A grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment Wednesday charging Special Agent David Cole of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), 50, of South Jordan, Utah, with conspiring with another HSI special…
Feds: L.A. Deputy Will Plead Guilty to Beating Transgender Man, Admitted to Writing False Incident Report
LOS ANGELES A deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department agreed to plead guilty to a federal civil rights violation for using excessive force during an assault of a transgender man…
Wisconsin Man Possessed Six Homemade Pipe Bombs, Posted Racist Remarks on Social Media, Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
MADISON, WIS. James Morgan, 31, Jefferson, Wisconsin, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for possessing destructive devices, officials stated. He pled guilty to the charge on April 16, 2024….
Man Guilty of Planning to Carry Out Mass Killing of Gay People
A Michigan man pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of committing a hate crime by attempting to carry out a mass killing, according to authorities. According to court documents, Mack Davis, 22,…
Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Operating “Birth Tourism”
LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino County man was sentenced Monday to 41 months in federal prison for operating a “birth tourism” scheme that charged Chinese clients tens of thousands of dollars to…
Convicted Felon Robbed Armored Vehicle Courier While on Release for Bank Robbery
LOS ANGELES An Inglewood man, who in 2022 was granted compassionate release after serving 26 years in federal prison for armed robberies of armed couriers, has been found guilty by a jury…
Feds: Doctor Sentenced to Two Years for Role in $3.2 Million Hospice Fraud
LOS ANGELES A Ventura County physician who worked for Pasadena hospices was sentenced Monday to 24 months in federal prison for defrauding Medicare out of more than $3 million through claims for…
Doctor and Attorney Admit Defrauding Workers’ Compensation Fund Out of $3 Million
SANTA ANA, California A physician formerly employed by a medical company has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud California’s workers’ compensation fund of millions, despite being suspended from handling such…
Federal Jury Convicts Man for Helping Terrorists, Including Funding Escapes from Prisons
A jury convicted Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 35, of Springfield, Virginia, last week for charges relating to his efforts to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a…
Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Daylight $2.6 Million Smash-and-Grab Jewelry Robbery
LOS ANGELES A Long Beach man was sentenced Thursday to 80 months in federal prison for participating in the March 2022 daylight smash-and-grab robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store, officials stated….
California Hospital to Pay $10.25M to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Oroville Hospital, located in Oroville, California has agreed to pay $10,250,000 to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. The claims involved unnecessary hospital admissions, a kickback and physician…
Man Guilty of Shouting Racial Slurs and Punching Asian Woman, Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A Southern California man pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime for punching an Asian American woman in the head in Culver City while shouting racial slurs at her, authorities…