NEW YORK The Puerto Rican drug cartel leaders, Julio Marquez-Alejando, a/k/a “Chino,” and Luis Blondet, were convicted last week for racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, murder while engaged in a…
Border Patrol Apprehended Five Gang Members Trying to Illegally Enter U.S.
EDINBURG, Texas Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested five gang members, a criminal migrant with a conviction for a child-related crime, and a Mexican national with a conviction for kidnapping, officials announced…
Former Tennessee Corrections Officer Guilty of Brutally Beating Inmate
WASHINGTON D.C. Former supervisory corrections officer Kenan Lister, 43, pleaded guilty this week to brutally beating an inmate inside a holding cell, according to federal officials. Lister plead guilty to two civil…
Man Arrested After He Gave Fentanyl to Woman Who Died from Overdose
RIVERSIDE, California – A San Bernardino County man was arrested Friday on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges he sold fentanyl to a woman last year who soon afterward suffered a fatal…
Former Alabama Corrections Officer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Beating Inmates
ALABAMA Former Alabama Department of Corrections Sergeant Ulysses Oliver Jr., 47, was sentenced to 30 months in federal court Friday for assaulting two inmates at ADOC’s Elmore Correctional Facility, officials stated. “The…
Eleven Charged with Arranging Fake Marriages to Get “Green Cards” for 400 Non-Citizens
Eleven California-based who ran a Los Angeles-based marriage and immigration “agency” allegedly arranged hundreds of sham marriages.
Former Congressional Staffer Admits Stealing Public Funds to Inflate His Salary
WASHINGTON D.C. A former Congressional staffer plead guilty Thursday to the theft of public funds in connection with his scheme to fraudulently inflate his salary and bonus payments, thereby paying himself more…
Woman Admits to Theft Through Fraud of $43.8 Million in COVID-19 Relief Loans
NEW YORK An Oklahoma woman pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in New York for a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program of over $43.8 million in COVID-19 relief loans, according…
Man, Who Started Fire in Santa Monica Restaurant During 2020 Civil Unrest, Sentenced to Prison.
LOS ANGELES A West Hills man was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison for starting a fire that caused substantial damage to a Santa Monica restaurant, The incident occurred during the…
Russian Billionaire Allegedly Violated U.S. Sanctions By Transfer of $10 Million
NEW YORK A Russian national is charged with allegedly violating U.S. sanctions in 2014, officials announced Wednesday. According to an indictment unsealed Wednesday in federal court, Konstantin Malofeyev, 47, of Russia, is…
Man Rigged Bids to Get Contracts to Provide Food to Federal Prisons
LOS ANGELES A former contractor at a food supply company agreed to plead guilty to a felony bid-rigging charge, federal officials announced Tuesday. He admitted that he conspired with a person at…
Man Allegedly Scammed Investors of at Least $28 Million to Fund Cannabis Vaping
LOS ANGELES A former UCLA decathlete who also competed with the Philippines national team was arrested Tuesday on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he fraudulently raised more than $37 million from…