Court documents were unsealed this week charging 23 Michigan residents for their alleged involvement in two illegal schemes to defraud Medicare of more than $61.5 million, officials stated. The defendants paid kickbacks…
Man Convicted for Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Facing Up to 30 Years in Prison
A federal jury convicted a Texas man Wednesday for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus…
Former Alabama Prison Lieutenant Charged with Using Excessive Force on Inmates, Obstruction
A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging a former Alabama Department of Corrections lieutenant with use of excessive force and two obstruction offenses, officials stated. According to the indictment, former…
Neo-Nazi Man and Girlfriend Charged With Allegedly Conspiring to Destroy Electrical Substations in Maryland
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal criminal complaint charged Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, of Catonsville, Maryland, and Brandon Clint Russell, 27, of Orlando, Florida, with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility, officials stated. The…
Motorcycle Gang Leader Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison for Trafficking in Drugs and Guns
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Raleigh-based national leader of the Pagans Motorcycle Club, recognized by law enforcement as an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, will spend the rest of his life behind bars, according…
Telemarketing Fraudsters Who Conned 4,000 Job Seekers Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES Two members of a $2.1 million Riverside County-based, family-run telemarketing scam each were sentenced in absentia Monday The two were sentenced to nine years in federal prison for their roles…
Former Arkansas State Senator Sentenced to Federal Prison for Bribery and Tax Fraud
WASHINGTON D.C. A former Arkansas State Senator was sentenced Friday to three years and ten months in prison in Arkansas for accepting multiple bribes and tax fraud, officials stated. The crimes were…
Man Involved in Causing Fatal Fetal Fentanyl Overdose Sentenced to 22 1/2 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A Cerritos drug trafficker was sentenced Friday to 22 1/2 years in federal prison for narcotics and firearms offenses, including providing fentanyl to a victim who later ingested the powerful…
Food Manufacturer Guilty of Having Unsanitary Plant That Resulted in 2018 Salmonella Poisoning Outbreak
ILLINOIS Food and ingredient manufacturing company Kerry Inc. plead guilty Friday to a charge that it manufactured breakfast cereal under insanitary conditions at a facility in Gridley, Illinois, officials stated. The unsanitary…
Nine Arrested for Illegally Distributing 1.5 Million Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances
TEXAS Nine Texas suspects were arrested this week in Houston on criminal charges related to their alleged involvement in the unlawful distribution of 1.5 million opioid pills and other controlled substances. According…
Woman Who Stole More Than $1.1 Million in Unemployment Benefits Sentenced to 41/2 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A Riverside County woman was sentenced Thursday to four years and six months in federal prison for her role the mastermind of an extensive conspiracy that defrauded California’s unemployment insurance…
Disbarred Lawyer Charged with Allegedly Embezzling More Than $15 Million in Client Money
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury indicted former plaintiffs’ personal-injury lawyer Thomas Vincent Girardi for allegedly embezzling more than $15 million from several of his legal clients, the Justice Department announced Wednesday….