A Florida husband and wife were sentenced on Wednesday to four years and nine months in prison for illegally importing and selling between $25 million and $65 million worth of plywood products,…
17 Charged in Scheme to Smuggle Fentanyl and Other Drugs Inside Fire Extinguishers into the U.S.
LOS ANGELES A final defendant was arrested on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges a scheme to smuggle fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin from Mexico into the United States, officials stated. The…
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Covering up an Inmate Beating That Resulted in Broken Jaw
A former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) tactical officer, Sebron Hollands, 33, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for writing a false report to cover up another officer’s use of excessive…
Six Texas Men Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $20 Million in Forgivable Loans from Paycheck Protection Program
Six men from Texas were sentenced Monday for conspiring to fraudulently secure over $20 million in forgivable loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), backed by the Small Business Administration under the…
JUST SAYING: Super Bowl Parties, Ms. Swift and Many New Young Fans Will be Watching the Game
JUST SAYING RAUL HERNANDEZ For those who revel in the spirit of the Super Bowl, I’m crossing my fingers that the showdown between the 49ers and Patriots turns out to be one…
Wisconsin Landlords of More Than 100 Rental Units Settle for $500,000 With 13 Female Tenants for Sexual Harassment
The Justice Department settled with Richard and Mary Donahue, landlords of over 100 rental units in Janesville, Wisconsin, to address sexual harassment allegations against Richard Donahue towards female tenants spanning over two…
Calif. Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for COVID Jobless Benefits Scam and Stealing Car Titles
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Friday to 17 years and six months in federal prison for using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in COVID-19…
Utah Man Impersonated Federal Agent, Attorney and Others to Allegedly Commit a Scam
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an unsealed indictment yesterday, charging a Utah man with wire fraud, making a false statement, impersonating a federal officer, and aggravated identity theft….
Former Navy SEAL Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Images
LOS ANGELES A Santa Clarita man who is a former Navy SEAL was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for surreptitiously filming nude…
More Than 70 Current and Former New York City Housing Authority Workers Arrested for Bribe and Extortion Scheme
NEW YORK POST: More than 70 current and former NYCHA workers have been busted in a bribe-and-extortion scheme that authorities say involves the largest number of federal bribery charges in a single…
Five Indicted on Allegations San Gabriel Valley Crew Shipped Methamphetamine to Australia and New Zealand
LOS ANGELES Five alleged members of an international drug trafficking ring based in the San Gabriel Valley were arrested today on a 27-count federal grand jury indictment charging them with conspiring to…
Calif. Engineer Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Trade Technologies for Detecting Nuclear Missile Launches, Tracking Missiles
LOS ANGELES A former engineer at a Southern California company has been arrested on federal charges alleging he stole trade secret technologies developed for use by the United States government to detect…