MEMPHIS, TENN. For nearly three years, luxury automobile salesman Michael Brown offered upscale cars through his business, Valkry Corporation. However, after he was paid, Brown used the money for his personal use…
13 U.S. Soldiers Sentenced for Bogus Military Recruiting Scheme
TEXAS Thirteen members of the National Guard were sentenced for their roles in a wide-ranging bribery and fraud schemes that cost more than $170,000 in losses to the federal government, officials announced…
Businessman Wanted To Open “Ice Nightclub” to Launder Drug Money
SEATTLE Businessman Steven Asir Thomas owned various nightclubs in the Seattle area and wanted to open a new one called “Ice Nightclub” to be a cover for laundering drug money, according to…
Alaskan Doctor Convicted of Trading Child Pornography
ALASKA A jury found Greg Alan Salard, 54, of Wrangell, Alaska, guilty after a six-day trial of distributing and receiving child pornography, officials announced today. Salard is scheduled to be sentenced on…
Mafia Member Sentenced to 30 Years for His Role in Taking Over a Financial Institution
NEW JERSEY A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a member of the Lucchese crime family to 30 years in prison for his role in the take over of FirstPlus Financial Group Inc., a…
An ISIS Supporter Who Pledged to Kill Men, Women and Children Arrested in N.Y.
NEW YORK A New York man was arrested for trying to provide support to ISIS including the killing of men, women and children for the terrorist group, officials said today. Authorities arrested Arafat…
International Parental Kidnapper Caught With 9-Year-Old Son at a Tiny Island
FBI BLOG When 9-year-old Billy Hanson didn’t return to Pennsylvania after spending the summer with his father in Seattle, the boy’s mother called her local police department, setting in motion an international…
Dozens Arrested for Drug Trafficking in West Virginia (News Video)
BRIDGEPORT, WV. Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials today announced the arrest of 87 people for allegedly being involved in drug trafficking in West Virginia, officials said. Forty of the 87…
Florida Man Charged with Trying to Detonate “Timer Bomb”at a Key West Beach (Video)
FLORIDA Federal authorities arrested a Monroe County man and charged him with trying to use a weapon of mass destruction, an explosive device with a timer, at a Key West beach. Harlem…
Man Allegedly Paid $120,000 in Bribes for Lucrative Army Freight Hauling Contracts
GEORGIA A man was charged with allegedly paying bribes to officials at a Georgia military base to land lucrative freight hauling contracts from the base, officials said today. The former agent for…
Eight Indicted for NFL-Related Securities Fraud that Targeted the Elderly
MIAMI, FLORDIA A federal grand jury indicted eight people for concocted an NFL-related securities fraud scheme that targeted the elderly, pressuring them to buy stock in two companies, officials announced Monday. More…