LOS ANGELES The former general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was sentenced Monday to six years in prison for accepting bribes, officials stated. David H. Wright…
MS-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Five Murders in Two States
WASHINGTON D.C. A Maryland man was sentenced Monday to life in prison in connection with MS-13 gang murders, according to officials. MS-13 is a transnational gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants…
Two Europeans Allegedly Conspired with U.S. Citizen to Help North Korea
WASHINGTON POST Two individuals are charged with allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or North Korea by working with U.S. citizen, Virgil Griffith, federal officials…
Federal Judge Sentences Man to Life in Prison for Creating Child Porn
LOS ANGELES A Fresno man was sentenced Friday to life in federal prison for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise and creating child sexual abuse material, according to officials. John Richard Brinson…
Alabama Prison Guard Charged with Beating Three Inmates With Wooden Baton
ALABAMA A federal grand jury indicted former Alabama Department of Corrections officer, Sergeant Lorenzo Mills, 55, with assaulting three compliant inmates with a wooden baton at Draper Correctional Facility. Mills is also charged…
Seven Alleged Drug Dealers Who Sold Fentanyl That Caused Deaths Face Criminal Charges
SANTA ANA, California Federal authorities Friday announced seven criminal cases against drug dealers who sold fentanyl-laced narcotics that caused fatal overdoses, according to officials. The alleged crimes occurred in Orange County, including…
DOJ: Former Honduras President Got Huge Bribe from “El Chapo”
According to Reuters, The United States has charged former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was extradited to the U.S. on Thursday, for alleged participation in a cocaine-importation conspiracy and related firearms…
Chiropractor Sent to Prison for Submitting $2.2 Million in False Medical Billings
SANTA ANA, California A former Orange County chiropractor was sentenced Thursday to 70 months in federal prison for stealing from health insurers through fraud, officials stated. Susan H. Poon fraudulently…
Unaccompanied Toddler Abandoned at Border — So far, 38,000 Unaccompanied Children in 2022
ROMA, Texas Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents encounter an unaccompanied two-year-old boy near the Rio Grande, officials stated Thursday. RGC agents working near Roma encountered a two-year-old Noncitizen Unaccompanied…
N.Y. Physician Allegedly Involved in $10 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
A New York physician was charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday in federal court for an alleged $10 million health care fraud scheme, officials stated. Elemer Raffai allegedly submitted false and fraudulent…
Florida Man Guilty of Hate Crime for Threatening to Kill U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar
A Florida man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to threatening U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, officials stated. On April 19, David Hannon, 67, of Sarasota, entered a guilty plea before U.S. Magistrate…
Man Charged with Hate Crimes for Assaulting Members of Jewish Community
A New Jersey man was charged with federal hate crimes for a series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood, New Jersey, officials announced Wednesday….