NEW YORK Seventy-year-old Steven Dickman was admitted to the New York Bar Association in 1969 but resigned from the bar in 1987 after he was investigated for attorney misconduct, officials. Apparently, that…
Suicidal Engineer Who Cut Air-Traffic Control Cables Sentenced ( News Video)
CHICAGO A Naperville engineer Brian Howard used wire cutters to sever multiple telecommunications cables at Chicago Air Route Control Center that sparked thousands of flight cancellations and delays throughout the country in…
Strange French Revolution Facts: The First Public Zoo Was Created In Paris During the French Revolution
1)The first public zoo – Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes – was created in Paris during the revolution. This happened as a result of the National Assembly demands that all privately held…
Labor Manager Charged with Stealing $1.7 Million from Union
WASHINGTON D.C. Officials allege that a former business manager of Local 657 of the Laborers International Union of North America or LIUNA in Washington D.C. stole nearly $1.7 million from the union….
Cop Admits to Dropping a Handcuffed Minor to the Ground After a Traffic Stop (Videos)
MISSOURI An Independence, Missouri police officer admitted in federal court today that after a traffic stop he used a stun gun and then, dropped restrained 17-year-old Bryce Masters face-first to the ground,…
Founder of N.Y. Global Group Arrested for Securities Fraud Involving Chinese Companies
A federal grand jury indicted the former founder and president of the New York Global Group for his involvement in a securities fraud involving Chinese companies, officials said. Named in the indictment…
Psychiatrist Guilty for Her Role in Submitting $158 Million In Medicare Claims
HOUSTON A federal jury convicted a Houston psychiatrist for his involvement in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment, federal officials announced today. Officials said Sharon…
Banker Sent to Prison for Taking Bribes to Rig Commercial Bids
SAN DIEGO U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez sentenced Robert Moreno, a GMAC banker, to three years in prison for role in a widespread commercial bribery and tax evasion scheme. Moreno, 42, admitted accepting…
Russian Agent Admits to Illegally Exporting Advanced U.S. Technology
NEW YORK A Russian agent admitted to illegally exporting American controlled advanced technology to Russia’s military, officials announced. Officials said this technology is frequently used in a wide range of military systems,…
Feds: Chinese Paid Up to $50,000 to Arrange Sham “Green Card” Marriages
LOS ANGELES A Santa Fe Springs man who posed as an attorney and his daughter were arrested today for allegedly orchestrating an elaborate immigration fraud scheme in which Chinese nationals paid tens…
Woman Admits Kidnapping Disabled People and Keeping Them in Subhuman Conditions
PHILADELPHIA Federal officials said Linda Weston, 55, of Philadelphia, plead guilty today to holding disabled adults in subhuman conditions to get their Social Security checks, officials said. Mentally handicapped people were lured and…
Woman Convicted of Making Video Depicting the killing of Puppies, Chickens and Kittens
HOUSTON A Houston woman plead guilty today to creating and distributing videos depicting the torture and killing of puppies, chickens and kittens, officials said today. Ashley Nicole Richards 24, plead guilty in…