BROOKLYN, NY In a 47-count indictment was unsealed Wednesday morning in federal court, nine FIFA officials and five corporate executives were charged with racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering and other felony crimes….
Phantom Motorcycle Club Members Convicted of Violent Crimes
DETROIT A federal jury convicted two members of the violent Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club, one of whom also was a member of the Vice Lords street gang, for several felony crimes. The…
Businessman Sentenced to Seven Years for $3.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former owner of a Los Angeles-based medical supply company to seven years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme. Hakop Gambaryan billed…
DOJ and Cleveland Agree to Reform Police With History of Using Excessive Force
CLEVELAND, OHIO Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to reform the city’s police department, which has a history of using of excessive force, authorities announced today. “Today’s agreement reflects a…
Facebook Sexual Predator Sentenced to 29 Years in Federal Prison
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. A federal judge last week sentenced a 23-year-old man to 29 years in prison for using various online identities on Facebook to girls for “lascivious” and sexually explicit photographs, according…
Three Men Convicted of Running a $1 Billion Illegal Gambling Sports Operation
OKLAHOMA A federal jury in Oklahoma City convicted two Texas men and a Californian for being involved in a $1 billion, illegal gambling and money laundering operation based in Panama City, Panama,…
Neurosurgeon Admits to Performing Unnecessary Spinal Surgeries on Patients
MICHIGAN Detroit-Area Neurosurgeon admitted on Friday that he performed unnecessary spinal surgeries and billed Medicare, Medicaid and private insurances for $11 million for the operations, officials said. Dr. Aria O. Sabit, 39,…
Hospital Administrator Sentenced to 40 Years for His Role in $116 Million Medicare Fraud
TEXAS The former assistant administrator of Riverside General Hospital was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison for his role in a $116 million Medicare fraud scheme. The scheme paid kickbacks to…
Feds: Two Southern California Men Arrested – Want to Join ISIS and Die as “Martyrs”
SANTA ANA, CALIF. Federal authorities arrested two Orange County men, one of whom attempted to travel to the Middle East to allegedly join ISIS, for allegedly conspiring to provide material support to…
Five Major Banks, a.k.a. “The Cartel,” Admit to Manipulating Price of Dollars and Euros
NEW YORK Five major banks, a.k.a. “The Cartel,” —Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and UBS AG—have agreed to plead guilty to felony charges, officials…
County Settles Second Retaliation Lawsuit Against DA for $750,000
(UPDATED: MAY 26: So far, Ventura County has paid the Cerritos-based law firm of Atkinson Andelson Loya Rudd and Romo more than $2.3 million in legal costs for representing the county and…
Fraud Scheme to Raise Money for Child Obesity Products Lands Man in Prison
SANTA ANA, CALIF. An Irvine man raised well over $3 million from victims who thought they were investing in products that would treat childhood obesity and Type II diabetes. Thursday, U.S. District Judge…