ARKANSAS An orthodontist who owned several businesses that operated orthodontic clinics in Arkansas was indicted for perpetrating a bribery and fraud scheme involving former Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson, federal officials announced…
Seven Charged with Armed Robbery Spree That Targeted Southern California Pharmacies
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury today returned an eight-count superseding indictment that charges a Lynwood man with being the organizer and leader of a crew that committed at least 15 armed…
Former Correctional Officers Sentenced for Assault of Handcuffed Inmate
LOUISIANA Two former correctional officers at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, were sentenced Thursday for their roles in assaults on a handcuffed inmate in January 2017. Adrian Almodovar III…
Wake Forest School of Law: Search Warrants
“Criminal Procedure video introduction to the particularity requirement for valid search warrants. The warrant must identify with reasonable particularity the place to be searched and the items to be seized. We consider…
Former Student Who Destroyed 66 College Computers Sentenced to Prison
ALBANY, NEW YORK A federal judge this week sentenced a twenty-seven-year-old woman to a year in prison for damaging computer equipment that belonged to The College of St. Rose, according to authorities….
Colombian Robber of Jewelry and Gemstones Sentenced to Prison
PENNSYLVANIA A Colombian national who was arrested in Colombia and extradited to Pittsburgh was sentenced Tuesday to 33 months in prison in federal court for his role in the Hobbs Act robbery…
Conman Sentenced to Seven Years for Running $7.5 Million Beverage Ponzi Scheme
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…