RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – A Lynwood gang member and leader of a prostitute ring, who used force, fraud and coercion to get teen-age girls to work as prostitutes across Southern California, was sentenced…
Insurance Agent Sentenced to More than 24 Years in Prison for Insurance Fraud
DALLAS – A Denton County insurance agent was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for issuing policies to people who appeared to be wealthy and were seeking insurance for estate…
Lesbian Chef Awarded $1.6 Million for Being Forced by Boss to Attend Weekly Prayer Meetings
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court ruling upheld a jury award of $1.6 million given to a Lesbian chef because the restaurant’s owner where she worked held weekly prayer meetings…
Military Genius Napoleon Bonaparte Wasn’t Scratching an Itch During His Famous Pose
Here is the truth about Napolean Bonaparte’s famous portrait pose and other interesting facts about the military genius: ” There’s no secret behind the hand-in-waistcoat pose associated with Napoleon. It was a…
Last of Six Defendants Who Stole the Identities of 92 Patients of a Medical Facility Plead Guilty
FLORIDA – A woman was the last of six defendants to plead guilty to stealing the identities of 92 patients of a medical facility in central Florida, the Justice Department announced Thursday….
Five Charged With Conspiring to Fraudulently Get a Job for a Mafia Underboss’ Son
NEW YORK — Five men were charged with allegedly trying to get a job for the son of an underboss of the Colombo crime family by defrauding a newspaper union and Hudson…
California Gang Leader and State Senator Among 26 Named in Federal Criminal Complaint
SAN FRANCISCO –Federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint today charging 26 defendants including a gang leader and a state senator, with firearms trafficking, money laundering, murder-for-hire, drug distribution, trafficking in contraband cigarettes, and…
If It’s Not Made In the USA, It Can’t Be Sold to Federal Agencies
LOS ANGELES – Prosthetics supplier Ossur Americas, Inc. is $500,000 lighter after paying the U.S. Army for violating the law by selling foreign-made prosthetic, bracing and support devices to the Army for…
An 80-Year-Old Businessman Sentenced to Probation for Illegally Buying and Selling Marine Life
FLORIDA — An 80-year-old businessman who illegally conspired to traffick in marine life was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to three years probation, officials said. Richard Perrin, Romulus, Michigan, was sentenced to three…
Man Who Beat a Black Woman and a White Man in a Racially Motivated Attack Sentenced to Prison
CALIFORNIA — A man who kicked a black woman in the chest and assaulted a white man at a convenience store in Marysville in a racially motivated hate attack was sentenced to…
Couple Sentenced to Prison for Preparing More Than 200 Fraudulent Tax Returns for Clients
GEORGIA — A couple who fraudulently inflated refunds on more than 200 of their clients’ tax returns to drum up business and increase profits for their tax preparation business were sentenced to…
President of University Guilty of Submitting False Documents to Federal Government
SAN FRANCISCO – The president of Tri-Valley University was found guilty of 31 counts relating to a scheme to defraud the federal government by submitting false documents to admit foreign students to…