Man Charged with Scheming to Defraud Buyers of Medical Gloves During COVID-19
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man was arrested by FBI agents this week for defrauding victims who paid for COVID-related medical protective equipment that was never delivered, officials announced. The fraud caused…
Two Cargo Handlers Admit to Stealing Four Gold Bars Headed from Australia to N.Y.
LOS ANGELES Two cargo handling company employees who worked at Los Angeles International Airport each pleaded guilty Friday to stealing four gold bars that were part of a larger shipment headed from…
St. Jude Agrees to Pay $27 Million for Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices
MARYLAND St. Jude Medical Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and October 2016, it knowingly sold defective…
Michigan Man Sent to Prison for Attacking Black Teen, Breaking His Jaw
MICHIGAN A Michigan man was sentenced this Thursday for willfully causing bodily injury to a Black teenager because of the teenager’s race, according to federal authorities. Lee Mouat, 43, pleaded guilty on…
Former Construction Co. Owner Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Tax Fraud
WASHINGTON A Louisiana man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the IRS, according to authorities. According to court documents, from 2011 to at least June 2019, Mathew Reck, of St. Tammany…
Online Dating Service, Match.com, Settles Consumer Protection Lawsuit for $2 Million
LOS ANGELES Match Group Inc., a global online dating service company, will pay $2 million to settle a civil lawsuit alleging the company charged customers for automatic renewal without their express consent,…
Man Indicted for Allegedly Committing Five-Day Armed Robbery Spree of Donut Shops, Pet Clinic and Other Businesses
LOS ANGELES A South Bay man has been indicted on federal criminal charges alleging he committed a five-day armed robbery spree of nearly a dozen Los Angeles-area businesses, including four donut shops…
Defendant Admits Involvement in Drug Dealing Conspiracy with White Supremacist Prison Gang
TEXAS A Louisiana man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with members of the Aryan Circle (AC) and others to sell methamphetamine. He is the fourth and final defendant charged in the conspiracy…
Just Saying: Toyota, Made in the USA — The “People’s Car”
JUST SAYING: BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Signature Dana Milbank column that doesn’t mince words: The 2022 Toyota GunRunner (formerly 4Runner): “Its many compartments hold all your ammunition — and your pipe bombs, too!” …
Eighth Former Cop Guilty of Submitting Overtime Slips for Overtime Hours Never Worked
BOSTON A former Boston Police officer pleaded guilty today in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s evidence warehouse, officials announced last week. Defendant is the…
Two Agree to Plead Guilty to Swindling Investors Out of $1.8 Million Through Cryptocurrency Offering
LOS ANGELES Two Orange County men were charged with conning thousands of investors into purchasing a cryptocurrency that allegedly provided exclusive access to a trading program that they falsely claimed was profitable,…