WASHINGTON A federal grand jury last week indicted three southwest Washington timber cutters and a Winlock, Washington wood buyer and his lumber mill on theft and environmental crimes for cutting Big Leaf…
Real Estate CEO Facing up to 18 Years in Prison for Stealing from Hundreds of Investors
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA The CEO of a now-closed real estate firm was found guilty on Friday of fraud that ended in $169 million bankruptcy, according to authorities. Hundreds of investors lost as…
Security Cameras, Tax Breaks and Obama
By Raul Hernandez [email protected] This has been going on for years but nothing was done because not as many cameras were rolling to capture the action. But now, almost daily, a video…
Miami-Dade Cop Admits to Providing False Reports for Credit Repair Businesses (News Video)
FORIDA Miami-Dade Police Officer George Price, 42, plead guilty to providing false reports to people running credit repair agencies. The false reports represented that the customers had reported to the Miami-Dade Police…
“Macho Sports” Gambling Ring Leaders Took Millions of Dollars in Illegal Wagers
SAN DIEGO Two brothers who took in millions of dollars in illegal sports wagers over the last decade in the San Diego and Los Angeles area were sentenced Friday to prison,…
Eight Defendants Involved in $24 Million Tax Refund Fraud Sentenced
ALABAMA Eight residents of Alabama and Georgia were sentenced Friday to serve a total of more than 31 years in prison for their involvement in a $24 million stolen identity refund fraud…
Russian Taliban Fighter Convicted of Terrorism — Conspiring to Shoot at U.S. Soldiers and Down American Helicopters
VIRGINIA A Russian Taliban fighter who lead attack on U.S. and Afghan forces in Afghanistan in 2009 was convicted Friday in federal court of conspiring to support terrorists, kill U.S. and Afghan…
The Company Man: Protecting America’s Secrets
Based on an actual case, The Company Man: Protecting America’s Secrets is part of a nationwide FBI campaign to raise awareness of the economic espionage threat. For more information click: FBI
Kansas City Political Fixer Tom Pendergast and the FBI’s 1930’s Investigation
FBI BLOG: Byte Out of History Impartial and fair elections are the cornerstone of any democracy, and the FBI has a long history of investigating illegal activities that harm the elective process….
Woman Who Used Facebook to Scam IRS and Others Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
NEW YORK A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a 34-year-old Arizona woman to six years in prison for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft involving false tax returns, according to authorities. The tax-fraud…
Former Construction Boss Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison for His Role in $58 Million Fraud
LAS VEGAS A federal judge today sentenced a former construction boss to 15 years and eight months in prison for his role in a $58.1 million scheme to fraudulently gain control of…
Feds Reach Agreement with Problem-Plagued L.A. County Jail — Sweeping Mental Health Care Reforms (News Videos)
LOS ANGELES The Department of Justice and the Los Angeles County Sheriff reached an agreement Wednesday to protect prisoners from serious suicide risks and excessive force in the County jail, officials said…