SAN DIEGO – A former Department of Motor Vehicles employee who accepted bribes from attorneys in exchange for helping their clients get positive results in hearings plead guilty to conspiracy to accept…
Former Army Sniper “Rambo” Admits He and Others Tried to Kill a DEA Agent for Colombian Drug Dealers
NEW YORK – A U.S. Army soldier plead guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges of conspiring with others to murder a Drug Enforcement Administration agent and a DEA informant, officials announced last week….
Cleopatra Wasn’t Egyptian and Other Facts About Ancient Egypt
“Along with King Tut, perhaps no figure is more famously associated with ancient Egypt than Cleopatra VII. But while she was born in Alexandria, Cleopatra was actually part of a long line…
Doctor Admits Prescribing Anti-Psychotic Drugs for Nearly $600,000 in Kickbacks
ILLINOIS – A doctor, who got kickbacks totaling nearly $600,000 from pharmaceutical companies to prescribe the anti-psychotic drug – clozapine – to his patients, plead guilty to violating the federal kickback statute, officials…
First Criminal Prosecution for PAC Violations Announced By Feds
WASHINGTON—A campaign finance manager and political consultant pleaded guilty last month in a Virginia federal court for coordinating $325,000 in federal election campaign contributions by a political action committee or PAC to…
Former City Clerk Admits She Stole More than $40,000 From City Coffers
WICHITA, KS—A former city clerk of Altoona, Kan., pleaded guilty Wednesday to bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced last week. Chrystal Scherbarth, 30, Altoona, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of…
Measles is Bad But the 1918 Flu Killed Between 30 to 50 Million Worldwide
“No one knows exactly how many people died during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic. During the 1920s, researchers estimated that 21.5 million people died as a result of the 1918-1919 pandemic. More recent…
Former Klansman Who Burned Cross in Front of Interracial Family’s House Sentenced
TENNESSEE – A former member of the Church of the National Knights, a Ku Klux Klan affiliate, was sentenced to nine months and fined $5,000 for cross burning in front of an…
Three MS-13 Members Sent to Federal Prison for Violent, Gang-Related Crimes
ATLANTA, GA. – Three MS-13 gang members were sentenced Friday to federal prison for violent crimes that they committed on behalf of the gang, including the 2006 murder of a rival gang member…
Louisiana Police Officer Who Allegedly Received Cash Payments from Strip Club Owners Indicted
LAFAYETTE, LA — Carencro Police Officer Timothy “Timmy” Prejean, 42, was indicted on one count of interference with commerce by extortion under color of official right, one count of obtaining information by computer from…
Employees of Shellrock Sentenced for Illegally Harvesting Oysters, Falsifying Records
NEW JERSEY – Three oyster harvesters and dealers, an employee and a related business were sentenced Thursday for overharvesting oysters, falsifying harvest reports and obstructing justice. Todd Reeves, Thomas Reeves, Renee Reeves, of…
Ex-Prison Chaplain Admits Passing Messages from a Mob Hit Man to Others About a Stradivarius
CHICAGO—A former federal prison chaplain admitted Thursday to passing messages from a convicted killer Frank Calabrese to others about the recovery of a hidden violin from a Wisconsin residence once owned by…