California A federal judge sentenced a man to prison Monday for his role as the mastermind of a $1.66 million mass mailing scam aimed at thousands of trademark holders, officials said. The…
National Geographic: Blue Dogs Spotted in India—What’s Causing It?
By Sarah Gibbens PUBLISHED AUGUST 18, 2017 When dogs in Taloja, an industrial neighborhood in Mumbai, India, began walking around with bright blue fur, residents took notice. Concern about the dogs, and fear…
Health Agency Owner Sentenced to 40 Years for Record $17 Million Medicare Fraud
TEXAS A federal judge sentenced the owner and operator of five Houston-area home health agencies was Thursday 40 years in for conspiring to defraud Medicare, the State of Texas’ Medicaid-funded Home and Community-Based…
Credit Union Employee and Online Boyfriend Charged with $2.6 Million in Credit Fraud
LOS ANGELES A woman who worked at a credit union in Hawthorne and her boyfriend have been charged with a scheme to open more than 30 credit accounts, according to officials. The…
Self-Professed Anti-Semite Guilty of Trying to Blow Up Synagogue
FLORIDA A 40-year-old self-professed anti-Semite plead guilty Wednesday to a federal hate crime for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction on a synagogue in Aventura, Florida, officials announced. James Gonzalo…
Ex-Secret Agent Admits Involvement in Silk Road a Covert Online Marketplace
CALIFORNIA A former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service plead guilty on Tuesday to charges of money laundering, announced, according to federal authorities. Shaun W. Bridges, 35, of Laurel, Md., pleaded…
Ex-S.C. Trooper Sentenced to Prison for 2014 Shooting of an Unarmed Black Motorist
BY TEDDY KULMALA [email protected] AUGUST 15, 2017 COLUMBIA, SC A former South Carolina state trooper who shot an unarmed motorist in 2014 was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday, but…
Gang Member Facing Life in Prison for Running a Drug Dealing Coalition of Three Street Gangs
LOS ANGELES A gang member who helped manage a coalition of three rival street gangs in Northeast Los Angeles that were brought together by orders issued by a member of the Mexican…
High-Ranking Los Zetas Boss Headed to Federal Prison on Drug Conspiracy Charges
High Ranking Los Zetas Plaza Boss Heads to Federal Prison for Multi-Year Drug Conspiracy HOUSTON A federal judge sentenced Jose Manuel Saldivar-Farias aka “Z-31” or “El Borrado” to federal prison for his role…
Just Saying: Ms. Heyer and Trump’s Hatred Blossoms in America
JUST SAYING By Raul Hernandez Heather Heyer the woman killed at the Nazi Hate Feast on Saturday will be a symbol of courage and a rallying cry for justice. She didn’t have…
Five Admit Involvement in Multi-State Dog Fighting
NEW JERSEY Four defendants plead guilty Friday and Thursday to federal dog-fighting charges during inter-state incidents spanning from New Mexico to New Jersey, according to officials. Each animal fighting charge carries a…
Former Oklahoma Jailer Sentenced to Prison for Depriving Inmate of Medical Care
A federal judge sentenced a former jail administrator to four years and three months in prison for depriving an inmate medical care, according to officials. The inmate died as a result. Former…