Seven South Korea-based companies have agreed to pay $3.1 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a bid-rigging conspiracy that targeted U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
Feds: Ohio Woman Guilty of Illegally Selling “Dangerous” Marbled Crayfish
An Ohio woman plead guilty to violating the Lacey Act for selling marbled crayfish (also known as self-cloning crayfish) in interstate commerce. Marbled crayfish were recently declared an injurious aquatic invasive species…
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Abusing Vietnamese Minors
A Florida man was sentenced Monday to life in prison for traveling from Florida to Vietnam to engage in sex acts with numerous Vietnamese minors he had met on the internet, officials…
Orthotic Brace Suppliers Faces Up to 55 Years for $6.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in Dallas, Texas, convicted the owners and operators of four orthotic brace suppliers in Texas and Arkansas Monday for a $6.5 million illegal kickback scheme, officials stated. This includes…
Ex-Physician Assistant Sentenced to 46 Months for Selling Opioids to Drug Dealers
SANTA ANA, California A former physician assistant at a Fountain Valley medical clinic was sentenced Monday to four years and 10 months in federal prison for selling oxycodone to drug dealers, officials…
Former Indiana Police Officer Guilty of Beating Motorist, Three Other Officers to Also Stand Trial
Jeremy Gibson, 31, a former officer with the Muncie Police Department, in Muncie, Indiana, pleaded guilty Friday to civil rights and obstruction charges. Specifically, the defendant pleaded guilty to a federal civil…
Feds: Former Indiana Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to 18 Months for Beating Inmate
A former Detention Deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced Friday in federal court for assaulting an inmate, according to federal officials. Jorge Alberto Mateos, 26, of…
Former Police Sgt. Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Sex Crimes Against Three Women
Jesus Manuel Menocal Jr., 34, a former Hialeah Police Department sergeant, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for sex crimes against three women, officials stated. Menocal, 34, previously pleaded guilty…
Man Allegedly Used Car to Intimidate Protestors at “Stop Asian Hate” Rally
LOS ANGELES A Diamond Bar man was arrested Thursday on federal charges alleging that he disrupted a “Stop Asian Hate” rally in March 2021, officials stated. Steve Lee Dominguez deliberately ran…
LA Deputies Linked to Violent Gangs Created Within the Sheriff’s Department
Aljazeera’s Fault Lines investigates the shooting death of 21-year-old Anthony Vargas. His family believes that the sheriffs’ deputies who killed him were prospective members of the Banditos — a gang inside the…
Haitian Gang Leader Charged with Kidnapping of 16 U.S. Missionaries in 2021
WASHINGTON D.C. A Haitian was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Washington D.C. for conspiracy to commit hostage-taking for his role in the armed kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizens in…
Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Stealing 38,000 PayPal Accounts
A Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison in connection with a scheme to buy 38,000 compromised PayPal account credentials from an illegal online marketplace, officials stated. Marcos Ponce…