LOS ANGELES Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday that a Baldwin Park police officer has been charged with the on-duty assault of a 16-year-old he placed under arrest, officials…
Two Men Sentenced for Providing “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals
MICHIGAN Two Eastern European men were sentenced for providing “bulletproof hosting” services, which were used by cybercriminals between 2009 to 2015 to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the…
Physician Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Drugs That Resulted in Death
TENNESSEE A Tennessee physician was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for his unlawful prescribing of opioids that caused the death of one of his patients, according to officials. According to…
Former IRS Employee Charged with Tax Fraud — False Deductions and Expenses
PENNSYLVANIA A federal grand jury in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, returned an indictment in July, which was unsealed this week, charging a South Carolina man with tax evasion, according to officials. He also allegedly…
Woman Sentenced to Prison on Tax and Drug Charges Related to Multimillion-Dollar Black Market Marijuana Business
MASSACHUSETTS A Massachusetts woman was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for tax evasion, conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute 110 pounds or more of marijuana, officials…
New York Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Trafficking in Exotic African Cats
A New York man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for violating the Lacey Act and the Animal Welfare Act by trafficking African wild cats, according to authorities. Christopher Casacci,…
Texas Physician Guilty of Prescribing More Than 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids to More Than 90 People
A federal jury convicted a Houston-area physician for unlawfully prescribing more than 1.3 million doses of opioids, according to officials. According to court evidence, Parvez Qureshi, 56, of Houston, Texas, a medical…
Border Patrol Agents Arrest MS-13 Gang Members in Texas
EDINBURG, TEXAS McAllen Border Patrol Station agents arrested three MS-13 gang members, according to federal officials. They also arrested a previously convicted migrant with an outstanding warrant from Dallas, Texas. All four…
Colombian Businessman Extradited to U.S. for Allegedly Money Laundering
FLORIDA Alex Nain Saab Moran, 49, a Colombian citizen, was charged in an indictment with money laundering, according to officials. Saab was extradited from Cabo Verde, an archipelago nation west of continental…
Female Sinaloa Cartel Money Launderer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
CALIFORNIA A money launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel was sentenced this week in the U.S. District Court to 10 years in prison and fined $50,000 for laundering about $15 million, officials stated….
Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Charged with Allegedly Deceiving the FTA
TEXAS A federal grand jury returned an indictment Thursday charging a former Chief Technical Pilot for The Boeing Company (Boeing) with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG), officials…
Doctor Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Accepting Nearly $800,000 in Bribes as Part of a Conspiracy
LOS ANGELES A Calabasas physician was sentenced Friday to 14 months in federal prison for accepting nearly $800,000 in bribes and kickbacks, prosecutors stated. The bribery conspiracy unlawfully billed health insurers for…