BOSTON A federal grand jury indicted a Berklee College of Music student, who is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, for allegedly stalking and threatening an individual who posted fliers in…
Feds: Former Police Officer Guilty of Writing False Report to Cover Up a Brutal Beating by Other Cops
INDIANA A former sergeant with the Muncie Police Department in Muncie, Indiana, pleaded guilty today to one count of obstruction of justice for writing a false report to cover up the excessive…
Dockworker Admits to Fraudulently Billing Union’s Health Plan for Sexual Services
LOS ANGELES Federal officials stated that a dockworker at the Port of Long Beach plead guilty Tuesday, submitting fraudulent bills to his labor union’s health insurance plan for sexual services or for…
JUST SAYING: Phoenix Police Have New and Improved Police Brutality, Fatal Shooting Rules, Again
Just Saying By Raul Hernandez In 2014, I wrote an article on my website about allegations that officers from the Oxnard Police Department were putting on “shooting tattoos ” after they killed…
Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Billing for Fraudulent Tests and Treatments
FLORIDA A 48-year-old Florida doctor was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for engaging in a massive multi-year scheme to bill health care benefit programs for fraudulent tests and treatments involving…
Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Defrauding 900 Victims Out of $3.5 Million
KENTUCKY A Romanian national was sentenced Monday to seven years and five months in prison for his role in a transnational, multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud American victims, officials stated. He is the…
Man Guilty of Selling Used and Counterfeit Medical Devices Used for Skin Tightening and Fat Burning
LOS ANGELES A Tarzana man pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges for running a nearly $6 million scheme in which he sold used skin-tightening medical devices that were deliberately misbranded, officials…
Two Former California DOJ Employees Charged With Embezzlement, Conflict of Interest
LOS ANGELES Two former California Department of Justice supervisors were charged Friday with diverting about $12,500 in government funds to one of their companies, according to state authorities. “We expect law enforcement…
Corporation, Several Individuals Charged with Multi-Million-Dollar Organic Grain Fraud
MARYLAND Two Dubai entities and several individuals were recently charged in an indictment unsealed in Maryland for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to export non-organic grain to the U.S. sold as…
Former Parole Officer Admits Sexually Assaulting Female Parolee, Facing Up to 15 Years in Prison
WEST VIRGINIA Former West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Officer Anthony Demetro, 44, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to violating a female parolee’s civil rights by sexually assaulting her,…
Former Bank Manager Guilty of Bank Fraud for Stealing $1.2 Million from Elderly Customers’ Account
SANTA ANA, California A former Orange County-based bank manager pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for stealing $1.2 million in savings from elderly customers, officials stated. Lana Pothos used one…
Los Angeles Man Used Snapchat to Entice Child into Making Sexually Explicit Videos
LOS ANGELES A resident of the Westside of Los Angeles pleaded guilty Friday to federal criminal charges for using websites and apps such as Snapchat to meet and entice children to engage…