CHICAGO―A high-ranking leader of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang who directed a violent west side drug-trafficking conspiracy was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in federal prison after a judge ruled that…
Mastermind of a $7 Million Medicare Fraud Convicted of Bogus Billing
LOS ANGELES – A woman who was responsible for more than $7 million in fraudulent Medicare billing for durable medical equipment – mostly power wheelchairs – was found guilty Friday of 16…
Alleged Cop Killer Added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List
PENNSYLVANIA – The alleged shooter of two Pennsylvania State Police troopers has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Eric Matthew Frein, a 31-year-old white male with ties to…
Campaign Manager Charged With Buying Votes in School Board Election
TEXAS – A campaign manager was arrested Thursday and accused of paying voters to vote in the November 2012 school board election in Donna, Texas. The four-count indictment charges Francisco “Frankie” Garcia, 47,…
Four Arrested for “Skimming” Information from 100,000 Credit Cards Totaling $2 Million
LOS ANGELES – Four men were arrested Thursday on federal charges related to alleged schemes involving the use of “skimming devices” to steal credit card data and using that data to manufacture…
Fourteen Barrio Azteca Texas Prison Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Criminal Conspiracy Charges
El PASO, TEXAS – Fourteen Barrio Azteca prison gang members and associates , including 41-year-old heroin supplier Rigoberto Alvarado, of El Paso, were charged with federal racketeering conspiracy, including murder, extortion, robbery,…
Pacific Ocean is larger than all the land on Earth and Other Facts
The Pacific Ocean is larger than all of the land on earth combined. The Pacific Ocean covers 46% of the Earth’s water surface, according to Lifestyle Lounge. Here are some otherInteresting…
Manhattan Beach Attorney Allegedly Embezzled $250,000 from Former Employer
SAN DIEGO – A Manhattan Beach attorney and corporate executive appeared in court in Los Angeles County Tuesday for allegedly embezzling over a quarter-million dollars from his former employer, MWRC Internet Sales LLC….
Retired Army Lt. Col. Gets Seven Years for E-Mailing Classified Information to Chinese Woman
HAWAII – Retried Army Lt. Colonel and civilian defense contractor was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for e-mailing classified defense information in March to a 27-year-old Chinese woman…
Former LA Sheriff’s Deputy Guilty of Obstructing FBI Investigation
LOS ANGELES – A deputy in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department who obstructed an FBI investigation was found guilty Tuesday of obstruction of justice for interfering with a grand jury investigation into…
Self-Professed “CEO” of Southern California Street Gang Faces Four Life Sentences Plus 55 Years
LOS ANGELES – The leader of the Oxnard-Based Colonia Chiques street gang was found guilty of several criminal charges, including operating a continuing criminal enterprise, according to federal officials. After a two…
Auctioneer Sent to Prison for Two Years for Defrauding Banks Using Overnight Courier
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An Orange County auctioneer who defrauded banks by accepting bribes to lower the amount of winning bids in trustee auctions was sentenced Monday to two years in federal…