WASHINGTON Two tax return preparers with offices located in California, Maryland and New York were sentenced today in Los Angeles for helping rich clients hide money by putting it in secret accounts…
Former Marketing Owner Admits to Stealing $1.1 Million Earmarked for Political Campaigns (News Video)
KENTUCKY A former owner of Virgina-based Stonewood Marketing admitted stealing $1.1 million earmarked for political campaigns, PACs and non-profit organizations, according to officials. One of the victims included the McConnell State Committee,…
California Man Admits Attempting to Help ISIS and Making False Statements (News Video)
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA A resident of the City of Orange plead guilty today to federal charges of attempting to give ISIS, a terrorist group, support and making a false statement in a…
Man Guilty of Illegally Transporting 59 Protected Snakes From Different States
NEW YORK A Florida man admitted in federal court in Brooklyn to illegally catching snakes and transporting of the 59 reptiles that are protected by state laws, officials said. Sometimes he received…
Alleged ISIS Supporter Who Professed Hatred for U.S. and Wanted to Form Small Army Arrested (News Video)
NEW JERSEY Law enforcement today arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly supported ISIS, professed his hatred toward the United States and want to form a small army that would include some of his friends,…
Feds: Tree Thieves and Mill Owner Chopped Down Big Leaf Maples from National Forest
WASHINGTON A federal grand jury last week indicted three southwest Washington timber cutters and a Winlock, Washington wood buyer and his lumber mill on theft and environmental crimes for cutting Big Leaf…
Real Estate CEO Facing up to 18 Years in Prison for Stealing from Hundreds of Investors
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA The CEO of a now-closed real estate firm was found guilty on Friday of fraud that ended in $169 million bankruptcy, according to authorities. Hundreds of investors lost as…
Security Cameras, Tax Breaks and Obama
By Raul Hernandez [email protected] This has been going on for years but nothing was done because not as many cameras were rolling to capture the action. But now, almost daily, a video…
Miami-Dade Cop Admits to Providing False Reports for Credit Repair Businesses (News Video)
FORIDA Miami-Dade Police Officer George Price, 42, plead guilty to providing false reports to people running credit repair agencies. The false reports represented that the customers had reported to the Miami-Dade Police…
“Macho Sports” Gambling Ring Leaders Took Millions of Dollars in Illegal Wagers
SAN DIEGO Two brothers who took in millions of dollars in illegal sports wagers over the last decade in the San Diego and Los Angeles area were sentenced Friday to prison,…
Eight Defendants Involved in $24 Million Tax Refund Fraud Sentenced
ALABAMA Eight residents of Alabama and Georgia were sentenced Friday to serve a total of more than 31 years in prison for their involvement in a $24 million stolen identity refund fraud…
Russian Taliban Fighter Convicted of Terrorism — Conspiring to Shoot at U.S. Soldiers and Down American Helicopters
VIRGINIA A Russian Taliban fighter who lead attack on U.S. and Afghan forces in Afghanistan in 2009 was convicted Friday in federal court of conspiring to support terrorists, kill U.S. and Afghan…