LOS ANGELES A man from the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in federal prison for producing child pornography of him raping a then 15-year-old girl he…
Former Police Detective Indicted for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Two Black Women
A federal grand jury in Topeka, Kansas, returned a six-count indictment, unsealed Thursday, charging former Kansas City Police Department detective Roger Golubski with federal civil rights crimes, according to officials. Golubski is…
Woman Indicted for Allegedly Using Prison Inmates Names to Steal $500,000 in COVID Relief
RIVERSIDE, California A San Bernardino County woman was arrested Wednesday on a seven-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she fraudulently obtained more than $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, officials stated….
Feds: Dockworkers Allegedly Allowed Health Plans to be Billed for Sex Services
LOS ANGELES Federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed criminal charges against nine defendants – seven of them dockworkers at the Port of Long Beach – who allowed more than $2.1 million in fraudulent…
Three Iranians Allegedly Hacked into Computer Networks in U.S., United Kingdom and other Countries.
WASHINGTON D.C. An indictment was unsealed Wednesday charging three Iranian nationals with allegedly orchestrating a scheme to hack into the computer networks of multiple U.S. victims, officials stated. As alleged in the…
Eight Indicted in Texas and Across the South for Human Smuggling
TEXAS Law enforcement officials and prosecutors on Tuesday announced the disruption and dismantling of a human smuggling operation in Texas and across the Southern United States, officials stated. The operation, a part…
61-Year-Old Business Owner Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Submitting 405 False Water Reports
TENNESSEE A federal judge on Monday sentenced DiAne Gordon, 61, of Memphis, to three years in prison in connection with her fabrication of discharge monitoring reports required under the Clean Water Act,…
Man Who Pointed Laser Beam at Sheriff’s Helicopter Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for intentionally aiming a laser pointer’s beam at an in-flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter, an act…
Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Trying to Hire a Hitman to Kill a Woman He Briefly Dated
LOS ANGELES A Beverly Hills man was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for attempting to hire a hitman to kill a woman he briefly dated, according to officials. The…
Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme Amassed About $100 Million from Investors
FLORIDA A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit securities fraud involving a global cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme that took in approximately $100 million from investors. According to court documents, Joshua…
Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Harassing TV Actress and Her Daughter
LOS ANGELES An Ohio man was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in federal prison for his 12-year campaign of harassment – via letters and phone calls – against a television actress and…
Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
TEXARKANA, Texas A Maud, Texas man has been sentenced for federal violations related to a COVID-relief fraud scheme, officials announced Tuesday. Samuel Morgan Yates, 35, pleaded guilty on May 6, 2022, to…