TUCSON, ARIZONA A local area man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for shooting at border patrol agents during a high-speed pursuitin a probe headed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…
Ex-Chairman of Christian Science Church Admits Stealing $11 Million from Church
LOS ANGELES The former chairman of the board for the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, of Los Angeles plead guilty Monday to federal criminal charges that he…
Former Major at Angola Prison Convicted of Beating a Handcuffed and Shackled Inmate
LOUISIANA A federal jury last week convicted Daniel Davis, 44, a former major at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, of beating an inmate who was handcuffed, shackled and not resisting, according…
North Carolina Street Gang Members Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy Involving Murder
Four North Carolina members of the United Blood Nation or UBN/ Bloods street gang were sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to federal racketeering and conspiracy charges, according to authorities. Tyquan Ramont…
Feds at Pine Ridge Reservation Office Discriminate Against Native American Job Applicants
SOUTH DAKOTA The Justice Department announced Thursday that the South Dakota Department of Social Services or DSS agreed to no longer discriminate against Native American job applicants at its Pine Ridge Reservation…
Defendant Gets More Time Tacked on to Prison Sentence for Lying on Financial Disclosure Form
FLORIDA A currently imprisoned Florida businessman was sentenced to an additional 20 months in prison today for willfully omitting assets, a boat, Mercedes and cash, from a pre-sentencing financial disclosure form he…
Feds: Harvard University Professor and Two Chinese Suspects Charged with Aiding China
MASSACHUSETTS Federal authorities announced Tuesday that the Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department and two Chinese nationals have been charged in connection with aiding the People’s Republic of China …
California Doctor Extradited from Israel to Face 20-Year Prison for Cosmetic Surgery Scam
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A cosmetic surgeon who oversaw a long-running health care fraud scheme that conned insurance companies into paying tens of millions of dollars for unnecessary cosmetic procedures has been extradited…
Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Duping Elderly Into Buying Worthless Stock TO 140 Victims
NORTH CAROLINA Two men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme targeting the elderly and other vulnerable victims. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. sentenced Robert…
Feds: Union Officials Guilty of Brutal Assault of Non-Union Ironworkers in Indiana
Two officials from the local Iron Workers union plead Friday for their role in a brutal assault on a group of non-union ironworkers in Dyer, Indiana. The attack, which left multiple…
Former Detective and FBI Task Force Officer Indicted for Bribery and other Felonies
A federal grand jury indicted a veteran detective for the Carlisle, Pennsylvania Police Department, who was also a task force officer with the FBI and a member of the Cumberland County Drug…
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Assaulting an Inmate and Lying About His Use of Force
ATLANTA A federal grand jury indicted a former Gwinnett County, Georgia, Deputy Sheriff Aaron S. Masters, who was assigned to the Rapid Response Team (RRT) at the Gwinnett County Jail, for allegedly…