The Department of Justice is urging the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the Coronavirus). Call the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline (1-866-720-5721) or by e-mailing the…
Six Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges, Multiple Firearms, Ammunition, Drugs Seized
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA More than 80 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers and agents in several Richmond neighborhoods executed arrested warrants this week resulting in six arrests of individuals on drug trafficking…
Fundraiser Guilty of Corruption Charge For Delivering Bribe to Member of LA City Council
LOS ANGELES A political fundraiser plead guilty to a federal bribery offense for coordinating a $500,000 cash payment get help from an elected member of the Los Angeles City Council in resolving…
FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Notice: The official FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list is maintained on the FBI website. RAFAEL CARO-QUINTERO ROBERT WILLIAM FISHER BHADRESHKUMAR CHETANBHAI PATEL ALEJANDRO ROSALES CASTILLO ARNOLDO JIMENEZ…
California Man Sentenced to Four Years for Spying for China
SAN FRANCISCO Xuehua (Edward) Peng aka Edward Peng was sentenced this week to four years in prison, and ordered to pay a $30,000 fine for spying for China, according to federal officials….
Man Charged with Threatening to Kill U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff of California
Robert M. Phelps, 62, of Torrington, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with threatening to murder U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of California. Phelps was arrested on March 13. Following his arrest,…
Los Angeles Businessman Guilty of $1 Billion Biodiesel Tax Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in Salt Lake City, Utah, convicted California businessman Lev Aslan Dermen, also known as Levon Termendzhyan, of criminal charges Monday relating to a $1 billion renewable fuel tax credit…
Feds: Three Cops Indicted for Beating a Suspect and Trying to Cover it Up (Videos)
INDIANA A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, Indiana, returned a 12-count indictment against two officers – Joseph Chase Winkle, 34, and Jeremy Gibson, 30 – and one sergeant, Joseph Krejsa, 50, …
Former Cop Caught with Illegal Firearms, Silencers and a Hand Grenade Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES A California lawyer and former Rialto Police officer was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for possessing unregistered firearms, silencers and a hand grenade inside his pickup truck…
Pimp Who Recorded Sex with Child Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
OKLAHOMA CITY A federal judge sentenced Jaylyn Marquice Bell, 24, of Oklahoma City, to 18 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child, according to officials. At the sentencing hearing Wednesday, the…
Ex-Operator of VA Outpatient Clinic Pays $1.85 Million for Allegedly Failing to Schedule Medical Appointments
Minnesota The Justice Department announced Thursday that Sterling Medical Associates Inc. will pay $1.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it failed to schedule veterans’ medical appointments timely…
DEA: More than 600 Drug Cartel Arrests, 300 Indictments After Six-Month Investigation
WASHINGTON D.C. The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration this week announced the results of Project Python, officials stated. This is a DEA-led interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related…