LOS ANGELES Four were indicted by a federal grand jury for child pornography for filming a 15-year-old girl engaged in sex acts, officials said. The indictment also alleges 12 counts of producing…
37-Year-Old Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to the Heroin Overdose Death of Teen
DALLAS The last of four defendants charged in the 2014 heroin overdose death of a Dallas teen plead guilty Tuesday in federal court, according to officials. A 37-year-old heroin dealer is the…
Wife and Husband Sent to Prison for Conning Investors Out of $9 Million (News Video)
OHIO A husband and wife were sentenced to prison Tuesday for their roles in a fraud scheme related to the company Imperial Integrative Health Research and Development LLC and its product, OXYwater,…
Former North Carolina Prison Guards Indicted for Extortion
RALEIGH Two former prison guards that worked at Polk Correctional Institution were named in a four-count indictment handed down this month by a federal grand jury, federal officials announced Monday. Gregory Dustin…
Former J.P. Morgan Banking Analyst and Two Friends Charged with Insider Trading
LOS ANGELES An analyst with J.P. Morgan Securities and two longtime friends were arrested today after being charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging that they made more than $600,000 in illegal profits,…
Medical Director, Therapists Falsely Billed $63 Million to Medicare/Medicaid
MIAMI A federal jury convicted a medical director and three therapists who worked at the now-closed Health Care Solutions Network Inc. of fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid of more than $63 million,…
Defendants Threatened and Forced Guatemalan Migrants, Including Children, to Work on Egg Farm (News Video)
OHIO Two defendants plead guilty to luring Guatemalan migrants, exploiting and forcing them to work on an egg farm in Ohio, officials announced today. Eight minors, as young as 14, and two…
Ponzi Scheme Con Man Admits Duping 240 Investors Out of $10 Million
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man who operated a Ponzi scheme that promised large returns to victims who invested in debt obligations and in distressed real estate plead guilty today to two…
Catholic Priest Who Sexually Assaulted Female Airline Passenger Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES A Catholic priest who touched a woman’s breast, inner thigh and groin on an overnight cross-country airplane flight was sentenced today to one year – a term that will include…
A federal Judge Sentenced a Man to 60 Years In Prison for Producing Child Pornography
SAN ANTONIO A federal judge sentenced a 27-year-old man to 60 years in prison for producing child pornography, officials announced Friday. On May 14, Ryan Bradley Pitts plead guilty to six counts…
Feds: Cleveland Man Allegedly Tried to Bribe a Councilman to Get a Liquor License
CLEVELAND Federal authorities allege that a East Cleveland businessman attempted to bribe a councilman in that city in exchange for support in getting a liquor license, announced Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney in…
The Republic of Texas, TV Evangelists and Trump
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] Richard McLaren , the self-professed ambassador of the Republic of Texas, would have been a great orator and gifted politician today with a humongous following. Richard was a…