LOS ANGELES – A registered sex offender was convicted Tuesday in federal court of producing child pornography in the Philippines, officials said. Stanley Dan Reczko III, 50, who resided in the Koreatown…
CommerceWest Bank Pays $4.9 Million Settlement In Connection with Consumer Fraud
WASHINGTON – CommerceWest Bank, of Irvine, California, agreed to a $4.9 million civil and criminal resolution arising from consumer fraud committed through the bank, the U.S. Justice Department announced today. The civil…
Russian “Joga” Stole Credit Card Information to Make More Than $400,000 in Purchases
BOSTON—A Russian man, who was known by the online nickname “Joga,” plead guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to stealing credit and debit card information to make more than $400,000 in purchases,…
Three Charged with Conspiring to Commit Fraud Totaling $6.7 Million Against Five Banks
KNOXVILLE, TN— Three were arrested Monday and charged in a 39-count indictment for conspiring to defraud five banks from 2007 to 2011, federal officials said. The indictment alleges that Ray M. Mubarak, 54, of…
10 Best Sniffers in the Animal Kingdom – Humans Rank 13
The elephant has the best sniffer in the animal kingdom, according to Discovery.com “Guinea pigs, with 796 olfactory receptor (OR) genes, landed in the No. 10 spot, according to lead author Yoshihito…
More Than 2,000 Convicted Criminal Immigrants Arrested Nationwide last week
WASHINGTON – A five-day nationwide operation targeting convicted criminal immigrants s subject to removal from the United States yielded the arrest of 2,059 convicted criminals, officials announced Monday in a press release. The…
Doctor Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone
ALEXANDRIA, VA— A doctor, who plead guilty to selling Oxycodone prescriptions, knowing that these prescriptions were not for legitimate medical purpose, was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week, federal officials said….
Feds: Private Investigator Admits to Hiring People to Hack into Email Accounts
NEW YORK – A private investigator admitted that he hired people to hack into the email accounts on behalf of his clients along with accounts of people who he was interested for personal…
Gang Leader Convicted of Five Murders and One Attempted Murder
INDIANA – The leader of the Imperial Gangsters, Juan Briseno aka “Tito”, 25, of Hammond, Indiana, was part of a 24-defendant indictment alleging that members of the Imperial Gangsters committed 13 homicides…
Two Women Convicted of Scamming Insurance Companies of More Than $50 Million
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – A federal jury convicted two Southern California residents in connection with a scheme to defraud union and private health insurance programs by submitting bills for more than $71 million –…
Feds: Bar Owner Wrote More Than $200,000 in Illegal Checks to Mexican Drug Traffickers
LOS ANGELES – The owner of El Rodeo nightclub in Pico Rivera was named Friday in a federal grand jury indictment that charges him with using his bar and another one he…
Defendant Who Helped Rip Off IRS for More Than Three Million Dollars Sentenced to Prison
ALABAMA – An Alabama resident was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for her role in a more than $3 million tax fraud scam that stole IDs to file false…