WASHINGTON D.C. According to officials, a federal jury on Friday convicted a Southern California woman for her role in a healthcare fraud and prescription drug diversion scheme involving two pharmacies. The evidence…
Romance Con Man Admits to Stealing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Nearly 20 Victims
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges for defrauding 19 victims – some of whom he developed romantic relationships with – and then laundering the proceeds…
Florida Man, His Son Chase After Alleged “Burglar” Returning Miss Delivered Package Nearly Kill Woman
FOX 13 Tampa Bay According to FOX 13 Tampa Bay, Gino Colonacosta and his 15-year-old son stalked and shot at a woman sitting in her car outside of her apartment. They thought…
Stockton Serial Killer Arrested While He Was Driving on Mission to Kill — “He was out hunting”
KCRA News A Stockton man has been arrested in connection to a series of killings in Stockton and one in Oakland and faces charges for the murders of six people, authorities announced…
Former Atlanta Official Convicted for Accepting Bribes In Exchange for Contracts
Officials stated that a federal jury convicted the former City of Atlanta Commissioner of Watershed Management Friday for accepting bribes from an Atlanta contractor in exchange for steering city business worth millions…
Honduran Indicted for Alleged International Drug Trafficking was Extradited to U.S. from Honduras
WASHINTON POST An indictment was unsealed today charging Norlan Jose Carrasco Lopez, aka Catracho, a Honduran national, with international cocaine trafficking, officials stated. He is scheduled to appear in the U.S. District…
Businesswoman Who Cheated Health Insurers by Submitting Botox Claims Gets Six Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley woman was sentenced Friday to six years for conspiring to defraud health insurance companies by causing millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to be submitted to…
Calif. High-Ranking Mexican Mafia Gang Member Sentenced to 13 1/2 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking in Ventura County
LOS ANGELES A high-ranking member of the Oxnard-based Surtown Chiques street gang was sentenced Thursday to 13 years and six months in federal prison for attempting to secure control of drug trafficking…
Two Officers Killed, One Seriously Injured in Connecticut
Two Connecticut police officers were killed, one seriously injured.
Ohio Man Who Described Himself as an “Incel” Planned to Shoot Women at Ohio State University
OHIO Officials stated that a local, self-identified “incel” pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Ohio on Tuesday to attempting to conduct a mass shooting of women. Tres Genco, 22, of Hillsboro,…
California Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $14 Million from Ponzi Scheme Victims
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a Santa Barbara man was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in federal prison for stealing approximately $14 million from victims. According to authorities, the victims thought their…
Last Week Tonight: Crime Reporting and the Press
John Oliver discusses the outlets that cover crime, the incentives that drive them, the flawed sources they rely upon, and an alternative name for Miss Piggy.