After a 24-day trial, a federal jury in Florida convicted two individuals for their roles in a conspiracy that fraudulently billed approximately $1.4 billion, according to authorities. The billing was allegedly for…
Federal Government Seizes Six Websites for Music Copyright Infringements
The Justice Department announced Monday the seizure of six websites as part of ongoing efforts by the Department of Justice and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to combat copyright infringement. According to court…
Former LAX Cargo Handler Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Stealing Four Gold Bars
LOS ANGELES A former cargo handling company employee at Los Angeles International Airport was sentenced Monday to 12 months in federal prison for stealing four gold bars. The bars were part of…
Woman and Death Row Son Submitted 121 Stimulus Check Applications for $145,200
Son, A Prisoner On San Quentin’s Death Row, Provided Mother With 9,043 Individuals’ Personal Identifiable Information And She Filed For $145,200 In Stimulus Checks SAN FRANCISCO Sheila Denise Dunlap was sentenced Friday…
Former Police Officer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Drug Dealing with Her Stepfather
EL PASO, TEXAS A former El Paso Police Department officer was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for her involvement in a conspiracy to maintain a drug-involved premise, according to authorities….
Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Bank Fraud, ID Theft After a String of USPS Burglaries
Miami, Florida A Palm Beach resident altered and cashed personal checks, which victims reported as stolen from U.S. Postal Service drop boxes, officials stated. Danny Seruto Perez was sentenced to 30 months…
Feds: Serial Fraudster Extradited from Mexico Guilty of Multiple Investment Fraud Schemes
A California man plead guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering charges for two high-yield investment fraud schemes, according to officials. Daniel Thomas…
Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Taking Bribes for Spinal Surgery Referrals
LOS ANGELES An accountant enabled the owner of a corrupt Long Beach hospital to pay more than $40 million in illegal kickbacks to doctors in exchange for them referring thousands of spinal…
Military Contractors Indicted for $7 Million Procurement Fraud Scheme Using Sham Quotes
A federal grand jury in Georgia returned an indictment charging military contractors with an alleged fraud scheme involving government contracts totaling over $7 million, officials stated. The three-count indictment charges Envistacom LLC,…
Former Mayor Guilty of Accepting $10,000 in Bribes and Trying to Burn Down His Restaurant
RIVERSIDE, California – The former mayor pro tem of Adelanto has been found guilty by a jury of federal criminal charges for accepting a $10,000 cash bribe. He also hired a man to…
Former Georgia Prison Supervisor Guilty of Trying to Cover Up the Beating of an Inmate
Geary Staten, 31, a former supervisory correctional officer at Valdosta State Prison (VSP), plead guilty today in federal court to one count of misprision of a felony for his role in attempting…
Eight Southern Californians Charged in $7 Million Loan Fraud Scheme
Eight defendants were charged in Pennsylvania Thursday with scheming to fraudulently obtain more than $7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), and pre-pandemic Small Business Administration…