MASSACHUSETTS Federal authorities announced Tuesday that the Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department and two Chinese nationals have been charged in connection with aiding the People’s Republic of China …
California Doctor Extradited from Israel to Face 20-Year Prison for Cosmetic Surgery Scam
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A cosmetic surgeon who oversaw a long-running health care fraud scheme that conned insurance companies into paying tens of millions of dollars for unnecessary cosmetic procedures has been extradited…
Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Duping Elderly Into Buying Worthless Stock TO 140 Victims
NORTH CAROLINA Two men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme targeting the elderly and other vulnerable victims. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. sentenced Robert…
Feds: Union Officials Guilty of Brutal Assault of Non-Union Ironworkers in Indiana
Two officials from the local Iron Workers union plead Friday for their role in a brutal assault on a group of non-union ironworkers in Dyer, Indiana. The attack, which left multiple…
Former Detective and FBI Task Force Officer Indicted for Bribery and other Felonies
A federal grand jury indicted a veteran detective for the Carlisle, Pennsylvania Police Department, who was also a task force officer with the FBI and a member of the Cumberland County Drug…
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Assaulting an Inmate and Lying About His Use of Force
ATLANTA A federal grand jury indicted a former Gwinnett County, Georgia, Deputy Sheriff Aaron S. Masters, who was assigned to the Rapid Response Team (RRT) at the Gwinnett County Jail, for allegedly…
Former San Angelo Police Chief Indicted for Taking More Than $100,000 in Bribes
TEXAS A federal grand jury indicted San Angelo’s former Chief of Police for public corruption following an investigation by the FBI, according to officials. Timothy Ray Vasquez, 49, was charged last week…
Corrections Officer Sentenced to Prison for Her Role in the Punching and Stomping Inmate
MISSISSIPPI Shelley Griffith, 29, a former Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) officer, was sentenced today in Jackson, Mississippi, according to officials. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan II sentenced Griffith to serve…
Texas Attorney and Client Guilty of Evading Taxes Owed to the IRS
TEXAS A federal jury convicted a Texas attorney John O. Green and his client Thomas Selgas on Wednesday for conspiring to defraud the IRS, according to officials. The jury also convicted Selgas…
Ex-Corrections Officer Convicted for Repeatedly Tasing Restrained Prisoner
TENNESSEE After a four-day trial on civil rights and obstruction charges, a federal jury returned a verdict for Mark Bryant, formerly a Corporal at the Cheatham County Jail in Ashland City, Tennessee. …
Feds Sue Los Angeles Apartment Owners, Managers for Allegedly Harassing Female Tenants
LOS ANGELES Federal prosecutors Monday filed a lawsuit alleging the managers and owners of two apartment buildings in the Westlake neighborhood in Los Angeles alleging property owners and managers sexually harassed female…
New York Man Charged With Trafficking Exotic African Cats
NEW YORK A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Christopher Casacci, 38, of Amherst, New York, with violating the Lacey Act and the U.S. Animal Welfare Act, according to officials….