LOS ANGELES A Canadian national was sentenced Monday seven years and four months in federal prison for running a $7.5 million Ponzi scheme, according to officials. Khemraj Dave Harda defrauded investors…
Pharmacist Sentenced to More Than Five Years for Illegally Distributing Opioids
LOS ANGELES A federal judge Monday sentenced a High Desert pharmacist who illegally distributed oxycodone by filling hundreds of counterfeit prescription to five years and three months in federal prison, according to…
Four Sentenced for Engaging in Child Exploitation on Ter Network
TENNESSEE The creator and lead administrator of a highly sophisticated Tor-network-based website dedicated to the sexual abuse of children was sentenced Friday along with three others, for their roles in this global…
JUST SAYING: The Former KGB Gangster and the Frail Russian Economy
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] Washington Post’s Christian Caryl’s op-ed about (below) an under-reported story, the frail Russian economy and why Putin and his gangsters are worried is an excellent piece….
Mastermind of $1.3 Billion Investment Fraud Guilty of Conspiracy and Tax Evasion
FLORIDA A man plead guilty this week to masterminding a massive investment fraud scheme — one of the largest in South Florida — where more than 7,000 victims suffered financial losses, according…
Former CEO of Israeli Company Guilty of $145 Million Fraud Scheme
MARYLAND A federal jury Wednesday found the former CEO of the Israel-based company Yukom Communications, a purported sales and marketing company, of orchestrating a scheme to defraud investors in the United States…
Leader of Conspiracy to Illegally Unlock Cell Phones Extradited from Hong Kong
WASHINGTON A 34-year-old citizen of Pakistan, who is alleged to have paid insiders at telecommunications giant AT&T to plant malware and otherwise misuse computer networks to unlock cellphones, charged in a 14-count…
Mississippi Man Guilty of Federal Hate Crime of Crossburning
MISSISSIPPI Graham Williamson plead guilty this week to federal charges related to the commission of a crossburning on Oct. 24, 2017, in Seminary, Mississippi. Williamson, 38, plead to one count of interference…
NYT: White Nationalist Terrorist Problem
Opinion We Have a White Nationalist Terrorist Problem Mass shootings like the one in El Paso should be condemned by America’s leaders as terrorism. By The Editorial Board The editorial board represents the…
Ex-Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Laundering $14 Million
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA A former bank branch manager at Wells Fargo pleaded guilty Monday to one felony count of bank fraud for using his position to help…
Ex-Sheriff Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bribery and Kickbacks
PHILADELPHIA U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone sentenced the former Sheriff of Philadelphia John Green, 72, of Philadelphia, was sentenced Friday to serve five years in prison, and ordered to forfeit $76,581, according…
ICE: Nearly Three-Year Manhunt Ends in Most Wanted Fugitive
Nearly 3-year manhunt ends in arrest of HSI most wanted fugitive DETROIT – ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents and deputies with the U.S. Marshals Service announced late Wednesday that the…