TEXAS The Justice Department reached a settlement today resolving allegations that Kung Fu Saloon Restaurant and Bar discriminated against Blacks and Asian-Americans patrons by denying them admission at area locations, which are in…
Businesses Agree to Pay $75.5 Million for Overcharging U.S. Government
VIRGINIA Two businesses — VMWare and Carahsoft — agreed to pay $75.5 Million to settle claims that they hid pricing and overcharged the federal government, according to officials. VMware Inc. and Carahsoft…
Ohio Cop Indicted for Using Excessive Force on Suspect and Making False Statements to Cover Up Incident (News Video)
OHIO A federal grand jury indicted a Westlake police officer for excessive force on an arrested suspect and subsequently trying to cover up the incident, officials said today. Robert Toth, 48, of…
Probation Officer/Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years for Sex Trafficking Juveniles and Adults
EL PASO, TEXAS A federal judge sentenced 30-year-old Timothy Keith McCullouch, Jr., a former El Paso County Juvenile Probation Officer, who is also a Folk Nation/Gangster Disciples member, to 18 years in federal…
29-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime — Assaulting an 81-Year-Old Black Man (Video)
TEXAS A 29-year-old man admitted that he attacked an 81-year-old black man because of the man’s race and color on Nov. 24, 2013, according to authorities. Defendant Conrad Alvin Barrett, of Katy,…
Ex-DEA Employee Sentenced to Two Years for Stealing $113,000 via 32 Fraudulent Credit Cards
MARYLAND A former Drug Enforcement Administration employee was sentenced today to two years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co. out of more than $113,000 by using 32 fraudulently issued…
California Accountant Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For Child Pornography
LOS ANGELES A federal judge today sentenced an accountant to 20 years in prison for using social media to solicit girls in the Philippines and Vietnam to send him sexually explicit images…
Former Owner of Medical Supply Co. Sentenced to Eight Years for Medicare Fraud
WASHINGTON D.C. The former owner of Ezcor Medical Supply in Valencia was sentenced today to serve 97 months in federal prison for her role in a fraud scheme that resulted in $3.5…
Kentucky State Rep. Convicted of Bribing a Federal Mine Official Facing Up to 10 Years
KENTUCKY A federal jury convicted former state representative and Pikeville, Kentucky, coal operator, Wendell Keith Hall, of bribing a federal mine official, officials announced Friday. The jury deliberated for one hour and…
Ten Sentenced For Hate Crime Where Murdered Man Among Multiple Victims (Video)
FBI BLOG: (June 2015) In Jackson, Mississippi, in the early morning hours of June 26, 2011, a 47-year-old African-American man—James Craig Anderson—was severely beaten and then intentionally run over with a…
Elk Can Outrun a Horse and have a maximum vertical jump of eight feet (Video)
“Elk can reach a maximum speed of 45 miles per hour. In comparison, the average horse can hit 29 mph while galloping, with a theoretical maximum of 55 mph,” according to OutDoorHub.com The Guinness Book of…
Two Sentenced for Submitting $71 Million in Fraudulent Billing to Insurance Companies
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA Two Southern California residents were sentenced today to federal prison in connection with a scheme to defraud union and PPO health insurance programs by submitting bills for more than…