SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – The owner of a Huntington Beach-based military contractor plead guilty to federal tax charges for failing to report to the IRS millions of dollars his company received for providing services…
Couple Pleads Guilty to Keeping Moroccan Woman as a Domestic Servant
WASHINGTON – A couple plead guilty to bringing a woman from Morocco into the United States and keeping her in their home as a domestic servant for three years, federal officials…
What Explorer Brought Pigs to The U.S.? It Wasn’t Columbus.
“Pigs were first introduced in the 1500’s to what is now the southeastern U.S. by Spanish Explorer, Hernando DeSoto. In the centuries following European exploration and colonization of the eastern U.S., free-range…
L.A. Ambulance Owners Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud
LOS ANGELES – The owners of Alpha Ambulance Inc., a now-defunct Los Angeles-area ambulance transportation company, have been sentenced in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme, officials announced today. U.S. District Court Judge…
Man Who Planted Pipe Bombs Near Ex-Girlfriend’s House Pleads Guilty to Explosive Charge
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – A man who left pipe bombs in a residential neighborhood in Palm Springs near the residence of an ex-girlfriend plead guilty today to possession of an unregistered destructive device,…
Feds: Miami Official Took $150,000 in Bribes Along with Accepting Cruise Vacations and Airline Tickets
FLORIDA – An official was charged with taking about $150,000 in bribes while working as the Roadway Lighting Coordinator for the Department of Public Works in Miami-Dade County, federal officials announced today….
Man Who Set Fire to a Popular Gay Seattle Nightclub Pleads Guilty to Arson
WASHINGTON – A former Bellevue resident who set fire to a popular gay Seattle nightclub just after midnight on New Year’s 2014 pleaded guilty to arson Friday in U.S. District Court. Musab…
Pedestrian Deaths Highest in California, Florida and Texas
There is an uneven distribution of pedestrian deaths among the states, with three (California, Texas and Florida) accounting for one-third of the 4,743 deaths in 2012, according to a 2013 report. In…
Feds Shutdown eBay’s Anticompetitive Agreements Restraining Employee Recruitment and Hiring
CALIFORNIA — The U.S. Department of Justice stopped eBay Inc from concocting agreements with other companies that restrain employee recruitment and hiring, federal officials announced Thursday. The department’s Antitrust Division filed the…
Alabama Man Indicted for Threatening a Black Man
ALABAMA – A grand jury indicted a white man who threatened a black man at a restaurant with one felony and two misdemeanor counts of interference with a federally-protected activity, according…
More Than 600 Gang Members Arrested in 179 Cities by Federal Agents
WASHINGTON — More than 600 gang members and associates from 145 different gangs were arrested in 179 cities across the U.S. during Project Southbound, a month-long operation executed by federal agents, authorities…
Beverly Hills Banker Helped Taxpayers Set Up Secret Israeli Bank Accounts
LOS ANGELES – A senior vice president at the Los Angeles branch of a bank headquartered in Tel Aviv was charged today with helping U.S. taxpayers hide secret Israeli bank account to…