CALIFORNIA The year, 2015 – we have the technology to pinpoint and identify a truck full of ISIS terrorists with weapons moving down an Iraqi highway to some goat-herding village and take…
Company Duped VA to Get Business Contracts Earmarked for Disabled Servicemen
LOS ANGELES A Santa Maria company paid $1 million because it falsely claimed it was a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business to get landscaping and cemetery restoration contracts with the U.S. Department…
“Financial Coach” Sentenced to Nine Years In Prison for Financial Fraud
ST. LOUIS, MO Bryan Binkholder, who labels himself as “The Financial Coach,” was sentenced on Friday to nine years in prison for deceiving the public through his websites, YouTube channel, books and…
Coal Company Hit With $102 Million Fine for Polluting North Carolina River
NORTH CAROLINA Three subsidiaries of the largest utility in the United States plead guilty and were fined $102 million for polluting the Dan River by pouring massive coal ash into the water,…
Art Appraiser Sentenced to Two Years for Smuggling Rhino Horns and Elephant Ivory
TEXAS A federal judge sentenced an appraiser of Asian art to two years and a month in prison for being involved in an illegal wildlife smuggling conspiracy in which rhinoceros horns and…
Heroin Drug Dealer Who Ran Large-Scale Organization Pleads Guilty
TRENTON, NJ—A leader of a large-scale drug trafficking organization admitted Wednesday to conspiring to distribute heroin in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Rufus Young, a/k/a “Equan,” a/k/a “E-Money,” of…
“Lolo” Sentenced to Five Years for Taking Bribes While Virgin Islands Official
VIRGIN ISLANDS The former executive director of the Virgin Islands Legislature, Louis “Lolo” Willis was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for bribery and extortion, officials said. U.S. District…
L.A. Sheriff’s Former No. 2 Indicted for Allegedly Obstructing FBI’s Jail Probe
LOS ANGELES The former second-in-command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and a former Sheriff’s Captain were indicted for allegedly obstructing an FBI investigation into jail corruption, beatings and abuse of…
Nurse Who Fraudulently Billed Medicare of $8.3 Million Sentenced to Four Years
WASHINGTON D.C. A nurse who owned a medical supply company was sentenced Wednesday in Los Angeles to four years in federal prison for her role in an $8.3 million Medicare fraud scheme,…
Man Sentenced to 240 Years for Using Female Children to Produce Porn
INDIANA A federal judge sentenced a 32-year-old man to 240 years in prison for producing sexually explicit images and videos of three females and distributing the child pornography, officials said. Daniel…
170 Investors Lost $28.6 Million to Ponzi Scheme -Con Man Sentenced to Prison
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a 56-year-old man to 13 years in prison for operating a Ponzi scheme that resulted in a $28.6 million loss to 170 investors….
al Shabaab Members Guilty of Helping Terrorist Organization
NEW YORK Three al Shabaab terrorists on Tuesday plead guilty to trying to help a terrorist organization and are facing up to 15 years in prison, according to federal authorities. Court documents…