JUST SAYING: “You can’t fix stupid” first appeared in “The Shoe” cartoon strip by Jeff MacNelly. That is more evident today, and stupid is a national pandemic and festers in mind-boggling ignorance…
Podiatrist Charged with Health Care Fraud for Alleged Foot Bath Scheme
A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee last week indicted a podiatrist with a scheme to defraud Medicare and TennCare by prescribing and dispensing medically unnecessary foot bath medications, according to officials….
Man Admits to Stealing Over $1.6 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Defendant Spent the Loan Money on Personal Expenses, Including a Lamborghini, a Truck, and a Rolex Watch A Texas man pleaded guilty Monday to fraudulently obtaining more than $1.6 million in Paycheck…
Georgia Man Admits Preparing Dogs for Animal Fighting Following a Multi-State Investigation
LOS ANGELES A well-known dog-fighting trainer and breeder admitted to an animal fighting charge as the result of an ongoing investigation into a multi-state dogfighting and drug trafficking ring. Vernon Vegas, 49,…
Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine Dropped from Airplane
LOS ANGELES A Mexican national was sentenced this week to five years and three months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine, according to officials. The methamphetamine…
Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Long-Running Phone Unlocking Scheme, Duped AT&T Out of $200 Million
Overall Loss to AT&T Estimated at more than $200 Million Muhammad Fahd, a citizen of Pakistan and Grenada, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for his leadership role in a…
Just Saying: Milley’s “Stress Test” and Moral Courage
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Washington Post Opinion: Gen. Milley’s stress test Opinion by David IgnatiusColumnistYesterday at 3:05 p.m. EDT369 The final months of Donald Trump’s presidency were a stress test for Gen. Mark A….
Man Charged with Firearms and Narcotics Trafficking Offenses, One Alleging Fentanyl Sale that Resulted in Fatal Overdose Held Without Bond
LOS ANGELES Redondo Beach man who allegedly sold counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused a fatal opioid overdose is being held without bond pending trial, officials stated. Marcus Michael…
Colorado State AG to Force Police Reforms After Investigation Finds Civil Rights Violations, Excessive Force
Colorado’s attorney general will require the Aurora Police Department to make massive changes after a year-long investigation showed that there was racially biased policing and the use of excessive force, according to…
Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Approximately $9 Million in COVID-Relief Loans, Some Gambled Away
Los Angeles A West Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges stemming from a scheme that used a series of corporations he controlled to fraudulently obtain approximately $9 million in…
San Bernardino Man Who Robbed 28 Food and Retail Stores During Five-Month Crime Spree Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino man who robbed more than two dozen retail and fast-food stores during a five-month span in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties was sentenced today to 72 months…
Arizona State Attorney General Charges former Glendale Officer who tased handcuffed man
A Glendale police officer accused of tasering a handcuffed man in the groin and lying about the nature of the traffic stop has been criminally charged by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.