NEW YORK A federal judge sentenced two sales representatives to prison today for their roles in a vending machine business opportunity fraud scheme, officials said. Twenty-two individuals were charged with fraud in…
Trio Who Scammed at Least 20 Victims of More Than $2 Million Indicted
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. A federal grand jury indicted three people, including a Coachella Valley man who allegedly posed as a war hero and a successful attorney, for their roles in a variety of fraudulent…
Man Indicted for Allegedly Giving Support to a Terrorist Group, ISIS (News Video)
OHIO A 28-count indictment charged Amir Said Rahman Al-Ghazi aka Robert C. McCollum, 38, with trying to help a terrorist group, ISIS, and other felonies, including Al-Ghazi, of Sheffield Lake, Ohio, was arrested…
U.S. Seeks to Recover $12.5 Million Linked to High-Level Corruption in the Philippines
LOS ANGELES The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint Tuesday seeking to recover about $12.5 million in assets found in the United States that derive from bribery and kickback schemes…
Feds: Iowa Coal Plant Agrees to Spend $6 Million to Reduce Air Pollution
IOWA Interstate Power and Light, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy, agreed to settle a lawsuit and spend $6 million to reduce air pollution by installing technology along with setting up stringent emission…
Major Computer Hacking Forum “Darkode” Dismantled, 12 Charged
PENNSYLVANIA Law enforcement dismantled a computer hacking forum known as “Darkode” and filed computer fraud conspiracy charges against 12 defendants associated with the forum, officials announced today. The investigation involved police in 20 countries…
Vietnamese Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Hacking U.S. Business Computers
NEW HAMPSHIRE A Vietnamese national on Tuesday was sentenced to 13 years in prison for hacking into U.S. businesses’ computers and stealing the IDs of about 200 million U.S. citizens, officials said….
El Chapo, The Donald and Steve McQueen
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] “The digging would have caused noise,” an AP story about the escape of drug lord “El Chapo” states. Caused noise? You think? What about the jackhammers breaking rock; the…
Honda Resolves Allegations of Car Loan Discrimination Against Minorities
WASHINGTON Honda agreed to settle allegations that the car manufacturer’s Finance Corporation discriminated against African-American, Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander by charging higher interest on auto loans, officials said today. Honda agreed to…
Nine Indicted for $6.5 Million International Stock Manipulation Scheme
VIRGINIA An indictment unsealed today in federal court alleges nine the defendants artificially “pumped” or inflated the trading volume and price of the securities by touting business activities and deceptive revenue forecasts,…
DOJ: Owners of Rental Property Illegally Discriminate Against Children (News Video)
NEVADA The Justice Department last week filed a lawsuit against the owners of rental properties in Carson City, Nevada, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act. Federal prosecutors charge that Betty Brinson…
Six Nigerians Extradited from South Africa to Mississippi to Face Fraud Charges
MISSISSIPPI Six Nigerian nationals were extradited from South Africa to Gulfport, Mississippi, to face a nine-count federal indictment for duping people through online dating websites and work-at-home opportunities, officials announced today. A…