KENTUCKY Two Kentucky real estate professionals plead guilty Wednesday for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at an estate auction for farmland and timber rights, officials stated. Barry Dyer and…
Owner of Trucking Company Sentenced to 10 Years for Ordering an Illegal Repair of a Tanker That Exploded, Killing Two Employees
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced the owner of several Inland Empire-based trucking companies to 10 years in prison for ordering the illegal repair of a tanker that resulted in an explosion…
Three Indicted for Alleged Involvement in Kidnapping, Ransom Demands to Fund Militia Groups in Cameroon
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Three defendants were arrested Monday and charged with conspiracy to kidnap people and use weapons of mass destruction in a foreign country, officials stated. Claude N. Chi, 40, of…
Doctor Guilty of Using Unapproved Products Sold as Botox and Juvederm
A San Francisco-area doctor plead guilty last week to using unapproved products she sold as genuine Botox and Juvederm, according to officials. Dr. Lindsay Clark, 45, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count…
Just Saying: China Protests Are Growing, Economy Tanking, and U.S. Media is Out to Lunch
China’s Xi Faces Threat From Public Anger Over ‘Zero COVID’ —Huffington Post Demonstrators poured into the streets over the weekend in cities including Shanghai and Beijing, criticizing the policy, confronting police —…
Former Amtrak Employee and Her Husband Guilty of Stealing Nearly $1 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Relief
LOS ANGELES A former Amtrak employee plead guilty to federal criminal charges this week for conspiring with her husband to steal nearly $1 million in COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, officials…
Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison for Making Sexually Explicit Videos of 15-Year-Old Girl
LOS ANGELES A South Bay man who – along with three other accomplices – victimized a 15-year-old girl by creating sexually explicit videos of her has been sentenced to 18 years in…
Pharmacist Guilty of 22 Felonies for Role in $11 Million Scheme to Defraud Military Heath Care
LOS ANGELES A jury found a licensed Orange County pharmacist of nearly two dozen federal criminal charges for her role in a healthcare fraud scheme in which more than 1,000 bogus prescriptions…
L.A. Detective Charged with Trying to Possess a Gun Silencer
Los Angeles Police Detective Luke Walden was charged with attempting to obtain a gun silencer that he allegedly purchased from China, according to officials. “Any device that is intended to silence or…
Maui Men Convicted of Hate Crimes for Beating White Man, Each Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison
HAWAII After a two-week jury trial, a federal jury in Honolulu, Hawaii, found defendants Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi, 32, and Levi Aki Jr., 33, guilty of a hate crime for their racially motivated attacks…
Two Estonian Citizens Arrested in $575 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud, Money Laundering
WASHINGTON Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, Monday on an 18-count indictment for their alleged involvement in a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering conspiracy, officials stated. The indictment…
Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Misusing Nearly $500,000 in COVID-Relief Loans
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a Riverside County man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in federal prison for using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for…