OHIO – Three Mexican nationals were named in a 24-count indictment charging them with selling black tar heroin across Northern Ohio, federal officials said. Victor Morales-Garcia, 38, of Columbus, Mario Perez Sanchez,…
L.A. Sheriff’s Department Agrees to Policing Reforms Including Use of Excessive Force and Unlawful Search and Seizures
WASH D.C. – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department agreed to wide-ranging police reforms in its Antelope Valley stations in the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale, federal authorities announced Tuesday. The Sheriff’s Department…
Financial Officer Admits to Stealing from Two Non-Profit Health Clinics
BIRMINGHAM—The former financial officer of two non-profit health clinics in Alabama for the poor and homeless plead guilty Monday to multiple federal charges related to a scheme to defraud millions of dollars…
Two Former Cops Who Tased Mentally Disabled Woman Sentenced to Prison
SOUTH CAROLINA – Two former police officers with the city of Marion Police Department who tased a mentally disabled woman were given prison sentences, according to federal officials. Franklin Brown, 35, and…
Gang Leader sentenced to Life in Prison Plus 55 Years for Drug Dealing and Gun Offenses
LOS ANGELES –– The leader of the Oxnard-based Colonia Chiques street gang was sentenced Monday to life without parole in federal prison, plus an additional 55-year consecutive term. Luis Manuel Tapia, 39,…
Women Who Illegally Applied and Got $2.2 Million From the Oil Spill Fund Plead Guilty
NEW ORLEANS – Two women plead guilty to fraudulently applying for financial assistance to a fund set up to help victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, officials announced Monday. Clara Aitch,…
Comptroller for Corp. Stole More Than $9 Million from Hedge-Fund
CONNECTICUT – A 45-year-old comptroller was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing more than $9 million from his employer, officials announced Monday. Lawrence J. Herzing, 45, of Greenwich, embezzled more…
Guatemalan Woman Extradited to U.S. to Face Charges of Smuggling Indians
TEXAS – A Guatemalan woman appeared in court last week to face criminal charges for her role in smuggling illegal immigrants to the United States for profit, according to federal officials. The…
Prison Inmates Filed Federal Tax Returns and Received $220,000 in Refunds
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.— An Oklahoma state prison inmate plead guilty for his role in filing 247 fraudulent federal tax returns, which resulted in $219,000 in refunds. Edwin Ludwig IV, 34, currently an inmate…
Royal Carribean Worker Admits to Sexually Abusing Sleeping Passenger
NEWARK, NJ—A 25-year-old man last week admitted to sexually abusing a sleeping woman aboard a Royal Carribean cruise ship, prosecutors said. Karan Seechurn, 25, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas…
Ponzi Scheme Con Man Steals More Than $230 Million From 150 Victims
OTHER VOICES – (FBI BLOG): For more than decade, up until February 2014, Sacramento businessman (and Ponzi scammer extraordinaire) Deepal Wannakuwatte fooled his investors and his lenders into believing that he…