A former Orange County resident who oversaw a company that claimed to be developing oil and gas wells and bilked investors by, among other things, falsely claiming they would see 50 percent annual returns has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
Man Who Made Threats and Racial Slurs Against Vietnamese Family Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations
OREGON John Blayne Vangastel, 37, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of using threats of force to injure, intimidate and interfere with his neighbors in…
Man Who Set Fire to a Somali Restaurant Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime
Matthew Gust, 25, is facing up to 30 years in prison after he plead guilty today to a federal hate crime for setting fire to a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota,
According to his plea agreement, Gust admitted that he set the Dec. 8, 2015, fire in order to intimidate and interfere with the Somali employees and patrons of the Juba Café.
Mass reduction of California prison population didn’t cause rise in crime, two studies find
By Tom Jackman May 18 By Tom Jackman Jose Gonzalez, 36, was released from a California prison after serving 17 years for murder, under a new plan to reduce massive prison overcrowding…
Doctor Gets 15 Years for Sending Minor Sexually Explicit Photos and Arranging to Have Sex with Him
A 38-year-old Tulsa doctor was sentenced in federal court to 15 years in federal prison after he sent sexually explicit photographs of himself and attempting to meet with teen to have sex with him, according to officials.
Counselors Sentenced for $9.5 Million Fraudulent Billing Scheme; So far, Nearly 30 Defendants Including Doctors, Convicted
Two counselors from the Dallas-Fort Worth plead guilty for their involvement in a massive health care fraud scheme.
The scam involved bribes, unnecessary medical treatment, fraudulent billing, and the falsification of medical documents to fraudulently bill the federal government, through the Department of Labor’s Office of Worker Compensation Programs, of more than $9.5 million.
Texas Man Sexually Abused Orphans While Working at Christian Children’s Home in Malawi
A former general manager at an orphanage in Malawi plead guilty today to one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, official said.
Gerald Campbell, 66, of Odessa, Texas, plead guilty in federal court. His sentencing has not yet been scheduled.
Nevada Police Officer Indicted for Hitting Student with Baton and Slamming Her on School Hallway Floor
A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned a five-count indictment charging Clark County School District Police Officer James Lescinsky, 45, with unlawfully assaulting two people at the Jeffrey Behavior School on May 21, 2015, and then attempting to cover it up, officials announced today.
Man accused of shooting wife because she was in pain & he couldn’t afford medications
An 86-year-old Port St. Lucie man said he killed his wife while she slept because she was in poor health and he could no longer afford her medications, according to an arrest affidavit.
William J. Hager said he had been thinking about killing his wife Carolyn for several days because she was in pain, the arrest report said.
New video shows victim of jail beating unconscious, unattended for 15 minutes
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA By Jacob Rodriguez and Destiny Johnson, WTLV (May 16, 2016) New video released Monday shows jail beating victim Mayra Alejandra Martinez, 31, left on the ground, unconscious and unattended, for…
“Classic Con Man” Gets Nine Years in Federal Prison for $1.3 Million Investment Fraud
A man who operated a fraudulent foreign currency exchange investment house and who arranged for an unauthorized wire transfer from a Pennsylvania car dealership was sentenced this week to 108 months in federal prison, and to pay $1,303,307 in restitution, officials said.
Two Former L.A. Deputies Found Guilty of Beating a Mentally Ill Jail Inmate
Two former deputies with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department were found guilty today of violating the civil rights of a mentally ill jail inmate by beating, kicking and pepper spraying the victim after he showed disrespect to a jail employee.