MANHATTAN – The ringleader of a $100 million automobile insurance fraud scheme was convicted Thursday of a slew of felony charges including racketeering, massive no-fault automobile insurance scheme, securities fraud schemes, money laundering…
Former Tribal Police Chief Indicted for Stealing Thousands from the Tribe
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted the former Police Chief of the Swinomish for embezzling more than $30,000 from the tribe, authorities said. Former Police Chief Thomas J. Schlicker, 57, was…
Priest Indicted for Enticing Minors on Website to Send Him Sexually Explicit Pictures
PHILADELPHIA— A priest was indicted last week for enticing minors to send him sexually explicit pictures as he posed as a 16-year-old girl named “Katie” on a teen dating website, officials announced…
Alleged Los Zetas Mexican Cartel Leader Arrested on Drug Charge While Entering U.S.
LAREDO, TX — An alleged leader of Los Zetas, a violent Mexican drug cartel, was charged with conspiracy to possess marijuana after illegally entering the United States in a boat with another alleged…
Four Former Georgia Prison Guards Sentenced to Prison for Beating Inmates
WASHINGTON — Four former members of the Correctional Emergency Response Team or CERT at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Georgia were sentenced Wednesday for federal offenses related the beating of inmates, and the…
Search Warrants Result in Arrests and Seizure of Thousands of Counterfeit DVD Movies
FRESNO, CA—Multiple search warrants and a local probation search were executed on Friday March 13, 2015 in San Jose, Calif. About 75,000 counterfeit music compact discs, 60,000 pirated movie digital video discs,…
Famous Last Words of Elvis and Others Famous People
“In her new memoir, Ginger Alden reveals then-fiance Elvis Presley’s final words before his death in 1977. During a night of sleeplessness, Presley told Alden, ‘I’m going to the bathroom to read.’…
Father and Daughter Given Lengthy Prison Sentences for Drug Dealing
PECOS, TEXAS – A federal judge sentenced a father and daughter on Tuesday to 30 years and five months and 17 years and six months, respectively, for drug dealing. Officials said Jose…
Man Admits to Rigging HUD Bidding Process to Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
TRENTON, NJ— A man who concocted a scheme with others to secure housing-rehabilitation projects funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plead guilty to theft of $224,250 in government funds,…
DOJ Releases Critical Report on San Diego Police Department’s Policing Misconduct
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Department of Justice released a critical report today regarding the San Diego Police Department’s practices for preventing, detecting and investigating misconduct, official said today. The San Diego…
U.S. Air Force Veteran Charged in a Bizarre Plan to Join the Terrorist Group ISIL
NEW YORK – A U.S. Air Force veteran, Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, who traveled from Egypt to Turkey to cross the border into Syria to join the terrorist group, ISIL, and fight…
FBI: Wizard of Oz in 3D Movie Sounded Too Good to Be True; Unfortunately, It was for 730 Victims
FBI BLOG: The owners of Gigapix Studios in Hollywood told investors they had a sure thing: They were going to make an animated version of the Wizard of Oz called OZ3D, and…