SANTA ANA, California An investigation by the Orange County Asian Organized Crime Task Force resulted in the arrest of seven out of nine defendants, federal officials stated They are charged in three…
Federal Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Admits to Raping Female Inmate
LOS ANGELES A corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for sexually…
Two Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking Runaway, Teen-aged Girls
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal jury found Willis Lewis, 48, and Brittany Jones, 32, guilty of federal charges, including sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, sex…
FBI Arrest Man for Allegedly Stalking a Professional Online Gamer
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man is expected to appear in federal court Tuesday after his arrest on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he stalked a professional online gamer, officials…
Corrections Officer Charged With Sexual Misconduct with an Inmate
A Columbia, Tennessee man was charged Monday with obstructing a federal investigation into allegations that he sexually abused an inmate in his custody, officials stated. James Stewart Thomas, 31, a corrections officer…
Two Child Sex Offenders, Five MS-13 and a Paisas Gang Members Arrested Trying to Enter U.S.
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two child sex offenders, five Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) and a Paisas gang member. On May 19, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents apprehended Israel Umana, a…
Defendants Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar National Telemedicine Pharmacy Fraud
A federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, sentenced seven individuals this week along with seven related corporate entities for their roles in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme, officials stated. According…
Physician Assistant Convicted of Distributing More Than $1.2 Million Opioid Pills
A Texas physician assistant was convicted Friday for distributing more than 1.2 million opioid pills, officials stated. During his employment, Charles Thompson distributed the opioids at two Houston-area clinics that operated as…
Former Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Sex Trafficking
A former Brockton, Massachusetts, resident was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for participating in a sex trafficking conspiracy, federal officials stated. Matthew Engram, 35, had previously pleaded guilty to one…
Jury finds Former Employee of Dept. of Energy’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve Guilty of Scheme to Defraud U.S.
Johnny Guillory Sr., age 72, of Opelousas, Louisiana, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the federal government, officials stated. According to the indictment, Guillory conspired to defraud the United States by…
Two N.J. Men Guilty in Scheme Involving Odometer Tampering, Title Fraud
PENNSYLVANIA Two New Jersey men plead guilty in federal court for their roles in falsifying vehicle titles as part of a long-running odometer roll-back scheme, officials announced Thursday. According to court documents,…