A Lombard, Illinois, man was sentenced last week to 18 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and attempting to support ISIS, officials stated. In 2019, Jason Brown gave $500 on three…
Feds: “Operation Nazare Wave” Results in Arrest of 826 fugitives, Seizure of 54 Firearms and 14 Pounds of Narcotics
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) announced the results of Operation Nazare Wave, targeting violent crime in Washington, D.C., and the National Capital Region. From April to September, under the direction of the…
Raytheon Co. to Pay Over $950 Million in Settlements Relating to Defective Pricing, Foreign Bribery, and Export Control Schemes
Raytheon Company to Pay Over $950 Million in Settlements Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, has agreed to pay more than $950 million to settle investigations by the Justice Department related to: Defective…
Sixteen Defendants Charged for Allegedly Running Cocaine from Colombia to Canada, Four Murders
LOS ANGELES A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and 15 others have been charged in a 16-count federal indictment for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking operation, officials stated. The group is accused…
Violent Mexican Cartel Leaders Indicted for Murders, Assassinations, Kidnappings
An unsealed indictment in the District of Columbia charges leaders of the violent drug trafficking groups Los Zetas and its successor, Cartel del Noreste (CDN), with running a continuing criminal enterprise, drug…
Kansas Man Sentenced to Six Years Eight Months in Prison for Threatening Black People
A Kansas man was sentenced Wednesday to 80 months in federal prison for threatening multiple Black people in and around Wichita and for interfering with the housing rights of a white woman…
Man Allegedly Used Drone to Fly Fentanyl, Including to Customer Who Died from Overdose
LOS ANGELES An Antelope Valley man was arrested Wednesday on a nine-count federal grand jury indictment charging him with using a drone to drop off fentanyl and other narcotics to buyers, officials…
Sixteen Members of Two Motorcycle Gangs Indicted for Criminal Activities, including Murder
Sixteen members of two outlaw motorcycle gangs — the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and the Red Devils Motorcycle Club —were named in a federal indictment for their alleged roles in engaging in…
Feds to Monitor Compliance with Voting Rights Laws in Portage County, Ohio
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in Portage County, Ohio, during the early voting period and on Election Day. The Justice Department enforces…
Man Guilty of Sex Trafficking Victims Who Abused Opioids and Cocaine
A Massachusetts man, Marvin Pompilus, 39, of Stoughton, pleaded guilty Tuesday to four counts of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and one count of possession with intent…
Former Accounting Chief of Closed Girardi Keese Law Firm Pleads Guilty of Embezzling Tens of Millions of Dollars from Law Firm
LOS ANGELES The former longtime head of the accounting department at the now-shuttered Los Angeles plaintiffs’ personal injury law firm Girardi Keese pleaded guilty Friday to enabling the embezzlement of tens of…
Former Owner of “Timepiece Gentleman” Luxury Watch Store Guilty of $5.6 Million Fraud
LOS ANGELES Federal officials stated that a Los Angeles man who ran a Beverly Hills luxury watch consignment business and was known as “The Timepiece Gentleman” pleaded guilty Friday to swindling dozens…