MISSOURI An Independence, Missouri police officer admitted in federal court today that after a traffic stop he used a stun gun and then, dropped restrained 17-year-old Bryce Masters face-first to the ground,…
Founder of N.Y. Global Group Arrested for Securities Fraud Involving Chinese Companies
A federal grand jury indicted the former founder and president of the New York Global Group for his involvement in a securities fraud involving Chinese companies, officials said. Named in the indictment…
Psychiatrist Guilty for Her Role in Submitting $158 Million In Medicare Claims
HOUSTON A federal jury convicted a Houston psychiatrist for his involvement in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment, federal officials announced today. Officials said Sharon…
Banker Sent to Prison for Taking Bribes to Rig Commercial Bids
SAN DIEGO U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez sentenced Robert Moreno, a GMAC banker, to three years in prison for role in a widespread commercial bribery and tax evasion scheme. Moreno, 42, admitted accepting…
Russian Agent Admits to Illegally Exporting Advanced U.S. Technology
NEW YORK A Russian agent admitted to illegally exporting American controlled advanced technology to Russia’s military, officials announced. Officials said this technology is frequently used in a wide range of military systems,…
Feds: Chinese Paid Up to $50,000 to Arrange Sham “Green Card” Marriages
LOS ANGELES A Santa Fe Springs man who posed as an attorney and his daughter were arrested today for allegedly orchestrating an elaborate immigration fraud scheme in which Chinese nationals paid tens…
Woman Admits Kidnapping Disabled People and Keeping Them in Subhuman Conditions
PHILADELPHIA Federal officials said Linda Weston, 55, of Philadelphia, plead guilty today to holding disabled adults in subhuman conditions to get their Social Security checks, officials said. Mentally handicapped people were lured and…
Woman Convicted of Making Video Depicting the killing of Puppies, Chickens and Kittens
HOUSTON A Houston woman plead guilty today to creating and distributing videos depicting the torture and killing of puppies, chickens and kittens, officials said today. Ashley Nicole Richards 24, plead guilty in…
National President of the Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club Sentenced to 35 Years
DETROIT A federal judge sentenced the national president of the Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club,who was also a “Three-Star General” of the Vice Lords street gang in Michigan, to 35 years in prison…
A Black Man in America’s Whitest Towns
Published on Aug 11, 2015 As America becomes more and more multicultural, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less diverse. So he got out a map, found the…
Do You Have a “Smartcard?” They Are the Same As “Chip” Credit Cards But Are Safer
The U.S. credit card industry is making a transition from traditional magnetic stripe credit and debit cards to cards with computer microchips in them. You can do the same things with “chip” cards—from making purchases to…
Doctor and 18 Others Indicted for Distributing Prescription Drugs
LITTLE ROCK A federal indictment named a Little Rock doctor and 18 others as part of a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, federal officials said. The Indictment, returned by a federal grand jury…