LOS ANGELES Two San Fernando Valley brothers have been found guilty by a jury of nearly a dozen felonies for fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal income tax refunds,…
Three Healthcare Providers and Others Agree to Pay $68 Million for Alleged False Claims to Medi-Cal
LOS ANGELES A county-organized health system (COHS) that arranges services for Medi-Cal enrollees in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and three Central Coast health care providers have agreed to pay…
Four Mexicans Arrested for Roles in Tractor-Trailer Smuggling That Resulted in 53 Dead and 11 Injured
Four Mexican nationals were arrested Tuesday in San Antonio, Houston, and Marshall, Texas, for their alleged roles in a tractor-trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deceased and 11 injured undocumented individuals…
Georgia Woman Who Threw Molotov Cocktail Inside Bank Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES According to federal officials, a South Bay woman was sentenced Tuesday to 24 months in federal prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail inside a bank in Torrance after having a…
Calif. Woman Guilty of $24 Million Medicare Scam for Unnecessary Equipment
LOS ANGELES A South Bay woman was found guilty Tuesday of nearly two dozen felonies for fraudulently billing Medicare more than $24 million, according to federal officials. She did this by submitting…
Just Saying: The Trifecta of Corruption — Clarence Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch — Green Light Jim Crow Law
Supreme Court Rejects Radical Independent State Legislature Theory — Huffington Post The court rejected the argument that only state legislatures have a say on redistricting and election laws. ********************************** JUST SAYING BY…
Idaho Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Defrauding Department of Veterans Affairs Out of Nearly $105 Million
An Idaho man was sentenced today to five years in prison for his role in defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefit program in the department’s largest…
Feds: Illinois Pharmacist Stole and Sold COVID-19 Vaccination Cards
Officials announced Monday that a federal jury in Chicago convicted an Illinois pharmacist on Friday for stealing and selling COVID-19 vaccination cards. According to court evidence presented at trial, pharmacist Tangtang Zhao,…
Family Drug Trafficking Bust Leads to 11 Arrests, Enough Fentanyl to Kill 100,000 People
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives an update after 11 people were arrested in what he calls a family drug trafficking operation in which deputies seized enough fentanyl to kill 100,000 people….
Calif. Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Using Inmates Info to Illegally Get Over $500,000 in COVID Jobless Aid
LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino County woman was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits using the names of…
Calif. Tax Preparer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Preparing $6 Million in False Returns
LOS ANGELES An Inland Empire tax preparer was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for knowingly filing thousands of tax returns that falsely claimed deductions, officials stated. These deductions included…
Former Service Member Sentenced to 27 Months in Jail for Exporting Night-Vision Goggles to Russia
LOS ANGELES A former member of the U.S. military was sentenced Friday to 27 months in federal prison for conspiring to unlawfully export to Russia defense articles – including thermal imaging riflescopes…