WASHINGTON D.C. A Saudi-born Canadian citizen pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS), resulting in death. According to court documents, Mohammed Khalifa, aka…
College Dean Who Allegedly Overbilled Employer for Trips Will be Arraigned Next Month
LOS ANGELES The dean of East Los Angeles College has been charged with overbilling his employer for trips he took, prosecutors stated. “My office will continue to strive to root out public…
The Real News: Guys with Cameras Recording Cops involved in a Monumental Civil Rights Case
A cop tried to keep him from recording a traffic stop, but now he’s fighting back to change the law
Former NFL Player Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Fraud
A former National Football League (NFL) player was sentenced Friday to three years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.2 million through a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, officials stated. The…
Former DEA Agent Sentenced to 12 Years for Taking $1 Million in Bribes from Drug Dealers
A former DEA special agent was sentenced this week to 145 months, or more than 12 years, in prison for operating a money laundering and fraud scheme while serving as a special…
L.A. Times Editorial: Torrance racist text scandal highlights rot in police culture
BY THE TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD DEC. 9, 2021 5 AM PT Two Torrance police officers allegedly spray-painted a swastika inside a car they had directed to be towed in January 2020, and the resulting district…
Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing Two Children
MARYLAND Brian Anthony Gilbert, 34, of Owings Mills, Maryland, admitted to sexually abusing two children, ages two and seven years old. A federal judge sentenced him to 45 years in prison for…
Texas Jury Awards Family of Drunk Driving Victims $301 Billion
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A jury in Texas has awarded a family of drunk driving victims $301 billion after a man was overserved at a bar in Corpus Christi back in 2017. He ended up killing a 59-year-old woman and her 16-year-old granddaughter.
Texas Woman Facing Up to 60 years in Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
A federal jury convicted a Texas woman Monday for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of over $1.9 million in loans, according to officials. The loans are guaranteed by the Small Business…
Iowa Man Sold Misbranded Vitamin B12 Injectables
An Iowa man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge related to the sale of misbranded vitamin B12 injectable drugs, the Department of Justice announced. Brady Tomlinson, 46, of Des Moines, pleaded…
Canadian Allegedly Schemed to Commit Cyberattacks on Alaska State Computer
A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday in Alaska charges a Canadian national with committing cyberattacks. According to court documents, Matthew Philbert, 31, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, conspired to and did damage a…
Doctor Who Wrote 20,800 Prescriptions for Oxycodone Pills Without Seeing Patients Sentenced to Prison
PENNSYLVANIA Doctor Timothy F. Shawl was sentenced to three years in prison for prescribing controlled substances without any medical oversight, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. According to court documents, Shawl, M.D., 62, of…