CALIFORNIA A California man was sentenced Friday to 55 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child pornography. Jacob Blanco,…
Former Police Officer Guilty of Operating Unlicensed Firearms Business
LOS ANGELES At the conclusion of a second trial prompted by an earlier conviction being overturned, a former Gardena Police officer has been found guilty of federal charges for scheming to purchase…
Israeli Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Blackmailing Dozens of Girls to Commit Sex Acts
LOS ANGELES An Israeli man was sentenced Friday to 30 years in federal prison for blackmailing dozens of girls into producing child pornography for him, according to officials. U.S. District Judge Philip…
A Chinese Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Promoting Turtle Trafficking
NEW JERSEY A Chinese citizen was sentenced this week to three years and two months in prison on a federal money laundering conviction, according to officials. Kang Juntao, 25, of Hangzhou City,…
Two Guilty of Hiring Illegal Immigrants to Work Under a Visa Fraud Scheme
GEORGIA Two Florida business executives and a Florida-based company pleaded guilty Thursday in the Southern District of Georgia to charges related to their roles in a scheme to recruit and hire foreign…
Former Taliban Commander Charged with Killing U.S. Troops in 2008
NEW YORK Haji Najibullah, previously charged with kidnapping an American journalist, was indicted Thursday for the 2002 attacks on U.S. service members in Afghanistant, according to officials. The attacks resulted in the…
While on a Flight, Man Admits to Fondling Woman and Masturbating While Staring at Her
An Indiana man pleaded guilty this week to engaging in sexual contact with a sleeping woman on a flight from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Denver, Colorado, according to officials. According to court documents,…
Pair Charged With Hate Crime For Attack Outside Sushi Restaurant
Los Angeles County Two men were charged Tuesday for an assault outside a sushi restaurant earlier this year, state prosecutors stated. “A hate crime is a crime against all of us,” District…
Just Saying — Back to the Mayberry Where Andy and the Gang Made us Chuckle and Forget (videos)
JUST SAYING: “You can’t fix stupid” first appeared in “The Shoe” cartoon strip by Jeff MacNelly. That is more evident today, and stupid is a national pandemic and festers in mind-boggling ignorance…
Podiatrist Charged with Health Care Fraud for Alleged Foot Bath Scheme
A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee last week indicted a podiatrist with a scheme to defraud Medicare and TennCare by prescribing and dispensing medically unnecessary foot bath medications, according to officials….
Man Admits to Stealing Over $1.6 Million in Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Defendant Spent the Loan Money on Personal Expenses, Including a Lamborghini, a Truck, and a Rolex Watch A Texas man pleaded guilty Monday to fraudulently obtaining more than $1.6 million in Paycheck…
Georgia Man Admits Preparing Dogs for Animal Fighting Following a Multi-State Investigation
LOS ANGELES A well-known dog-fighting trainer and breeder admitted to an animal fighting charge as the result of an ongoing investigation into a multi-state dogfighting and drug trafficking ring. Vernon Vegas, 49,…