A federal grand jury indicted a former Pittsburgh police sergeant on charges of deprivation of civil rights and made false statements about the incident, officials announced this week.
The two-count indictment, returned on Tuesday, named Stephen Matakovich, 47, of Pittsburgh, Pa., as the sole defendant.
Wells Fargo Bank Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion for Improper Mortgage Lending Practices
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Wells Fargo must write a fat check for $1.2 billion for certifying that loans were eligible for FHA mortgage insurance when they were not and admitting that it didn’t disclose thousands of faulty mortgage loans to HUD, according to officials.
Man Who Lured Children to His Website to Have Them Perform Sexually Explicit Acts Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison
A federal judge sentenced a member of an international child exploitation conspiracy to 21 years in prison for luring children to a website he controlled so that he could have them perform sexually explicit acts, according to officials.
“Celebrity Tax Guy” Tax Preparer Allegedly Pocketed $1.2 Million in Tax Refunds That Belonged to 144 Clients
The operator of a Glendale tax preparation business prepared taxes for his clients and ripped them off by diverting their tax refunds into his own bank account, according to officials.
Michael Joseph Calalang Cabuhat used some of that money to write a $24,500 check to purchase a Ferrari 360 Spider.
Great PBS Documentary: English Put Nazi Officer POWs into a Beautiful Estate, Bug the Place and Incredible Military Secrets Revealed
Spied upon by MI19 in a bugging operation of unprecedented scale and cunning, 4,000 German POWs revealed their inner thoughts about the Third Reich and let slip military secrets that helped the Allies win WWII. Bugging Hitler’s Soldiers premieres Wednesday, May 1 on PBS. For more visit: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/
Former St. Louis Police Officer Admits Beating Handcuffed Suspect Who Had Daughter’s Credit Card
Former St. Louis Metropolitan police officer Thomas Carroll, 52, plead guilty Wednesday to beating a handcuffed suspect who was in possession of his daughter’s credit card, according to officials.
Sheriff’s Second-in-Command Guilty of Covering Up Federal Investigation into Jail Corruption
LOS ANGELES (Updated: 5:30 p.m./April 6, 2016) The former second-in-command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Paul Tanaka was found guilty today of two counts – conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction…
Retired Judge, Attorney and Psychologist Indicted for Allegedly Submitting $600 Million in Bogus Social Security Disability Claims
A federal grand jury indicted a retired administrative law judge, a lawyer and a psychologist Tuesday for submitting phony medical records to the Social Security Administration involving more than 2,000 cases in Kentucky and elsewhere, according to officials.
The scam resulted in $600 million loss to the Social Security Administration.
Student Killed in Science Project Explosion Remembered As ‘Cool Kid’ Who Loved Science
THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA.com) — A Thousand Oaks High School student killed in a science project explosion is being remembered as a standout student, science wiz and the kind of child many parents dream of having.
Feds: 21 Arrested for Setting up Fake College to Allow More than 1,000 Foreigners to Get Student Visas and Remain in U.S.
Federal agents today arrested 21 brokers, recruiters and employers from across the U.S. who allegedly conspired with more than 1,000 foreign nationals to fraudulently maintain student visas and obtain foreign worker visas through a “pay to stay” New Jersey fake college, according to officials.
School Worker Punched 11-Year-Old Autistic Boy in the Head
A Brooklyn parent says he will sue the city after his 11-year-old son with autism was punched in the head by a school worker in 2014.
Anatoly Veltman Sr. appeared with attorney Sanford Rubenstein on Monday to announce plans to sue for $5 million in damages. The move comes after Veltman and Rubenstein said they saw surveillance video of the brutal punch at a cafeteria table, which took over a year to obtain by court order.
Man Who Stole IDs to File 275 Fraudulent Tax Refunds Gets Two More Years Added to His Prison Sentence
A 63-year-old man who was serving a 27 month prison sentence for fraudulently filing tax refunds was given an additional two years behind bars for his role in another scheme that used stolen identities, according to officials.