SANTA ANA, California A physician formerly employed by a medical company has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud California’s workers’ compensation fund of millions, despite being suspended from handling such…
Federal Jury Convicts Man for Helping Terrorists, Including Funding Escapes from Prisons
A jury convicted Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 35, of Springfield, Virginia, last week for charges relating to his efforts to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a…
Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Daylight $2.6 Million Smash-and-Grab Jewelry Robbery
LOS ANGELES A Long Beach man was sentenced Thursday to 80 months in federal prison for participating in the March 2022 daylight smash-and-grab robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store, officials stated….
California Hospital to Pay $10.25M to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Oroville Hospital, located in Oroville, California has agreed to pay $10,250,000 to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. The claims involved unnecessary hospital admissions, a kickback and physician…
Man Guilty of Shouting Racial Slurs and Punching Asian Woman, Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A Southern California man pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime for punching an Asian American woman in the head in Culver City while shouting racial slurs at her, authorities…
Ex-Employee Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Illinois Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility
Officials stated that a former Certified Nursing Assistant scheduler at an Illinois nursing facility admitted to defrauding the facility by creating fake employees. Alisha Richardson pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting…
Feds Agree to $215 Million Settlement Agreement Related to Assets of Prostitution Ad Service Backpage.Com
LOS ANGELES The Justice Department has filed a settlement agreement in the civil forfeiture case involving Backpage.com, a now-defunct website known for hosting prostitution advertisements, including those involving minors, officials stated. Under…
JUST SAYING: Nobel Prize Winners Message to Senate: Don’t Confirm RFK Jr.
77 Nobel Prize Winners Write Message To The Senate: Don’t Confirm RFK Jr. “The leader of DHHS should continue to nurture and improve — not threaten — these important and highly respected…
China-Based Hacker Charged for Conspiring to Use Malware That Exploited Tens of Thousands of Firewalls Worldwide
A federal court in Hammond, Indiana, unsealed an indictment on Tuesday charging Guan Tianfeng, a Chinese citizen, with conspiring to hack firewall devices globally in 2020, officials stated. Guan and his associates,…
Five Guatemalan Human Smugglers Charged for 2021 Truck Crash That Killed More Than 50 People in Mexico
An international enforcement operation has led to the arrest of five Guatemalan human smugglers tied to the tragic December 9, 2021, truck crash in Chiapas, Mexico. The semi-trailer, carrying at least 160…
Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison for $17 Million House Flipping Investment Scam
LOS ANGELES A Costa Mesa man was sentenced Monday to 17 years in federal prison for running fraudulent investment schemes that raised over $17 million, officials stated. Brett Barber promised investors,…
JUST SAYING: Trump’s Authoritarian Pal Putin Must Be Having Second Thoughts About Invincibility
Jubilation And Gunfire As Syrians Celebrate The End Of The Assad Family’s Half-Century Rule — Huffington Post Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance…