WASHINGTON D.C. – The federal government announced Thursday that 16 hospitals will pay a total of $15.6 million to resolve allegations that the hospitals and their corporate owners billed Medicare for medically…
Feds: San Antonio Law Firm Employee Stole From Attorneys and Clients
SAN ANTONIO — A law firm employee, Elpidio “Pete” Gongora, who allegedly stole money from clients, evaded paying more than $1 million in taxes, and hid assets from a bankruptcy court, was indicted in…
Real Estate Con Man Who Tried to Kill “Straw Buyer” Given Additional 17 Years for Mortgage Fraud
CAMDEN, NJ—An Alabama resident who was involved in a $15 million mortgage fraud scam was sentenced on Wednesday to 17 years and six months in prison. Kinard Henson, 43, and 10 other…
Second Chief Who Stole $211,000 From Muscogee Tribe Sentenced to Prison
TULSA, OK— A federal judge sentenced the former Muscogee Creek Nation to two years and nine months in prison for embezzling from the tribe, officials said. Roger Dana Barnett, 53, of Bristow, was…
French National Tried to Smuggle Cubans and St. Lucia Citizen Into U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS – A 71-year-old French national was charged with trying to illegally smuggle 38 Cubans and one St. Lucia citizen into the United States, officials said. Federal agents arrested Alain Rene…
Man Admits to Making More Than 40 Bomb Threats
NEW ORLEANS— A man who made more than 40 bomb threats by phone plead guilty to maliciously conveying false information, federal officials said. Jahvar Hooks, 31, of New Orleans admitted to making these…
66-Year-Old Sentenced to Prison for Extortion, Played Role of a Mobster
CONNECTICUT – A federal judge sentenced a 66-year-old man to nearly three years in prison for extorting money from a small business owner by playing the role of a mobster, officials said….
Former CEO of Brokerage Firm Admits to Illegally Pocketing Millions of Dollars
LOS ANGELES – The former president and CEO of the Sherman Oaks-based Morgan Peabody, Inc. brokerage firm plead guilty to federal wire fraud charges stemming from a real estate investment scam that…
Former Detective Sentenced for Taking a $20,000 Bribe to Close Drug Investigation
FRESNO, CA—A federal judge sentenced a former detective with the Fresno Police Department’s Vice and Intelligence Unit to two years in prison for agree close a drug investigation in exchange for a…
N.Y. State Senator and Son Indicted for Extorting Businesses
NEW YORK – New York State Senator Dean Skelos and his son, Adam Skelos, were arrested Monday for allegedly extorting people who were doing business in the state, according to authorities. The…
Comptroller Who Embezzled $3.3 Million Sentenced to Prison
SANTA ANA, CALIF. –The former controller of a company that provides supervision services, including electronic monitoring programs, to courts and probation departments was sentenced to three years and a month in prison after…
Why We Distrust and Fear the Cops In Oxnard and Throughout the Nation
Other Voices is an opinion column that provides a criminal justice forum where different viewpoints can be expressed by people from all political, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. By: Armando Vazquez All…