NEVADA One of the leaders of the Infraud Organization pleaded guilty Friday to RICO conspiracy involving a $568 million debit and credit card scam, according to officials. Sergey Medvedev, aka “Stells,” “segmed,”…
Russian Sentenced to Prison for Using Websites to Con People Out of Millions of Dollars
VIRGINIA A federal judge sentenced a Russian national was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for his operation of two websites devoted to the facilitation of payment card fraud, officials stated….
Armando Vazquez: Oxnard, Calif. Police Department’s Long “Deadly” History of Police Shootings
A Los Angeles Times’ 2001 Headline: Oxnard’s Rate of Killings by Police Tops Many Cities’ Oxnard police have fatally shot more people in the first eight months of 2001 than peace officers…
L.A. Councilman Arrested for Accepting $1.5 Million in Bribes
LOS ANGELES FBI agents Tuesday arrested Jose Huizar, a Los Angeles Councilman for accepting bribes for taking official actions favorable to developers and others, according to officials. Huizar, 51, of Boyle…
Mexican Mafia Associate Sentenced to 17 Years for Ordering Hits and Assaults While in Jail
LOS ANGELES A Mexican Mafia associate who ordered murders and assaults in Orange County’s jail system on the prison gang’s behalf was sentenced Monday to 17 years and six months in federal…
Convicted Murder Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling in Prison
LOS ANGELES A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in a California state prison was sentenced Monday to 188 months in federal prison for his involvement in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that smuggled…
Virginia Lawyers Guilty of $200 Million Extortion Scheme Targeting Chemicals Company
VIRGINIA TwoVirginia attorneys plead guilty last to federal extortion charges, admitting their roles in a scheme to extort a multinational chemicals company by threatening to inflict substantial financial and reputational harm on…
ICE: Website Promoting Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Shut Down, Owner Indicted
DALLAS The website CityXGuide.com — a leading source of online advertisements for prostitution and sex trafficking that users described as “taking over from where Backpage left off” — has been seized and…
JUST SAYING: Trump: School’s in Session; Santa Barbara Beach is now Closed — Period; Police Reform Overnight; Thousands of Mexican Americans Fought in the Civil War on Both Sides
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ CJNOTEBOOK.COM HEY KIDS, THE SCHOOL BUS IS HERE This pathetic evil sociopath let people know who he was through his words and deeds before he got elected….
Man Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Making threats to Congressional Staffers, Intern
LOS ANGELES A Twentynine Palms man was sentenced Thursday to a year in federal prison for making thousands of harassing telephone calls to government offices, including threatening to injure congressional staffers and…
Nine Pharmacists Charged for Role in $12.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
MICHIGAN Nine pharmacists were charged in three separate indictments unsealed last week for their alleged participation in a $12.1 million health care fraud scheme executed in Detroit and southern Ohio, federal officials…
Two Defendants Charged with Murder of Federal Protective Officer at Courthouse Building
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA Murder and attempted murder charges have been filed against Steven Carrillo, the alleged gunman in the May 29, 2020, drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of Protective Security Officer…