LOUISIANA A federal judge sentenced a Kenyan child pornography producer to life in prison on Monday for participating in Dreamboat, a child sexual exploitation website, officials announced today. Brian Musomba Maweu, 52,…
Four Sentenced for Scamming Financially Distressed Homeowners Out of Millions of Dollars
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Four people who worked at a Rancho Cucamonga business that offered bogus loan modification programs to thousands of financially distressed homeowners were sentenced today to federal prison, officials announced today….
FBI: Decrease in 2014 Violent Crimes and Property Crimes — Plans Begin to Include Non-Fatal Police Shootings Data
WASHINGTON D.C. The FBI is releasing the 2014 edition of its annual report Crime in the United States, a statistical compilation of offense, arrest, and police employee data reported voluntarily by law enforcement…
Man Who Defrauded Unemployment Insurance Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a Lancaster man to six years and eight months in prison on fraud charges related to a scheme to defraud the state’s unemployment insurance program and…
Owner of Egg Donation and Surrogacy Business, Who Ripped Off Would-Be Parents, Sentenced
LOS ANGELES The owner of a Glendora egg donation and surrogacy company admitted to defrauding would-be parents, egg donors and surrogate mothers over a three year period, officials announced today. U.S. District…
Mastermind of $24 Million Tax Fraud Ring Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
ALABAMA A federal judge sentenced the mastermind of $24 million ID theft tax refund ring to 15 years in prison, officials announced Friday. The tax fraud resulted in 9,000 identifies stolen from…
Experts: Great Whites Like to “Sample” Humans But People Aren’t Actually on Their Menu
“The legendary great white shark is far more fearsome in our imaginations than in reality. As scientific research on these elusive predators increases, their image as mindless killing machines is beginning to…
Nigerian, Who Used Email to Scam U.S. Businesses of $615,000, Arrested in U.S.
DALLAS Federal officials charged a Nigerian in the U.S. on a student visa with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from his role in what has become known as…
Long Prison Sentences of Doctor and His Wife Aren’t Reduced by Federal Judge (News Video)
WICHITA, KANSAS A federal judge resentenced a former Haysville physician and his wife without changing the amount of time they must spend in prison for illegally distributing prescription pain killers to…
Chiropractor, Who is Now a Fugitive, Indicted for Health Care Fraud and ID Theft
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury has named an Encino-based chiropractor, who is now a fugitive, in a 15-count indictment, accusing him of defrauding health care programs by submitting more than $300,000…
Private Investigator Sentenced For Bribing DA Officials and Others Handling DUI Cases
LAFAYETTE, LA A federal judge sentenced a private investigator involved in a a pay-for-plea bribery scheme where defendants charged with driving while intoxicated and various state crimes got favorable treatment to six…
Two Former Prison Guards, Four Inmates and Others Charged With Drug Dealing in Georgia Prisons
ATLANTA Federal officials charged two former Georgia Department of Corrections employees, four current Georgia state inmates, three recently paroled inmates, and three others with drug trafficking, extortion, wire fraud conspiracies, wire fraud,…