Florida White Supremacist Guilty of Making Racial Threats Against City Councilman Candidate
VIRGINIA Daniel McMahon, 31, plead guilty Thursday in federal court to one count of threatening an African-American Charlottesville City Council candidate Dan Gathers, according to federal authorities. Gathers is the co-founder of…
Lawyer Guilty of felony Crimes Including Paying Bribes to Two Federal Law Enforcement Officials
LOS ANGELES A Calabasas man plead guilty to five federal offenses – one related to a credit card “bust-out” scheme, and the others related to more than $250,000 in bribes he paid…
Two San Francisco Women Charged with Robbery While Threatening to Spread CONVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO A criminal complaint was unsealed charges last week charging Carmelita Barela and Rosetta Shabazz with committing robbery from Walgreens while saying she had CONVID-19, according to officials. “It is an…
ICE: “Most Wanted” Guatemalan Fugitive Apprehended in California
LOS ANGELES U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Special Response Team (SRT) arrested one of ICE’s Most Wanted fugitives during a targeted operation near South Gate, California…
Ex-FBI Agent Arrested for Accepting Bribes Paid by a Lawyer Linked to Crime Figure
LOS ANGELES A Bay Area man who retired from the FBI last year after 20 years as a special agent was arrested Friday on a federal criminal charge, according to authorities. …
ICE Removes Three Mexican Fugitives Wanted for Homicide
HOUSTON Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed three fugitives Wednesday wanted for homicide in Mexico, according to officials. Alfredo Medina-Martinez, 29, Guillermo Vazquez-Saenz, 51,…
CNBC: How the Bail Sytem Works
CNBC: “When someone finds themselves in jail, they can often gain their freedom while they await trial by posting bail. But even small bails amounting to just $500 or $1,000 can prove…
Feds Disrupt Hundreds of Online COVID-19 Scams, Offer Tips on How to Keep from Getting Ripped Off
WASHINGTON D.C. Federal authorities announced Wednesday that an ongoing cooperative effort between law enforcement and a number of private-sector companies, including multiple internet domain providers and registrars, has resulted in the disruption…
California Man Arrested for Cyberstalking Two Teenage Girls Who Rejected His Sexual Advances
LOS ANGELES FBI agents on Tuesday arrested a San Gabriel Valley man and online promoter of the involuntary celibate (incel) subculture on a federal cyberstalking charge, according to officials. Carl Bennington conducted…
California Man Charged With $410 million Telemedicine Kickback Scheme
SAVANNAH, GA. A California man who operated a durable medical equipment (DME) company has been charged for his alleged participation in a massive healthcare fraud scheme, according to officials. The defendant is…
Victims of Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme Will Divide More Than $378 Million in Forfeited Funds
The Department of Justice this week announced that on April 20, the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) began its fifth distribution of approximately $378.5 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. Government in…