated He Had been Doing This for 25 Years
BUFFALO, NY—A federal jury found David Allen Vickers, 50, of Stanley, NY guilty of transporting two minors with the intent to have sex, officials announced Wednesday. “That this defendant continuously abused numerous…
Former NY Councilman Sentenced to 10 Years for Bribery and Kickbacks
NEW YORK CITY – Former New York City Council Member Daniel Halloran was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 10 years in prison. Halloran arranged a bribery of New York City Republican leaders…
Ferguson Police, City and Courts Racist Practices and Emails Outlined in DOJ Report
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] In a scathing report, the U.S. Department of Justice found that Ferguson police and courts “routinely” violated the constitutional rights of blacks through illegal arrests, police stops and criminal…
Former Miami Cop Admits to Intimidating a Vendor, Committing Extortion and Accepting Bribes
MIAMI – Jerry Sutherland, 28, of Miami-Dade County, Florida, a former officer with the City of Miami Police Department, pled guilty to two counts of extortion on Monday, officials said. Sutherland…
Man Sentenced to 36 Years for Trying to Drug and Sexually Abuse Young Children
BROOKLYN – A 37-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 36 years in prison for trying to drug and sexually abuse three young children, a seven-year-old, an 18-month-old and three-month-old infant. Bebars Baslan,…
Political Consultant Sentenced for Embezzling Millions from Former Texas Lt. Governor
AUSTIN, TEXAS – A 58-year-old political consultant was sentenced Friday to seven years and three months in federal prison for stealing more than $2.5 Million in campaign funds from former Texas Lt….
Wholesale Seafood Owner Gets Two Years for Selling Illegally Harvested Oysters
NEW JERSEY -The owner of the Harbor House Seafood was sentenced Friday to two years and two months in prison for buying and illegally processing over-harvested oysters and creating fake paperwork to…