GEORGIA Two Florida business executives and a Florida-based company pleaded guilty Thursday in the Southern District of Georgia to charges related to their roles in a scheme to recruit and hire foreign…
Former Taliban Commander Charged with Killing U.S. Troops in 2008
NEW YORK Haji Najibullah, previously charged with kidnapping an American journalist, was indicted Thursday for the 2002 attacks on U.S. service members in Afghanistant, according to officials. The attacks resulted in the…
While on a Flight, Man Admits to Fondling Woman and Masturbating While Staring at Her
An Indiana man pleaded guilty this week to engaging in sexual contact with a sleeping woman on a flight from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Denver, Colorado, according to officials. According to court documents,…
Pair Charged With Hate Crime For Attack Outside Sushi Restaurant
Los Angeles County Two men were charged Tuesday for an assault outside a sushi restaurant earlier this year, state prosecutors stated. “A hate crime is a crime against all of us,” District…
Just Saying — Back to the Mayberry Where Andy and the Gang Made us Chuckle and Forget (videos)
JUST SAYING: “You can’t fix stupid” first appeared in “The Shoe” cartoon strip by Jeff MacNelly. That is more evident today, and stupid is a national pandemic and festers in mind-boggling ignorance…
Podiatrist Charged with Health Care Fraud for Alleged Foot Bath Scheme
A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee last week indicted a podiatrist with a scheme to defraud Medicare and TennCare by prescribing and dispensing medically unnecessary foot bath medications, according to officials….
Man Admits to Stealing Over $1.6 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Defendant Spent the Loan Money on Personal Expenses, Including a Lamborghini, a Truck, and a Rolex Watch A Texas man pleaded guilty Monday to fraudulently obtaining more than $1.6 million in Paycheck…
Georgia Man Admits Preparing Dogs for Animal Fighting Following a Multi-State Investigation
LOS ANGELES A well-known dog-fighting trainer and breeder admitted to an animal fighting charge as the result of an ongoing investigation into a multi-state dogfighting and drug trafficking ring. Vernon Vegas, 49,…
Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine Dropped from Airplane
LOS ANGELES A Mexican national was sentenced this week to five years and three months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine, according to officials. The methamphetamine…
Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Long-Running Phone Unlocking Scheme, Duped AT&T Out of $200 Million
Overall Loss to AT&T Estimated at more than $200 Million Muhammad Fahd, a citizen of Pakistan and Grenada, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for his leadership role in a…
Just Saying: Milley’s “Stress Test” and Moral Courage
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Washington Post Opinion: Gen. Milley’s stress test Opinion by David IgnatiusColumnistYesterday at 3:05 p.m. EDT369 The final months of Donald Trump’s presidency were a stress test for Gen. Mark A….
Man Charged with Firearms and Narcotics Trafficking Offenses, One Alleging Fentanyl Sale that Resulted in Fatal Overdose Held Without Bond
LOS ANGELES Redondo Beach man who allegedly sold counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused a fatal opioid overdose is being held without bond pending trial, officials stated. Marcus Michael…