ILLINOIS Javier Aguilera, 27, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Philip P. Simon to 216 months in prison following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity as…
Guatemalan Convicted of Kidnapping, Murder Charged with Illegally Re-Entering U.S.
BOSTON Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Guatemalan national, with convictions for kidnapping and murder, Feb. 17, on charges of illegal reentry…
Former Microsoft Software Engineer Convicted of Stealing More Than 19 Million in Gift Cards
Seattle A former Microsoft software engineer was convicted Tuesday in federal court of 18 federal felonies related to his scheme to defraud Microsoft of more than $10 million, announced U.S. Attorney Brian…
Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organization leader Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal judge on Monday sentenced the leader of a Guatemalan drug trafficking organization to 23 years in prison for his participation in an international drug trafficking conspiracy, according to…
Feds: L.A. Urologist Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Fraudulent Billings
LOS ANGELES A urologist was sentenced Monday to five years 11 months in federal prison for submitting fraudulent billings totaling more than $700,000 to Medicare. A jury found Mark Wilfred Tamarin guilty…
Corrections Officer Convicted of Conspiracy to Assault Youthful Offenders with Stick
FLORIDA The Department of Justice announced Monday that Florida Department of Corrections officer, Terrance Reynolds, 30, was convicted Friday following a 14-day trial for conspiring to assault youthful offender inmates. The jury…
Former Defense Intelligence Agency Guilty of Leaking Classified Information to Journalists
WASHINGTON D.C. Henry Kyle Frese, an employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), plead guilty today to charges related to his disclosure of classified national defense information (NDI) to two journalists in…
Man Arrested for Staging Cyberattacks on Congressional Candidate Computer System
LOS ANGELES FBI agents Friday arrested a Santa Monica man on federal charges stemming from a series of distributed denial-of-service – or DDoS – attacks on a website for a candidate who…
Man Who Used Fake IDs to Cash More Than $500,000 Treasury Checked Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino County man was sentenced Wednesday to six years and five months in federal prison for stealing more than half a million dollars in U.S. Treasury checks and…
California Man Guilty of Tax Evasion in $147 Million Mining and Digital Currency Fraud
LOS ANGELES A Bradbury man agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he falsely promised profits to more than 70,000 victim investors worldwide in a scheme, according to officials. The…
Ringleader of Crew That Committed 13 Verizon Store Robberies Sentenced to Prison
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A Long Beach man was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years and eight months in federal prison for leading a crew that committed 13 robberies of Verizon stores across Southern…
Court Order Bars Tax Business from Preparing Tax Returns After Making False Deductions
FLORDIA A federal court order signed by Judge James S. Moody stop a tax preparer and his business from doing tax returns, officials announced Tuesday. On Feb. 14, 2020, a federal court…