Software Engineer Who Illegally Sought $1.5 Million Charged with COVID Relief Fraud
WASHINGTON A software engineer was charged this week of allegedly filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $1 million in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the…
Ex-Child Sex Abuser Pleads Guilty to a Federal Child Pornography Charge
LOS ANGELES A Cudahy man who previously was convicted in state court of child sex abuse offenses plead guilty in federal court to one count of possession of child pornography, the Justice…
Former Judge of Elections Convicted of Conspiring to Stuff the Ballot Box
PENNSYLVANIA A former Judge of Elections has been convicted for his role in accepting bribes to cast fraudulent ballots and certifying false voting results during the 2014, 2015, and 2016 primary elections…
Former Senior Navy Employee Charged for Role in Bribery and Lying to Investigators
WASHINGTON D.C. The former Director of Operations of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Office in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) was charged this week in connection with his alleged participation in…
Two Californians Arrested for Collecting Kidnapping Ranson Where Two Victims Were Murdered
LOS ANGELES A former Colton resident and her boyfriend remain in jail after they were arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging they collected ransom money as part of a kidnapping conspiracy,…
Feds: Texas Man Charged with Illegally Seeking $5 Million COVID -Relief Business Loans
TEXAS A Texas man has been charged in federal court with allegedly filing bank loan applications fraudulently seeking more than $5 million dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration…
Alleged High-Ranking Cartel Member Extradited from Uruguay to the U.S.
WASHINGTON D.C. Mexican national Gerardo Gonzalez Valencia, aka “Lalo,” 43, arrived at Dulles International Airport Thursday after being extradited from Uruguay, where he was arrested in April 2016, according to officials. The…
Former VA Doctor Indicted for Abusive Sexual Contact With Male Patients
WEST VIRGINIA A federal grand jury in Charleston, West Virginia, this week returned a seven-count indictment charging Dr. Jonathan Yates, 51, with federal civil rights and abusive sexual contact offenses. Yates, a…
Feds: Man Indicted for Hate Crime and Arson on Religious Property
WASHINGTON A federal grand jury in Cape Girardeau, Missouri indicted Nicholas J. Proffitt, 42, for his conduct in connection with the April 24, 2020 fire at the Cape Girardeau Islamic Center. The…