Last week, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced a civil enforcement action against several corporate and individual defendants for alleged violations of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales…
New York Pharmacist Guilty of Distributing Oxycodone and Tax Fraud From 2013 to 2016
A New York pharmacist pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and filing false business and personal income tax returns, officials stated. According to…
L.A. Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Leading Crack Cocaine Ring in Watts
LOS ANGELES A leader of the Bounty Hunter Bloods street gang pleaded guilty Friday to federal drug and firearms charges for the manufacturing and distribution of crack cocaine conspiracy, officials stated. The…
Montana Man Convicted of Federal Hate Crimes Against Lesbian and Gay People
MONTANA A federal jury convicted a Montana man of hate and firearms crimes for firing an AK-style assault rifle at the residence of a woman, who identified as lesbian and was home…
Woman, Who is an Alleged “Money Mule,” Laundered Funds for Cybercriminals
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County woman has been charged in a six-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she laundered money directly sent from fraud victims, officials stated. The victims were tricked…
Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Being Involved in Drug Dealing, Money Laundering, Robberies and Three Murders
WASHINGTON D.C. A Virgin Islands man pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations or RICO Act, officials stated. According to court documents, Wahilli James, aka Dapa,…
L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Murder of 12-Year-Old Boy in Off-Duty Crash
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ricardo Castro has been charged with murder and vehicular manslaughter when he crashed his vehicle into another car, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring two others in…
Man and His Brother Conned 40 Investors Out of $6 Million Through an Investment Company
SANTA ANA, California Federal officials stated Wednesday that a jury found a San Fernando Valley man guilty of scheming with his brother to fraudulently obtain more than $6 million from at…
Memphis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Striking Man in Custody Using His Weapon
A former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officer pleaded guilty in federal court in Tennessee to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting an suspect in January…
“Patriots 45 MAGA Gang” Member Admits Tasing Metro Police Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, D.C. A California man, who tased a Metropolitan Police Officer (MPD) during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, pleaded guilty Tuesday to assault and three other charges,…
Pharmacist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Filling False Prescriptions for Opioids
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley pharmacist who used forged prescriptions to illegally sell narcotics, including opioids, to phony “patients” has been sentenced to 24 months in federal…
Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Stealing More Than $1 Million in COVID Business Loans
LOS ANGELES A Ventura County man who schemed with an Orange County man to illegally acquire disaster relief funds was sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for fraudulently…