SAN FRANCISCO –Federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint today charging 26 defendants including a gang leader and a state senator, with firearms trafficking, money laundering, murder-for-hire, drug distribution, trafficking in contraband cigarettes, and…
If It’s Not Made In the USA, It Can’t Be Sold to Federal Agencies
LOS ANGELES – Prosthetics supplier Ossur Americas, Inc. is $500,000 lighter after paying the U.S. Army for violating the law by selling foreign-made prosthetic, bracing and support devices to the Army for…
An 80-Year-Old Businessman Sentenced to Probation for Illegally Buying and Selling Marine Life
FLORIDA — An 80-year-old businessman who illegally conspired to traffick in marine life was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to three years probation, officials said. Richard Perrin, Romulus, Michigan, was sentenced to three…
Man Who Beat a Black Woman and a White Man in a Racially Motivated Attack Sentenced to Prison
CALIFORNIA — A man who kicked a black woman in the chest and assaulted a white man at a convenience store in Marysville in a racially motivated hate attack was sentenced to…
Couple Sentenced to Prison for Preparing More Than 200 Fraudulent Tax Returns for Clients
GEORGIA — A couple who fraudulently inflated refunds on more than 200 of their clients’ tax returns to drum up business and increase profits for their tax preparation business were sentenced to…
President of University Guilty of Submitting False Documents to Federal Government
SAN FRANCISCO – The president of Tri-Valley University was found guilty of 31 counts relating to a scheme to defraud the federal government by submitting false documents to admit foreign students to…
The Vikings Were Known for Their Excellent Hygiene – Seriously.
“Between rowing boats and decapitating enemies, Viking men must have stunk to high Valhalla, right? Quite the opposite. Excavations of Viking sites have turned up tweezers, razors, combs and ear cleaners made…
Riker’s Island Captain Arrested for Ignoring Inmate Who Needed Emergency Medical Care
NEW YORK — The FBI today arrested a Riker’s Island correction officer and former captain for ignoring an inmate housed in a mental health unit who wanted emergency care because he swallowed…
Piracy Group Leader Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Illegally Distributing Android Apps
GEORGIA –– The leader of a piracy group engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android mobile apps and a co-conspirator plead guilty to distributing more than one million copies…
Illinois Lawyer Given Three Year Suspension for Not Reporting Work as Prostitute
Attorney Reema Nicki Bajaj, 28, of Sycamore, Ill., was suspended for three years from practicing law for not reporting that she worked as a prostitute, according to the American Bar Association Journal….
Federal Judge Harshly Criticizes ATF’s Sting Operations; Dismisses a Criminal Indictment
(UPDATED MARCH 24, 2014) LOS ANGELES — In dismissing a federal indictment, a federal judge torched the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives over how the agency conducted a string operation….
Russian Citizen Hid Millions in Secret Swiss Accounts To Keep From Paying U.S. Taxes
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — The former president of the Russian steel producer’s U.S. subsidiary was indicted for hiding millions of dollars in secret Swiss bank accounts, federal officials announced Friday. Victor Lipukhin,…