LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles city councilman surrendered to FBI agents Monday to face criminal charges that he obstructed an investigation into him accepting cash, female escort services, hotel rooms and…
Brooklyn Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Preparing Fraudulent Returns
NEW YORK A federal judge sentenced a Brooklyn, New York, tax return preparer to 15 months in prison today for preparing false returns for his clients and himself, federal officials announced Friday….
North Air Cargo Pays $4.7 Million for Allegedly Falsely Reporting Delivery of U.S. Mail
WASHINGTON D.C. The Justice Department announced last week that Northern Air Cargo LLC, agreed to pay $4.7 million to resolve its potential liability under the False Claims Act for falsely reporting information…
Just Saying: The Barnyard Animal, Trump’s “Beautiful Day,” Trillions in Rescue Money, Trader Joe’s Pillaging, Bernie and Liz’s Political Shopping Cart
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] The Barnyard Pig Why is anyone surprised? This guy was a pig before he got elected, and even the village idiot knew that he loved…
Nevada Con Man Arrested with 250 Pre-Paid Debit Cards Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns
A Las Vegas resident was sentenced Wednesday to five years and five months in prison today for his role in a stolen identity tax fraud, officials announced According to court documents and…
Missouri Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Attempting to Help ISIS
WASHINGTON D.C. A Columbia, Missouri, man was sentenced to 19 years and eight months in prison in federal court today for his role in making preparations to launch a terrorist attack with…
DOD Linguist Charged with Spying for Foreign National with Ties to Hizballah
WASHINGTON D.C. Mariam Taha Thompson, 61, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, was charged Wednesday with transmitting highly sensitive classified national defense information to a foreign national with apparent connections to Hizballah, a foreign…
Do Car Passengers Have Rights When They Are in a Vehicle Stopped by Police?
Audit The Audit sorts out the who and what and the right and wrong of police interactions. Passengers are often indirectly involved in traffic stops and asked to produce identification by the…
Inmate Who Ran Drug Ring From a Prison Cell Indicted, Thousands of Messages Intercepted
WICHITA, KANSAS A 55-count federal indictment with 24 defendants unsealed Wednesday alleges that an inmate ran a drug ring in Wichita from a prison cell in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, U.S. Attorney…
Extradited Former Auto Parts Executive Guilty of Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
GEORGIA A fugitive for nearly five years who was extradited to the U.S. plead guilty to being involved in a bid-rigging conspiracy involving the sale of instrument panel clusters to several auto…
California Man Charged with Traveling Out of State to Have Sex with Six-Year-Old
SANTA ANA, CALIF An Orange County man surrendered to federal law enforcement Tuesday to face criminal charges that he traveled out of state to have sex with six-year-old and produce child pornography,…
Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Money Laundering More than $100 Million in Cryptocurrency
WASHINTON D.C. Two Chinese nationals were charged with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange, according to officials. The funds were stolen by North Korean…