LOS ANGELES A Sylmar man was sentenced Monday to 19 years and seven months in federal prison for managing “Manny’s Delivery Service,” a Van Nuys-based drug-distribution ring, according to authorities. The drug…
Former Police Officer Who Pleads Guilty to Perjury Will Be Sentenced in December
MISSOURI Bailey Colletta, 26, a former police officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department who pleaded guilty last week in federal court to one count of making false statements to a…
HBO’S Bill Maher: Poor Diet is the Leading Cause of Mortality in the U.S.
“We scream at Congress to find a way to pay for our medical bills. But it wouldn’t be the issue it is if people didn’t eat like assholes,” said HBO’s Bill…
JUST SAYING: The “Art” of the Idiot
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] The Camp David Lovefest with Terrorists Trump would dine with the devil to try and convince the Prince of Darkness to let him build a Trump…
Man Sentenced for 33 Years in Prison for Kidnapping Children, Threatening Them
TEXAS A Texas man was sentenced Friday to 33 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for child kidnapping, according to officials. U.S. District Judge James Wesley sentenced Rene…
Former School Teacher Guilty of Producing Child Pornography With Former Student
LOS ANGELES A former elementary school teacher plead guilty Thursday to federal criminal charges for sexually exploiting his 15-year-old former student by producing pornographic images of her, according to authorities. Sean…
Press Release: ICE Removes 120 Cuban Nationals via ICE Air Operations Charter to Havana
09/04/2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. The largest group of Cuban nationals to be removed on a single flight in recent years occurred Aug. 30. Officers with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement…
Drug Maker Agrees to Pay More Than $15 Million to Resolve for Allegedly “Wining and Dining” Doctors
PENNSYLVANIA Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (formerly known as Mallinckrodt ARD Inc. and previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. “Questcor”), agreed to pay $15.4 million to resolve claims that the business paid illegal kickbacks,…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Selling Fentanyl Pills to Rapper Mac Miller Two Days Before his Overdose Death
LOS ANGELES A Hollywood Hills resident was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging that he sold counterfeit pharmaceutical narcotics containing fentanyl to Mac Miller two days before the hip-hop…
CONSUMER AFFAIRS: Do you know your rights as an airline passenger
The contract of carriage that travelers sign comes with many stipulations By Gary Guthrie 08/30/2019 | ConsumerAffairs | Airline and Airport News Photo (c) Ralf Geithe – Getty Images In today’s world, most travelers jump on an…
Court Orders Company to Stop Distributing Unapproved New Drugs, Misbranded Dietary Supplements
TENNESSEE A federal court entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against defendants Basic Reset and Biogenyx, as well as their owner, Fred R. Kaufman III, and Kimberly Kaufman, the Department of…
Four Peruvians Sentenced for Threatening and Extorting U.S. Consumers
FLORIDA A federal judge last week sentenced four residents of Lima, Peru, charged with overseeing a series of call centers that threatened and extorted Spanish-speaking victims in the U.S., according to authorities….