HOUSTON— A 43-year-old Houston man who threatened a federal judge was sentenced Wednesday to nearly two years in prison, federal authorities announced today. George Yarbrough, 43, sent a letter to the judge threatening…
CPA Who Stole $2.4 Million from Employer Sentenced to Three years
DALLAS—A local Certified Public Accountant stole $2.4 million through embezzling from his employer was sentenced to three years in federal prison, authorities announced Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn on…
Deputy Who Beat Inmate in Jail’s Medical Area Indicted for Excessive Force
FLORIDA – A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy was indicted for beating a inmate at the jail’s medical area and charged with using excessive force and filing a false report, federal officials announced…
Man Arrested After High Speed Chase; Suspect in Heroin Overdose of Teen
DALLAS — A 36-year-old Dallas man, who lead police officers on a high-speed chase Monday through Orange County, California, was charged in a federal complaint with the March 2014 heroin overdose death…
FBI Agent Fights Corruption at Choctaw Nation Where He is Member of the Tribe
(FBI BLOG APRIL 7, 2015) When FBI Special Agent Jeff Youngblood helped convict a corrupt public official from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma last year who was demanding bribes and kickbacks from…
Odometer Tampering Results in Two Year Sentence
LOS ANGELES – A Tarzana man was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for odometer tampering, officials said. U.S. District Court Judge George H. King sentenced Shamai Salpeter, 66, and ordered him…
UPS Driver Convicted of Stealing Guns and Jewelry Sentenced to Three Years
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. – A former United Parcel Service driver who was convicted of federal gun trafficking charges for stealing dozens of guns going through the shipping company’s Ontario hub was sentence to three…
A Federal Inmate Who Admitted Murdering Another Prisoner Gets Life Sentence
WEST VIRGINIA – A federal inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Hazelton, West Virginia, plead guilty and was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the murder of another inmate, officials said. Patrick…
Man Convicted of Kidnapping and Sexually Abusing Toddler
CALIFORNIA – A 31-year-old man who kidnapped a toddler in the middle of the night, sexually abused him at a motel, outdoors and in his truck, was convicted Friday, federal officials announced Friday….
Feds: Two Cardiovascular Labs Pay $48 Million for Paying Kickbacks
WASHINGTON D.C. – Two cardiovascular disease testing laboratories agreed to pay $48.5 million to settle claims of paying physicians kickbacks, officials stated last week. Also the labs were conducting unnecessary testing, official said….
Old West a Hotbed of Multiculturalism; A Wyoming Town had 56 Nationalities
The classic Hollywood picture of the West involves white, all-American tough guys teaming up with or fighting other American white guys, according to the ListVerse.com “Sure, you’ll get a few black people…
Credit Card and ID Thief Sentenced to More Than 12 Years, Ordered to Pay $50 Million as Restitution
NEVADA – A credit card and identity thief and member of a credit card ring known as “Carer.su” was sentenced Thursday to 12 years and six months in prison for selling stolen…