STEUBENVILLE, OHIO A investigation, dubbed “Chicago Boys” because of the ties between the drug traffickers in the Steubenville area and suppliers and traffickers from the Greater Chicago area, led to the conviction…
Doctor Gets Five Years in Prison for Taking $1.8 Million in Bribes for Test Referrals
NEW JERSEY A U.S. district judge today sentenced a doctor to five years and three months in prison for accepting $1.8 million in bribes to refer million of dollars in business to Biodiagnostic…
DEA and CDC Report: Heroin Use Increasing in Most Demographic Groups
WASHINGTON D.C. Heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases have occurred in groups with historically lower rates…
Man Who Shot DEA Agent Serving a Search Warrant Sentenced to Prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. A federal judge sentenced a 33-year-old man to eight years in prison for shooting a DEA agent serving a search warrant at the defendant’s house, officials said. DEA agents obtained…
Congressional Candidate Allegedly Wanted to Burn Down a Mosque, Kill People
TENNESSEE A former right-wing Congressional candidate from Tennessee was charged with hiring another person to burn down a mosque in Islamberg, a hamlet in Hancock, New York, according to officials. A federal…
Tax-Evading Doctor Sent to Federal Prison for Two Years, Owes IRS $4.5 Million
KENTUCKY A federal judge sentenced a London, Kentucky doctor who claimed nearly $13 million in fictitious business expenses to two years in prison, officials said. U.S. District Judge Amul R. Thapar also…
Fish Dealer Admits Marketing Illegally Caught Fish
NEW JERSEY Lou’s Fish Market Inc and its company president, Mark Parente, of Englishtown, New Jersey, plead guilty today to jeopardizing U.S. fisheries by providing a market for illegal caught fish, according…
An Investment Fund Manager Set Up Phony Trading Shop to Dupe Victims Out of $9.2 Million
CHICAGO A U.S. District Judge sentenced Neal Goyal, 34, of Chicago to six years in prison for setting up a trading shop to fool investors into believing that his trading strategy generated…
U.S. Army Sgt Who Got a Rolex Watch and $100,00, Guilty of Bribery While Serving in Afghanistan
KENTUCKY U.S. Army Sgt. First Class who got a Rolex watch and $100,000 while serving in Afghanistan plead guilty this week to conspiracy to commit bribery, according to officials. Ramiro Pena Jr.,…
United States Courts: Glossary of Legal Terms
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Bank Robber Admits to Robbing Bank and Dragging Female Employee by the Hair (News Video)
TOPEKA, KANSAS A man plead guilty to bank robbery and admitted threatening employees with a gun and dragging a woman by the hair, officials said. Clifton B. Cloyd, 54, Kansas City, Mo.,…
Three Charged with Exploiting Guatemalan Adults and Minors Working at Egg Farms
OHIO Three defendants were charged with luring illegal immigrant adults and minors to work on egg farms under false pretenses, and then, used threats of physical harm to keep them working on…