WASHINGTON A federal jury convicted a San Fernando Valley, California man Monday for submitting fraudulent applications seeking money from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), officials stated. He submitted false statements to a…
Physician Facing Long Prison Sentence for Illegally Prescribing More Than a Million Opioid Pills
A Texas physician is facing a long prison sentence after he was convicted last week of illegally prescribing more than a million pills of opioid hydrocodone, officials stated. James Pierre was convicted of one…
Medical Director Convicted in $112 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON D.C. The Medical Director of two South Florida addiction treatment facilities was convicted Thursday after a 15-day trial of fraudulently billing about $112 million for substance abuse services that were never…
Just Saying: Putin is an Amplified Version of Trump
Opinion: How Putin badly misjudged the West, as explained by a Russia expert By Greg Sargent Columnist Today at 11:12 a.m. EDT Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Mikhail Klimentyev/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) With President Biden traveling…
Texas Man Allegedly Set Fire to Synagogue in Austin
A federal grand jury in Austin, Texas, returned a three-count indictment charging Franklin Barrett Sechriest with setting fire to the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue last year, officials announced Thursday. According to a…
Four Indicted for Alleged $16 Million Fake Investment Scheme
ARKANSAS Four men were named in a federal indictment for an alleged $16 million wire fraud and money laundering scheme involving fake investment offerings. According to court documents, John C. Nock, 53,…
Chinese Government Employee Allegedly Conspired to Get Fraudulent U.S. Visas
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal jury convicted a New Jersey man for his involvement in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain U.S. visas for Chinese government employees, officials announced Wednesday Zhongsan Liu was convicted…
UPS to Pay $5.3 Million for Alleged False Reports of Delivery of U.S. Mail Carried Internationally
WASHINGTON D.C. United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has agreed to pay approximately $5.3 million to resolve its potential liability for falsely reporting delivery of U.S. mail on international deliveries, officials announced this…
Man Defrauded Amazon Out of More Than $1.3 Million, Facing Up to 20 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A third-party seller on Amazon.com Inc. has admitted gaming the online retailer’s payment system in a scheme The scheme resulted in Amazon being defrauded out of more than $1.3 million,…
Feds: Former Long Beach Police Officer Guilty of Distributing Child Porn
LOS ANGELES A former Long Beach Police officer pleaded guilty Monday to a federal criminal charge for distributing child pornography, officials stated. Anthony Brown was on duty as a law enforcement officer…
Just Saying: India’s Restoration Shops; Ukrainians Retake Suburb; Putin is Paranoid — Close But No Cigar
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Los Angeles Residents Arrested for Allegedly Illegally Getting $300,000 in COVID-19 Loans
LOS ANGELES Two downtown Los Angeles residents were arrested Friday on a federal criminal complaint for fraudulently illegally getting more than $300,000 – and attempted to obtain an additional $1 million –…