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…
75-Year-Old “Compound King” Guilty of $21 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
TEXAS A federal jury found a pharmacist guilty Tuesday of charges related to health care fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. After a six-day trial, George Phillip Tompkins, 75, of Houston, was…
Maine Man Convicted of Hate Crime Assaults Against Blacks.
MAINE Following a three-day jury trial, Maurice Diggins, 36, of Biddeford, Maine, was convicted Tuesday of beating up blacks. He is guilty of conspiring to commit hate crimes and of actually committing…
New Jersey Woman Sentenced to Five Years for Enslaving Sri Lankan Woman
NEW JERSEY A Hudson County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced Tuesday to five years and 10 months of prison for her conviction on charges of forced labor, alien harboring for financial gain,…
California Man Admits to Selling Bogus Art Created by Andy Warhol and Others
LOS ANGELES A West Hollywood man agreed to plea guilty to federal criminal charges that he sold bogus art he claimed was created by artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Roy…