FLORIDA A doctor who sued a hospital under the Whistleblower’s Act alleging improper financial relations the hospital had with physicians will get $12 million, the federal government announced today. Under the act,…
Former FBI Agent Sentenced to Five Years for Bribery
UTAH A federal judge sentenced a former FBI special agent for accepting bribes in exchange for providing confidential law enforcement documents about a prominent citizen of Bangladesh for use by a political…
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Public Defenders (HBO)
Aired: Sept. 13, 2015 The Miranda warning includes the right to a public defender. It doesn’t include the fact that public defenders are highly overworked and grossly underpaid.
Disbarred 70-Year-Old Lawyer Who Billed 50 Clients Out of $200,00 in Legal Fees Sentenced to Prison
NEW YORK Seventy-year-old Steven Dickman was admitted to the New York Bar Association in 1969 but resigned from the bar in 1987 after he was investigated for attorney misconduct, officials. Apparently, that…
Suicidal Engineer Who Cut Air-Traffic Control Cables Sentenced ( News Video)
CHICAGO A Naperville engineer Brian Howard used wire cutters to sever multiple telecommunications cables at Chicago Air Route Control Center that sparked thousands of flight cancellations and delays throughout the country in…
Strange French Revolution Facts: The First Public Zoo Was Created In Paris During the French Revolution
1)The first public zoo – Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes – was created in Paris during the revolution. This happened as a result of the National Assembly demands that all privately held…
Labor Manager Charged with Stealing $1.7 Million from Union
WASHINGTON D.C. Officials allege that a former business manager of Local 657 of the Laborers International Union of North America or LIUNA in Washington D.C. stole nearly $1.7 million from the union….
Cop Admits to Dropping a Handcuffed Minor to the Ground After a Traffic Stop (Videos)
MISSOURI An Independence, Missouri police officer admitted in federal court today that after a traffic stop he used a stun gun and then, dropped restrained 17-year-old Bryce Masters face-first to the ground,…
Founder of N.Y. Global Group Arrested for Securities Fraud Involving Chinese Companies
A federal grand jury indicted the former founder and president of the New York Global Group for his involvement in a securities fraud involving Chinese companies, officials said. Named in the indictment…
Psychiatrist Guilty for Her Role in Submitting $158 Million In Medicare Claims
HOUSTON A federal jury convicted a Houston psychiatrist for his involvement in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment, federal officials announced today. Officials said Sharon…
Banker Sent to Prison for Taking Bribes to Rig Commercial Bids
SAN DIEGO U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez sentenced Robert Moreno, a GMAC banker, to three years in prison for role in a widespread commercial bribery and tax evasion scheme. Moreno, 42, admitted accepting…
Russian Agent Admits to Illegally Exporting Advanced U.S. Technology
NEW YORK A Russian agent admitted to illegally exporting American controlled advanced technology to Russia’s military, officials announced. Officials said this technology is frequently used in a wide range of military systems,…