WASHINGTON D.C. Tax dodgers or criminals trying to hide drug profits in Swiss banks will find it more difficult to do so, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. Swiss Banks are self-reporting…
Former Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives Indicted on Bank-Related Charges
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS The former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives was charged with structuring cash withdraws to evade the bank requirement that transactions of more than $10,000 must be reported under…
Man Convicted of Selling Industrial Bleach as Miracle Cure for Many Diseases
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON A federal jury on Wednesday found a 45-year-old man who sold a product called “Miracle Mineral Supplement” guilty of selling industrial bleach as a miracle cure for a number of…
Feds: Men Illegally Set ATMs So More Cash Would Come Out
CHICAGO Two men were indicted by a federal grand jury last month for allegedly intending to defraud ATMs in and around Chicago, officials announced Wednesday. The ATM settings were altered so…
Miami Cop Arrested for Accepting Bribes In Exchange for Helping Drug Dealer
MIAMI Sgt. Andres Quintanilla, 33, of Miami Springs Police Department, allegedly accepted bribes from drug dealer to help him run his narcotics business. Quintanilla is charged with attempting to affect commerce by extortion…
DOJ: Top International Soccer Officials and Others Turned FIFA into “Criminal Enterprise”
BROOKLYN, NY In a 47-count indictment was unsealed Wednesday morning in federal court, nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives were charged with racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering and other felony crimes….
Phantom Motorcycle Club Members Convicted of Violent Crimes
DETROIT A federal jury convicted two members of the violent Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club, one of whom also was a member of the Vice Lords street gang, for several felony crimes. The…
Businessman Sentenced to Seven Years for $3.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former owner of a Los Angeles-based medical supply company to seven years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme. Hakop Gambaryan billed…
DOJ and Cleveland Agree to Reform Police With History of Using Excessive Force
CLEVELAND, OHIO Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to reform the city’s police department, which has a history of using of excessive force, authorities announced today. “Today’s agreement reflects a…
Facebook Sexual Predator Sentenced to 29 Years in Federal Prison
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. A federal judge last week sentenced a 23-year-old man to 29 years in prison for using various online identities on Facebook to girls for “lascivious” and sexually explicit photographs, according…
Three Men Convicted of Running a $1 Billion Illegal Gambling Sports Operation
OKLAHOMA A federal jury in Oklahoma City convicted two Texas men and a Californian for being involved in a $1 billion, illegal gambling and money laundering operation based in Panama City, Panama,…
Neurosurgeon Admits to Performing Unnecessary Spinal Surgeries on Patients
MICHIGAN Detroit-Area Neurosurgeon admitted on Friday that he performed unnecessary spinal surgeries and billed Medicare, Medicaid and private insurances for $11 million for the operations, officials said. Dr. Aria O. Sabit, 39,…