The FBI announced Monday the unsealing of a five-count Indictment charging Charles McGonigal and Sergey Shestakov of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act or IEEPA. They are also charged with conspiring to…
Four Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Four members of the Oath Keepers were found guilty Monday by a jury in the District of Columbia of seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes related to the breach of the…
Woman Used Prison Inmates’ Names to Illegal Obtain $500,000 in COVID Jobless Relief
LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino County woman pleaded guilty Monday to fraudulently obtaining more than $500,000 in COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits by using the names of inmates locked up the…
Bulgarian Convicted for Child Pornography While Under the Guise of “Child Modeling”
A federal jury convicted a Bulgarian national Monday for conspiracy to distribute images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of young children, according to officials. According to evidence presented at trial, Plamen…
British and Russian Businessmen Were Arrested for Allegedly Helping Evade Sanctions of Russian’s $90 Million Yacht
WASHINGTON Two businessmen – Vladislav Osipov, 51, a dual Russian and Swiss national, and Richard Masters, 52, a United Kingdom national, are charged in separate federal…
Medical Device Manufacturer Agrees to Pay $9.75 Million to Settle Allegations About Kickbacks to Surgeon
MASSACHUSETTS Medical device manufacturer DePuy Synthes, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, agreed to pay $9.75 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act, officials stated. DePuy allegedly paid…
Music Producer Charged with Possession of Assault Weapons, Silencers
Music producer Max Adam Lord was charged Friday with possession of assault weapons and possession of silencers, state officials stated. “Assault weapons and devices that muffle a firearm are illegal in California,”…
Former L.A. City Politician Guilty of Racketeering, Tax Evasion is Facing Prison Sentence
LOS ANGELES Former Los Angeles City Councilmember José Huizar pleaded guilty Friday to federal criminal charges for using his powerful position at City Hall to enrich himself and his associates and for…
Fugitive of 25 Years Arrested in Italy will be Sentenced in March for Making Illegal Payments to U.S. Transportation Official
WASHINGTON D.C. A dual citizen of the United States and Syria who evaded arrest for over two decades pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States…
Former Elementary School Teacher Convicted of Sexually Abusing Children
A federal jury convicted a former elementary school teacher Wednesday for sexually abusing four former students, according to officials. According to the evidence presented at trial, Stefan Zappey, 56, of Stuttgart, Germany,…
Three Prison-Gang Inmates Guilty of Murder in the Death of Fellow Prisoner at Victorville
SANTA ANA, California Three prison inmates were found guilty of second-degree murder in the beating death of another inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution II in Victorville, the Justice Department announced Thursday….
Three Sent to Prison for Bribing City Commissioners to Get Tens of Million of Dollars in Contracts
TEXAS Three Texas men were sentenced Wednesday for their roles in a conspiracy to pay bribes to two city commissioners in Weslaco in exchange for their official actions in connection with city…