How does noise pollution cause hearing loss? According to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, sounds that are too loud or last for too long damage the hair cells…
Woman Tricked Victims Using a “Movies” Scam and Then, Defrauded State Employment
LOS ANGELES An Antelope Valley woman plead guilty in federal court this morning in a mail fraud scheme that used personal data stolen from elderly victims in an effort to defraud California’s…
Boeing Billed Government for Time Employees Spent on Breaks or at Lunch
WASHINGTON D.C. The Boeing Company paid the federal government $18 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims for labor charges on maintenance contracts with the U.S. Air Force for…
Peruvian Admits to Ripping Off U.S. Spanish-Speaking Consumers Through Call Centers
PERU A Lima, Peru resident who was charged with operating call centers that lied to and threatened Spanish-speaking consumers in the U.S. plead guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, federal…
Former Police Chiefs Admit Firing Tasers at Non-Combative Jail Prisoners (Video)
LOUISIANA A federal judge sentenced former Mamou, Louisiana Police Chief Gregory W. Dupuis to one year in prison today for illegally using tasers on inmates, officials announced today. Another former Mamou Police…
El Nino: Misconceptions and Misinformation About What the Upcoming Winter May Hold
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) continues their El Niño Advisory for an increasingly strong El Niño later this fall and winter, officials said. Along with this forecast there have already…
Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Luring Teen to Take Sexually Explicit Photos
LUBBOCK, TX A federal judge sentenced Amadeo Cruz Torres, 24, of Lubbock, Texas, to 15 years in federal prison for luring a teen so he could take sexually explicit photos of the…
Former Cop Who Punched a Suspect Will be Sentenced Next Year
PITTSBURGH A former police officer of the Redstone Township Police Department is facing up to a year in prison for punching a suspect in the face, officials announced. Norman L. Howard, 42,…
Business Allegedly Falsified Claims for Federal Contracts Earmarked for Disabled Veterans
NEW YORK The federal government filed a claim against Veterans Enterprises Co., a contracting company, alleging it submitted false claims for federal contracts intended for the disabled veterans and veterans who owned…
Fake Hospice Nurse Treated More Than 200 Patients
FBI BLOG Oct. 8, 2015 Imagine the emotional difficulty of arranging in-home hospice care for a terminally ill family member. Now imagine learning after the fact that your loved one had been…
Prisoner Who Escaped While Being Treated at a Hospital Sentenced to 32 Years (News Video)
ALEXANDRIA, VA A federal judge on Friday sentenced Wossen Assaye to 32 years in prison for two counts of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence,…
U.S. Border Patrol Agent Accused of Creating Bogus Alerts to Help Brother-In-Law
SAN DIEGO U.S. Border Patrol Supervisory Agent Martin Rene Duran was arrested last week and charged with using his official position to create bogus alerts in a border-security law enforcement database. This…