SANTA ANA, California The former mayor of Adelanto has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for accepting more than $57,000 in bribes and kickbacks. The bribes were in exchange…
Crypto Fraud Victims Get More Than $17 Million In Restitution from BitConnect Scheme
A federal district court in San Diego ordered Thursday that over $17 million in restitution be distributed to approximately 800 victims from over 40 different countries due to their investment losses in…
City National Bank Will Pay $31 Million for Loan Discrimination by “Redlining” in LA County
Largest Redlining Settlement Agreement in Department History LOS ANGELES The Justice Department announced Thursday an agreement to resolve allegations that City National Bank engaged in discrimination by “redlining” in Los Angeles County….
Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Conning More Than 400 Telemarketing Scheme Victims
NORTH CAROLINA A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for his role in an international telemarketing scheme orchestrated from a call center in Costa Rica that defrauded more…
Former Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances like Oxycodone, Methadone
OHIO A federal jury convicted a doctor formerly licensed in Ohio today for illegally prescribing controlled substance pills in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. According to court documents and evidence presented…
Leader of Baja California Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
The former leader of a drug trafficking organization that operated in Baja California, Mexico, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in leading an international drug trafficking organization, according…
Feds: Chinese Man Indicted for Stalking and Threatening Individual Promoting Democracy in China — “I will chop your bastard hands off”
BOSTON A federal grand jury indicted a Berklee College of Music student, who is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, for allegedly stalking and threatening an individual who posted fliers in…
Feds: Former Police Officer Guilty of Writing False Report to Cover Up a Brutal Beating by Other Cops
INDIANA A former sergeant with the Muncie Police Department in Muncie, Indiana, pleaded guilty today to one count of obstruction of justice for writing a false report to cover up the excessive…
Dockworker Admits to Fraudulently Billing Union’s Health Plan for Sexual Services
LOS ANGELES Federal officials stated that a dockworker at the Port of Long Beach plead guilty Tuesday, submitting fraudulent bills to his labor union’s health insurance plan for sexual services or for…
JUST SAYING: Phoenix Police Have New and Improved Police Brutality, Fatal Shooting Rules, Again
Just Saying By Raul Hernandez In 2014, I wrote an article on my website about allegations that officers from the Oxnard Police Department were putting on “shooting tattoos ” after they killed…
Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Billing for Fraudulent Tests and Treatments
FLORIDA A 48-year-old Florida doctor was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for engaging in a massive multi-year scheme to bill health care benefit programs for fraudulent tests and treatments involving…
Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Defrauding 900 Victims Out of $3.5 Million
KENTUCKY A Romanian national was sentenced Monday to seven years and five months in prison for his role in a transnational, multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud American victims, officials stated. He is the…