LOS ANGELES Federal racketeering charges against 22 people linked to the MS-13 transnational gang, most of whom allegedly participated in a series of murders, were unsealed this week, according to authorities. The…
Father and Son Sentenced for $10 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
CALIFORNIA A father and son who ran a complex investment fraud scheme were sentenced Tuesday to five years and 24 years in prison, respectively, according to officials. The two stole more than…
ITT Cannon to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims About Untested Connectors
CALIFORNIA ITT Cannon agreed to pay the federal government $11 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it supplied electrical connectors to the military that had not been properly tested, the…
Former Worker of D.C. School Guilty of Transporting Child Pornography
VIRGINIA A former Virginia resident was sentenced to six years in prison for transporting child pornography, according to officials.. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III sentenced Paul Joseph Wilson, 49. According to…
Ex-Cheerleading Coach Sentenced to Six Years for Sexual Assault on Cruise Ship
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a former cheerleading coach to five years and eight months for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman on a cruise ship bound from Long Beach to Ensenada,…
Ex-Navy Official Gets Five Years in Prison for Accepting $1.2 Million in Kickbacks
LOS ANGELES A former civilian employee of the U.S. Navy who was a senior procurement official for Naval Base Ventura County and who received $1.2 million in illegal kickbacks was sentenced Monday…
Ex-Beverly Hills Stockbroker Guilty of $200 Million Securities Fraud
LOS ANGELES A federal jury found a former Beverly Hills stockbroker who worked with fugitive hedge fund manager Florian Homm Friday of 18 federal criminal charges for participating in a stock manipulation…
Colombian Operated International Fentanyl Trafficking Organization from Prison
NORTH DAKOTA A Colombian fentanyl trafficker, who was scheduled to go to trial on Oct. 1, plead guilty Friday to drug trafficking and money laundering charges as the leader and organizer of…
Former Hollywood Executive/Professional Poker Player Charged with Embezzling $22 Million
LOS ANGELES A former executive at StyleHaul Inc., a digital marketing company that represents “influencers” on YouTube and Instagram, was arrested after being named in a federal indictment charging him with embezzling…
Japanese Fishing Co. Convicted of Illegally Dumping Oil and Garbage at Sea, Fined
GUAM A Japanese fishing company, Fukuichi Gyogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Fukuichi), was convicted and sentenced Thursday in Guam for two violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and one count of…
Texas Judge Convicted of Bribery for Favors and Obstruction
TEXAS A Texas state district judge has been convicted of bribery and obstruction, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Following a six-day trial, Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado, 65, of Edinburg, Texas, was convicted of one…
Man Sentenced for Hate Crime for Beating a Victim Who He Believed to be Jewish
OHIO A federal judge Tuesday sentenced Izmir Koch, 34, of Huber Heights, Ohio, to 30 months in prison for beating a man he believed to be Jewish outside of a Cincinnati restaurant,…