Buying and selling wild-caught hyacinth macaws is illegal. Although it’s legal to trade macaws born in captivity, the birds are notoriously difficult to breed. This has created demand for eggs taken from…
Religious Leader Arrested on Rape of Minor, Human Trafficking and Child Pornography
SACRAMENTO State charges were filed against Naasón Joaquín García (Joaquín García) and his co-defendants for alleged human trafficking, production of child pornography, forcible rape of a minor, and other felonies. Joaquín García…
Christian University Pays $300,000 for Allegedly Violating Ban on Incentive Compensation
OKLAHOMA Oral Roberts University, based in Tulsa, will pay $303,502 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of submitting false claims to the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the…
Female Leader of Home Invasions That Targeted Indians and Asians Convicted
MICHIGAN A federal jury found a Houston, Texas, woman guilty of a nine-count indictment for her role as the leader of several robbery crews that traveled all over the United States in…
ID Trafficker Guilty in Conspiring to Sell False IDs to Illegal Immigrants
PUERTO RICO A Honduran national plead guilty Tuesday for his role in a scheme to sell identity documents belonging to Puerto Rican U.S. citizens to individuals illegally residing in the U.S., according…
Gang Member Who Firebombed Black Residences Sentenced to 13 Years
LOS ANGELES A member of the Big Hazard street gang was sentenced Monday to 13 years in federal prison the nighttime firebombing of black families at the Ramona Gardens Housing Development in Boyle…
Santa Barbara California Man Guilty of $1.4 Million Facebook-Twitter Stock Fraud
LOS ANGELES Efstratios “Elias” Argyropoulos, of Montecito, plead guilty today to one felony count of wire fraud for defrauding investors by making false promises to use their money purchase shares of Facebook…
Man Allegedly Stole 200 Identities to Collect $600,000 in Unemployment Checks
SANTA ANA, California A Yorba Linda man who allegedly used more than 200 stolen identities to fraudulently collect nearly $600,000 in unemployment insurance benefits from the California Employment Development Department was charged…
Darknet Fentanyl Dealer Indicted In Nationwide Operation Targeting Vendors
TEXAS Federal officials announced this week that a grand jury indicted a darknet drug dealer who allegedly leveraged Bitcoin’s apparent anonymity to sell fentanyl online. The charges against him are the result…
Two Men Charged with Federal Hate Crimes Along with Kidnapping, Carjacking
TEXAS A federal grand jury Wednesday charged Daniel Jenkins, 20, and Daryl Henry, 22, with conspiracy to commit hate crimes, kidnapping, and carjacking, officials announced Thursday. Additionally, Mr. Jenkins was charged with…
Six Linked to Major Drug Trafficking Charged with Federal Crimes
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities this week arrested six defendants named in a federal indictment that alleges a large-scale, Mexico-based narcotics trafficking operation smuggled hundreds of pounds of narcotics into the U.S., according…
JUST SAYING: Cornyn Feeling the Heat; Trump’s Trip; Will’s Debacle; Mexican Avocados; What the F*ck Did Mr. Mueller Say? Translation Here
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] CORNYN ALTRUISTIC HEART States along the border, especially Texas, would take the brunt of the Trump tax, cleverly disguised as a tariff, on the American consumer. The NYT…