SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An Irvine man was found guilty of running a fraud scheme that raised about $3.3 million from victims who thought they were investing in products that would treat…
“Cowboy Gun Bandits” Arrested for a Series of Armed Robberies Including Bank Heist
LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement officials on Thursday arrested the “Cowboy Gun Bandits” who were involved in a series of robberies. The FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department arrested Dominic Dorsey,…
American Justice Notebook Website Story on Voxxi.com
American Justice Notebook gets some positive ink on the website Voxxi. The story was written by a friend, Kevin Olivas, who is the Recruitment & Guidance Manager for the National Association of Hispanic…
Bank That Discriminated Against Hispanic Consumers Agrees to Pay $169 Million
UTAH – The federal government announced Thursday that GE Capital Retail Bank, known as of this month as Synchrony Bank, engaged in credit card lending discrimination against Hispanic consumers. As part of…
Two Alleged Drug Dealers Who Distributed “Breaking Bad” Heroin Arrested; Three Who Used Heroin Died
NEW YORK – Two men were charged with distributing “Breaking Bad” heroin, the use of which caused the overdose death of three people, authorities said. A federal criminal complaint was unsealed Thursday…
A 78-Year-old Doctor Pleads Guilty to Drug Dealing and Money Laundering
LOS ANGELES – A 78-year-old Los Angeles-area doctor plead guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge for illegally distributing a powerful pain killer know by the brand names Vicodin and Norco, federal…
Corporation That Engaged in Mortgage Abuses Will Pay Nearly $1 Billion
WASHINGTON D.C. — A corporation that engaged in mortgage origination, servicing and foreclosure abuses must now cough up nearly a $1 billion as part of an agreement, the federal government announced Wednesday….
Former Prison Guard Sentenced for His Involvement in the Two-Day Beatings of an Inmate
MARYLAND – A U.S. District Judge sentenced a former lieutenant at the Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, Maryland, to three years in prison for obstruction of justice in connection with his involvement…
Man Who Possessed 800,000 Images of Child Porn Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison
WASHINGTON – A judge sentenced today a man to nine years in prison for distribution of child pornography that included more than 800,000 images and videos of children being raped and sexually…
Woman Gets Three Year Sentence for Stealing Money from Project to Help Foster Children
NEW YORK – A woman who got hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors by lying and telling them that it would be used for a project to help foster children was…
More Than 1,000 Law Enforcement Officers Arrested 50 Gang Members and Gang Associates
LOS ANGELES – More than 1,300 FBI agents and Los Angeles Police Department officers arrested 50 people today associated with the Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips, a violent street gang that claims control…
Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Sex-Trafficking Money
DALLAS — A federal judge sentenced a man to 14 years in prison for laundering money from sex trafficking, authorities said. Chief U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater sentenced Duc Luu, a…