Retired California Highway Patrol Officer Todd Cookston has been charged with hitting a 21-year-old woman in the face during a stop last March, officials stated. “The alleged behavior exhibited by this officer…
Co-Leader of COVID-19 Loan Fraud Ring Extradited from Montenegro
A California woman who fled to Montenegro to avoid serving a lengthy prison sentence has been returned to the United States after spending approximately one year as a fugitive, officials stated. Tamara…
Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years for Money Laundering Money Taken from Fraud Victims
LOS ANGELES A Carson man who was a central figure in an international fraud and money-laundering network that targeted $25 million through various frauds – including romance scams and elder fraud –…
Former FBI Agent Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Organized Crime Figure
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a former FBI special agent was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for conspiring to accept at least $150,000 in cash bribes and other items…
News Report: El Savador Opened its New 40,000 Mega Prison to Deal with its Gang Problems
El Salvador‘s mega prison was built to house thousands of suspected gang members and provide high security. It is the largest prison in the Americas. [4] [5]
Feds Move to Seize Property Belonging to Russian Oligarch Involved in Sanctions Evasion and Money Laundering
NEW YORK Federal officials on Friday moved to seize six real properties located in New York, New York, Southampton, New York, and Fisher Island, Florida, worth approximately $75 million. Officials allege that…
Complaints filed Against Former Arizona Attorney General with State Bar for Allegedly Concealing Documents That Debunked 2020 Election Fraud Claims
Mark Brnovich hid the truth from you about Arizona’s 2020 election Opinion: At long last, the cover-up surrounding Arizona’s 2020 election has been unveiled. And it was, indeed, a conspiracy. An outrageous…
Former Atlanta Official Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bribes
GEORGIA A former City of Atlanta Commissioner of Watershed Management was sentenced Friday to four and a half years in prison for accepting bribes from an Atlanta contractor, officials stated. He steered…
Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Female Victims
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a San Fernando Valley man on Friday to seven years and a month in prison for sending text messages to two sisters…
Former Insurance Executive Indicted for Allegedly Masterminding $2 Billion Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in Charlotte returned an indictment Thursday charging a North Carolina man with masterminding a massive scheme to deceive state insurance regulators and defraud thousands of policyholders and others,…
Alleged “Sim Swapper” Charged with Hacking Instagram Influencers Accounts to Get Money and Sexually Explicit Video Chats
LOS ANGELES According to authorities, a Downtown Los Angeles man was charged in a six-count federal grand jury indictment for allegedly defrauding female social media influencers, including by “SIM swapping” to hijack…
Three MS-13, High-Ranking Gang Leaders Arrested in Mexico Extradited to U.S. to Face Racketeering Charges
A four-count indictment unsealed in federal court charged 13 of the highest-ranking MS-13 leaders in the world with allegedly directing the transnational criminal organization’s criminal activities in the United States, El Salvador,…