CINCINNATI— A federal grand jury indicted five people involved in a large scale heroin and cocaine distribution ring, officials said Thursday. The group allegedly processed, cut, packaged and stored cocaine and heroin…
Hacker Who Attacked DirecTV, Farmers Insurance and L.A. Public Works Sentenced
LOS ANGELES – A member of the SwaggSec hacking group that launched a series of attacks on the computer systems of DirecTV, Farmers Insurance and the Los Angeles Department of Public Works was…
California Doctor Indicted in $6.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON – A 60-year-old doctor was named in an indicted that was unsealed Thursday, charging him with health care fraud involving the billing of Medicare for $6.5 million in medical services that weren’t…
Feds: Employee Illegally Claimed $300,000 in Out-of-Pocket Expenses
NEW ORLEANS— Howard Gregor, a resident of Attica, Ohio, who claimed out-of-pocket expenses to the tune of $300,000 from November 2008 to April 2013, charged with fraud, federal prosecutors allege. Wednesday, federal…
Feds: Former Police Officer Punched Man in the Face and Then Lied About it
PITTSBURGH— A federal grand jury indicted a former police officer on charges that he punch a suspect in the face and then lied about it afterwards in a police report, according to…
Jeweler Pawned Jewelry He Reported Stolen to Insurance Company
BIRMINGHAM—A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a Vestavia Hills man to three years and nine months in prison for laundering money by pawning a 3-carat diamond, officials said. The diamond was among a…
Houston Inmate to Federal Judge: “…I’m coming to get you and your family!”
HOUSTON— A 43-year-old Houston man who threatened a federal judge was sentenced Wednesday to nearly two years in prison, federal authorities announced today. George Yarbrough, 43, sent a letter to the judge threatening…
CPA Who Stole $2.4 Million from Employer Sentenced to Three years
DALLAS—A local Certified Public Accountant stole $2.4 million through embezzling from his employer was sentenced to three years in federal prison, authorities announced Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn on…
Deputy Who Beat Inmate in Jail’s Medical Area Indicted for Excessive Force
FLORIDA – A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy was indicted for beating a inmate at the jail’s medical area and charged with using excessive force and filing a false report, federal officials announced…
Man Arrested After High Speed Chase; Suspect in Heroin Overdose of Teen
DALLAS — A 36-year-old Dallas man, who lead police officers on a high-speed chase Monday through Orange County, California, was charged in a federal complaint with the March 2014 heroin overdose death…
FBI Agent Fights Corruption at Choctaw Nation Where He is Member of the Tribe
(FBI BLOG APRIL 7, 2015) When FBI Special Agent Jeff Youngblood helped convict a corrupt public official from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma last year who was demanding bribes and kickbacks from…
Odometer Tampering Results in Two Year Sentence
LOS ANGELES – A Tarzana man was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for odometer tampering, officials said. U.S. District Court Judge George H. King sentenced Shamai Salpeter, 66, and ordered him…