JUST SAYING By Raul Hernandez [email protected] L.A. TIMES’ TORCHES TRUMP Sunday’s Los Angeles Times editorial titled “Donald Trump’s train-wreck presidency” pulls no punches when describing the mentally unstable and dangerous man at…
Man Who Stole IDS and filed $800,000 in Fraudulent Tax Refunds Convicted
PENNSYLVANIA A Philadelphia resident was convicted Friday of conspiring to commit tax fraud using stolen IDs, according to officials. Abdou Koudos Adissa is facing up to five years in prison for stealing identities and…
Two Women Sentenced to Prison for Helping Terrorist Group
WASHINGTON D.C. Two women — Muna Osman Jama, 36, of Reston, Virginia, and Hinda Osman Dhirane, 46, of Kent, Washington — were sentenced Friday to 12 years and 11 years respectively. Jama…
Doctor Who Was Fugitive for 14 Years and Faked Death Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES A medical doctor who fled the United States nearly 15 years ago and faked his own death to avoid prosecution in a healthcare fraud case was sentenced Thursday to 29…
10 Ridiculous Facts About North Korea
Ten shocking facts about North Korea, including what haircuts are state-approved and its capital, Pyongyang, keeps the poor and unwashed out of the city.
Judge Charged with Attempting to Obstruct Justice, Bribery and Witness Tampering
TENNESSEE A judge was charged Tuesday in a federal criminal complaint with attempting to obstruct justice through bribery and witness tampering. According to officials,Cason “Casey” Moreland, 59, of Nashville, was charged with…
Maine Men Indicted for Illegally Trafficking American Eels
MAINE A federal grand jury indicted William Sheldon, 71, of Woolwich, Maine, and Timothy Lewis, 46, of Phippsburg, Maine, for illegally trafficking juvenile American eels, also known as “elvers” or “glass eels.”…
Former Court Clerk Guilty of Accepting Bribes to “Fix” Traffic and Criminal Cases
SANTA ANA, CALIF. “” A former clerk of the Orange County Superior Court pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal racketeering charges stemming from a scheme in which he accepted more than a quarter-million…
State Department Employee with Top Secret Clearance Charged with Contacting Foreign Agents
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal complaint was unsealed Wednesday charging Candace Marie Claiborne, 60, of Washington, D.C., and an employee of the U.S. Department of State, with obstructing an official proceeding and making…
Former City of Compton Treasury Official Allegedly Embezzled $3.7 Million
LOS ANGELES The former deputy city treasurer for the City of Compton was arrested Wednesday on federal charges related to the theft of more than $3.7 million of city funds, according to…
Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced for Multi-Million-Dollar Healthcare Scam and Tax Fraud
LOS ANGELES The office manager and part-owner of a Reseda medical clinic has been sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for his role in a health-care fraud scheme…
Bank Heist Leader Whose Crew Cut Through Bank Roofs Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced Banning man who led a group of burglars that conducted a 10-year-long series of heists targeting Southland banks. The bank burglars got into the banks by…