JUST SAYING: (Also Posted Washington Post) BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] Excellent and hard-hitting opinion column by Mr. Milbank best summed up by this comment: “The other 43 Republicans, some of whom, like…
Two Charged in Multi-Million Dollars Darknet Drug Conspiracy
TEXAS Two Texas men were charged in a complaint unsealed this week for their alleged participation in a drug distribution conspiracy perpetrated over the Darknet, according to officials. Kevin Ombisi, 31, and…
Man Bought Lamborghini After Getting $3.9 Million in COVID-Relief Funds
FLORDIA A man plead guilty Wednesday to fraudulently getting $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, according to federal prosecutors. He used the money, in part, to purchase a $318,000 Lamborghini…
FBI: Valentine’s Day Amor is in the Air, So Are Romance Cons — 23,768 complaints
FBI Cautions Public to Beware of Romance Scammers Looking to Empty Your Bank Accounts (Press Release) —Valentine’s Day and the days leading up to it can be exciting, but it can also…
ICE: South Texas Man Allegedly Smuggled 119 Undocumented Immigrants
LAREDO, Texas – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Laredo office conducted an investigation leading to the indictment of a Houston man charged with conspiracy to transport undocumented immigrants. On Feb. 9, a Laredo…
New York Woman Arrested for Fraudulently Getting $200,000 in iPhones
NEWARK, N.J. A Bronx, New York, woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with fraudulently obtaining over $200,000 worth of iPhones, prosecutors announced. Rosanna Lucrecia Cruel Blanco, 39, is charged by criminal complaint…
Engineer Guilty of More Than $10 Million of COVID-Relief Fraud
TEXAS An engineer pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $10 million dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid,…
South Korean Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison for Smuggling Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
SANTA ANA, California A Fullerton man was sentenced Tuesday to three years and 10 months in federal prison for illegally importing bulk quantities of erectile dysfunction drugs, according to officials. He marketed…
Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegal Sales of “Ghost Guns”
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for selling narcotics and illegally brokering the sale of firearms – including several “ghost guns,” according…
Ex-Mayor, 10 Others Charged for Alleged Wide-Spread Corruption
The former mayor of Maywood and 10 others have been charged in a 34-count complaint alleging widespread corruption that includes soliciting and receiving bribes, misappropriation of public funds and embezzlement over a…
Ex-Lawyer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Using Forged Judges’ Signatures
LOS ANGELES A disbarred lawyer was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison for stealing more than $4 million from his clients through a variety of means, including collecting fees for…