SANTA ANA, CALIF. – A Huntington Beach woman was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for embezzling nearly $3.5 million from her former employer, a warehouse and trucking-services company, officials…
Smugglers Sentenced for Leaving Pregnant Woman to Die in Mountain Wilderness
SAN DIEGO – Two smugglers who left a pregnant woman to die in the rugged Otay Mountain wilderness during an ill-fated border-crossing attempt were sentenced in federal court last week. The woman’s husband…
Man Who sold Heroin and Guns Near a School Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
SEATTLE – A federal judge on Friday sentenced a man who sold guns and heroin from the basement apartment of a home in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood in Seattle to six years in…
Women Who Ran $1.4 Million Real Estate Con Sentenced to Prison
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – A Seal Beach woman was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in federal prison for operating a $1.4 million con that bilked clients who paid money in response…
Nebraska Sovereign Citizen Sentenced for Obstructing IRS and Filing False Property Liens
NEBRASKA – A member of the so-called sovereign citizen group, “Republic for the United States of America” was sentenced to three years in prison for conspiring to retaliate against federal officials by…
“American Sniper,” “Platoon” and the Baloney Factor
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] The hype shortly preceding its release was that the movie “Platoon” was “the most realistic movie ever made about the Vietnam War’ – ever. Platoon got an Academy Award…
Long Beach Pimp Gets 20 Years in Prison; Ten Victims Get $866,244 as Restitution
LOS ANGELES – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Long Beach pimp to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking young women who he forced to work as prostitutes, according to…
Executive Assistant Allegedly Stole More Than a Million Dollars from Employer
HOUSTON— An executive assistant was named in a 20-count federal indictment alleging she stole $1.3 million from a Houston businessman, according to officials. Michelle Robyn Freytag, 47, was arrested Wednesday for wire…
Businesswoman Admits Ripping Off Would-be Parents Who Paid for Egg Donations
LOS ANGELES – The owner of a Glendora egg donation and surrogacy company pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal wire fraud charge and admitted defrauding would-be parents, egg donors and surrogates over…
A Shadowy Figure Who Sold Deadly Toxins and Conspired to Kill English Woman Sentenced
WASHINGTON D.C.—A 20-year-old Florida man who sold the toxic poisons – ricin and abrin – online for use as weapons and who conspired to kill a woman’s mother in England was sentenced Wednesday to…
Two Arrested for Allegedly Hacking into Email Accounts to Steal Nude Photos to Post on Website
LOS ANGELES – The FBI arrested two men this morning for allegedly conspiring to hack into victims’ e-mail accounts to steal nude photos that were later posted on the “revenge porn” website isanyoneup.com.,…
Businessman Pleads Guilty to Selling Diseased Cattle for Human Consumption
SAN FRANCISCO – The owner of a now-closed Petaluma slaughterhouse Rancho Feeding Corp. plead guilty Wednesday of selling sick cattle that exhibited symptoms of cancer eye for human consumption, officials Jesse “Babe” Amaral,…