RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – Two men were found guilty Thursday of federal charges related to plots to provide material support to terrorists and to kill Americans, according to officials. Following a 6½-week trial, a…
Former CEO of Medical Device and Eye Company Indicted for Insider Trading
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted the former chief executive officer of an Orange County medical device and eye care company on insider trading charges. James V. Mazzo,…
Wolf Experts: Wolves Are the Most Persecuted and Misunderstood Animals in North America
Here are some facts about wolves, according to the National Wildlife Federation. Wolves communicate through body language, scent marking, barking, growling and howling. Much of their communication is about reinforcing the…
Continental Airlines Resolves Discrimination Case; Agrees to Pay $215,000
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it reached an agreement with United Continental Holdings Inc. resolving a claim that divisions of the company previously operating as Continental Airlines discriminated…
Six Current and Former LA Sheriff’s Deputies Get Prison Time for Obstructing Civil Rights Investigation
LOS ANGELES – Six deputies who were working in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department each were sentenced Tuesday to federal prison terms for interfering with a federal civil rights investigation into misconduct at…
Fugitive and Head of Bogus Internet Co. Pleads Guilty to $13 Million “YES” Entertainment Scam
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – A former Newport Beach resident who fled the country 15 years ago after federal agents executed search warrants relating to his fraudulent Internet company plead guilty Monday to…
TSA Screener Gets Nearly Seven Years for Conspiring to Smuggle Drugs Via LA Airport
LOS ANGELES – A former screener with the Transportation Security Administration who conspired to smuggle narcotics through screening checkpoints at Los Angeles International Airport was sentenced Monday to nearly seven years in…
Irvine Man Sold Stolen Hospital Supplies Over the Internet and Made $1.8 Million in Profits
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An Irvine man was sentenced Monday to serve 15 months in federal prison for selling stolen hospital supplies from UC Irvine Medical Center and other medical facilities over…
Former Owner of Medical Supply Company Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud
LOS ANGELES – The former owner of a Long Beach medical supply company was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1.5 million in restitution for his…
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Firebombing Witness’s Family That Killed Six
PENNSYLVANIA – A Philadelphia man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for his role in the Oct. 9, 2004, retaliatory firebombing that killed six members of a federal witness’s family, including…
Traveling Vice Lords Chicago Gang Leader Sentenced to 35 Years for Drug Trafficking
CHICAGO―A high-ranking leader of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang who directed a violent west side drug-trafficking conspiracy was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in federal prison after a judge ruled that…
Mastermind of a $7 Million Medicare Fraud Convicted of Bogus Billing
LOS ANGELES – A woman who was responsible for more than $7 million in fraudulent Medicare billing for durable medical equipment – mostly power wheelchairs – was found guilty Friday of 16…