LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles County sheriff’s custody assistant has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a jail cell last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday….
Former DEA Agent Charged with Posing as Covert CIA Officer in Elaborate $4 Million Fraud
VIRGINIA A former Drug Enforcement Administration public affairs officer was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for defrauding at least a dozen companies of over $4.4 million, according to federal…
Man Admits Role in Conspiracy to Kidnap Chinese National Who Died
LOS ANGELES A Pasadena man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge of conspiring to kidnap a Chinese national who was violently abducted from a San Gabriel parking lot, authorities stated. Ruochen…
California Convicted Felon Charged with Hate Crime Threats
A man who threatened a group of protestors calling themselves the “Good Trouble Brigade,” has been charged with criminal threats, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today. Timothy James Carroll…
Afghan Arrested for 2008 Abduction of New York Times Journalist
NEW YORK CITY Haji Najibullah, a/k/a “Najibullah Naim,” a/k/a “Abu Tayeb,” a/k/a “Atiqullah” was indicted for six counts related to the 2008 kidnapping of New York Times journalist David Rohde, and two…
White Supremacist Gang Members Get Additional Felony Charges
ALASKA The Justice Department tacked on additional charges against members and associates of a white supremacist gang known as the 1488s, officials stated. The 1488s have been charged as a criminal organization…
Calif. Chiropractor Charged with $1.6 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
CALIFORNIA A chiropractor and a claims adjuster were charged with allegedly conspiring to process false insurance claims for payment amounting to more than $1.6 million, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office…
Maine Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Hate Crimes
MAINE Maurice Diggins, 36, of Biddeford, Maine, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his racially motivated assaults against black men, federal officials announced Tuesday. On March 10, 2020, following…
Man Used Bogus Claims to Fleece $9.5 Million from Investors
SANTA ANA, California Federal prosecutors on Tuesday filed criminal charges against an Irvine man whose company allegedly used high-pressure sales tactics to raise more than $9.5 million with bogus claims that the…
Bloods Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for Conspiracy Involving Murder
NORTH CAROLINA Five members of the United Blood Nation (UBN or Bloods) street gang were sentenced in Charlotte following a federal trial for federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy and…
Beam Suntory Agrees to Pay $19 Million to Settle Foreign Bribery Case
ILLINOIS Beam Suntory Inc. (Beam), a Chicago-based company that sells distilled beverages, agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $19.5 million to resolve a federal investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt…
Just Saying: Trump’s Self-Serving Joyride; American Taxpayers Paying Trump’s Legal Defense Costs
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] NYT Editorial: Why Are Republicans So Afraid of Voters? There is no “both sides do it” when it comes to intentionally keeping Americans away from the…