WASHINGTON D.C. Federal authorities seek to seize oil aboard four takers bound for Venezuela, officials announced Thursday. The shipments are allegedly a “source of influence” for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a…
Pharmaceutical Corp. Pay $642 Million to Settle Allegations of Improper Payments to Patients, Doctors
Pharmaceutical company Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis), based in East Hanover, New Jersey, has agreed to pay over $642 million in separate settlements claims that it violated federal laws, officials announced Wednesday….
Ten Charged in $1.4 Billion Rural Hospital Billing Scheme
FLORIDA Ten individuals, including hospital managers, laboratory owners, billers, and recruiters, were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their participation in an elaborate pass-through billing scheme using rural hospitals in several…
Man Guillty of “Bust-Out” Scheme Used to Buy Cemetery Plots, Luxury Cars
LOS ANGELES A Glendale man pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges that he led a series of scams, including “bust-out” schemes where he and others fraudulently charged millions of…
Russian Pleads Guilty for His Role in Cybercrime Organization Responsible for $568 Million in Losses
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…