Dr. Eric Troyer and his practice, Troyer Medical Inc. (TMI), based in Landis, North Carolina, have agreed to pay $429,254 to the federal government to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Sending Gift Cards Worth $2.4 Million to Iran, Violating U.S. Sanctions
LOS ANGELES A Bel Air man was arrested Tuesday following a federal grand jury indictment accusing him, along with two Iranian nationals, of violating U.S. sanctions against Iran by illegally transferring approximately…
Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Filing False Tax Returns for His Clients Resulting in $28 Million IRS Loss
RIVERSIDE, California Federal officials announced Tuesday that a Riverside County man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for preparing and filing false tax returns for his clients. Officials stated…
Former L.A. Deputy Mayor Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Racketeering and Conspiracy
LOS ANGELES A former deputy mayor and veteran Los Angeles city official was sentenced Friday to 12 years in federal prison for soliciting and accepting more than $750,000 in bribes for himself,…
DOJ Charges Ten Pharmaceutical Distributors Affiliated with Unlawful Sales of Over 70 Million Opioid Pills
Officials stated Thursday that charges against five pharmaceutical distributor executives and five pharmaceutical sales representatives and brokers have been unsealed in the Southern District of Texas, Southern District of Florida, Eastern District…
Election-Denying Former County Clerk Sentenced to 9 years for Tampering With Election Equipment
According to MSNBC, Tina Peters was sentenced to nine years in the Colorado Department of Corrections after being convicted in an election computer breach case.
Grocery Store Chains Albertsons, Vons Settle Lawsuit for Nearly $4 MIllion for False Advertising Unfair Competition
The California grocers will pay nearly $4 million to settle a civil law enforcement complaint alleging false advertising and unfair competition LOS ANGELES State prosecutors announced Thursday that Albertsons, Vons, and affiliates…
Russian Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Wire Transferring More Than $150 Million in Russian Funds
Feliks Medvedev, 43, of Buford, Georgia, received a sentence of three years and ten months in prison and a $10,000 fine on Wednesday, according to officials. He operated an unlicensed money-transmitting business…
California White Supremacist Gang Members and Associates Named in 76-Count Indictment
LOS ANGELES Federal and local law enforcement have arrested 42 members and associates of the SFV Peckerwoods, a white supremacist gang from the San Fernando Valley. They face a 76-count federal grand…
Man Guilty in Trafficking a Stolen Andy Warhol Print Worth $175,000
LOS ANGELES An Ohio man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for trafficking a stolen Andy Warhol print worth at least $175,000, officials announced Tuesday. Brian Alec Light,…
DOJ Report: “Horrific and Inhumane Conditions” Exist in Georgia State Prisons
The Justice Department announced Tuesday its findings that conditions of confinement in Georgia’s prisons violate the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. “Our findings report lays bare the horrific and inhumane conditions that people…
Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder of Two Jewish Men Leaving Synagogues Last Year
LOS ANGELES A man who last year shot and wounded two Jewish men as they left religious services in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles was sentenced today to 420 months in…