SAN DIEGO, CA- Home Depot will pay $1,977,251 to settle a civil law enforcement complaint alleging the company engaged in false advertising and unfair competition, officials announced Thursday. “False advertising and unfair…
Former CIA Officer Turned Spy Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, of Honolulu, a former CIA officer, was sentenced Wednesday for conspiring to deliver national defense information to the People’s Republic of China, officials stated. Ma was arrested…
Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Laundering Millions of Dollars As Part Of Romance Scams
A Florida woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to launder millions of dollars from American fraud victims to a co-conspirator abroad, officials stated. According to court documents, Cristine Petitfrere, 30, of Miramar,…
North Carolina Auto Parts Seller and Its Owner to Pay $10M for Making and Installing Emissions Defeat Devices on Motor Vehicles
North Carolina-based Rudy’s Performance Parts Inc. and its owner, Aaron Rudolf, have agreed to pay $10 million in criminal fines and civil penalties for making, selling, and installing “defeat devices” that disable…
High School Teacher Who Installed Hidden Cameras in School Bathrooms Sentenced to 17 1/2 Years in Federal Prison
SANTA ANA, California A former Orange County high school teacher was sentenced to 17 years and six months in federal prison for secretly installing hidden cameras in school bathrooms and elsewhere and,…
JUST SAYING: Don’t Mud Wrestle with MAGA’s Prized “Unpredictable” Pig
***************************** JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ “Never wrestle with a pig because you’ll both get dirty, and the pig likes it.” — George Bernard Shaw. But this is an important question VP…
Four Southern California Men Arrested for Allegedly Kidnapping Migrants
LOS ANGELES Four men from Southern California have been arrested on a nine-count indictment charging them with kidnapping migrants to the United States The migrants were held for ransom, demanding cash from…
Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Porn Weeks After Release from State Prison
LOS ANGELES FEDERAL COURT A Santa Barbara County man was sentenced Monday to 11 years and three months in federal prison for receiving thousands of videos containing child pornography, according to authorities….
Jury Convicts Nevada Man of $11.2M COVID Fraud — He Used Money to Buy 25 Residences
Officials stated that a federal jury convicted a Nevada man Friday of defrauding three banks of more than $11.2 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds intended to help small businesses impacted by…
Five Russian GRU Officers and One Civilian Charged for Conspiring to Hack Ukrainian Government
According to officials, six Russian hackers, all Russian citizens and residents, were charged with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and wire fraud. Five of them were officers in Unit 29155 of Russia’s…
Business Owner Admits to Cheating IRS Out of Nearly $60 million in Withholding Taxes
RIVERSIDE, California Officials stated that the owner of Orange County-based temporary staffing companies pleaded guilty Thursday to two federal criminal charges for willfully evading the payment of nearly $30 million in taxes….
Man Admits to $2.1 Million Tax Refund Scheme, Fraudulently Getting Nearly $1 Million in COVID-19 Loans
RIVERSIDE, California Officials stated that a Riverside County man pleaded guilty Thursday to scheming to defraud the IRS out of more than $2.1 million by issuing fake W-2 forms. William Mandel Musgrow…