More than 1,000 homeowners who had problems making mortgage payments believed that Ari Maleki and others could help them. The homeowners paid between $2,500 to $4,300 to get their mortgage payments reduced but ended up getting ripped off by California-based companies.
Man Who Embezzled $8 Million from Designer Jean Company is Facing Up to 20 Years in Prison
An East Los Angeles man who oversaw a scheme that embezzled more than $8 million from an industrial launderer that provided finishing services for Citizens of Humanity, a manufacturer of high-end designer jeans, is facing up to 20 years in prison.
Lawyer Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children of His Client to Produce Porn
A federal judge sentence South Dakota lawyer today to 40 years in prison after he admitted that he sexually abused many minors, who were children of one of his clients during a two year period.
Christopher R. Jansen, 35, of Selby, South Dakota, plead guilty on Nov. 17 to one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of distribution of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
Austin Fires Police Officer for Fatal Shooting of Naked Teen
Philip Jankowski and Tony Plohetski American-Statesman Staff, KVUE News Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo fired a 10-year department veteran Monday in the shooting death of an unarmed, naked teen — the outcome of an…
Federal Judge Bars Adding 13-Year-Old to State’s Sex Offender List
A federal judge has blocked Nebraska from putting a 13-year-old boy who moved here from Minnesota on its public list of sex offenders.
Senior U.S. District Judge Richard G. Kopf said if the boy had done in Nebraska exactly what he did in Minnesota he would not have been required to register as a sex offender “and he would not be stigmatized as such.”
“It therefore makes no sense to believe that the Nebraska statutes were intended to be more punitive to juveniles adjudicated out of state as compared to juveniles adjudicated in Nebraska,” the judge wrote in a 20-page order.
In Nebraska, lawmakers opted to exclude juveniles from the Nebraska Sex Offender Registration Act unless they were prosecuted criminally in adult court, even though it meant losing thousands in federal funding.
But the way the law is written made it appear that all sex offenders who move to Nebraska must register.
Audiologist Sentenced to Prison for Ripping Off Medicare for Millions of Dollars
A Florida audiologist was sentenced to seven years and 10 months in prison today for her role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme.
U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday of Florida, who also ordered Terri L. Schneider, 57, of Lakeland, Florida, to pay $2.5 million in restitution, according to officials.
Police: Boy Killed by Arrow Probably Accidental, but Juvenile Could be Charged
West Virginia State Police said they believe the death of a 15-year-old middle school student who was struck in the head with an arrow was an accident, but a juvenile could be charged with involuntary manslaughter.
State Police said Caleb Fairchild, 15, was playing “dodging arrows” with a group of three teens in in the yard of a home near the Boone/Logan line Saturday night. An arrow struck Fairchild in the head and killed him.
Fun Facts: Ants Can Carry Objects 50 Times Their Weight, Use Heads to Plug Entrances to Keep Intruders Out
“In many ways, ants can outwit, outlast, and outplay humans. Their complex, cooperative societies enable them to survive and thrive in conditions that would challenge the individual. Here are 10 fascinating facts…
Cosmetic Surgeon Illegally Billed Insurance Companies for Tummy Tucks and Nose Jobs
A cosmetic surgeon billed insurance companies for “tummy tucks” and “nose jobs” claiming these were medically necessary procedures, according to federal authorities.
They aren’t, according to authorities.
Mastermind Who Paid Bank Employees to Steal PIN Numbers to Steal From Accounts Pleads Guilty
LOS ANGELES The mastermind of…
Just Saying: The Land of the Con Job, Being Fool Proof and Bernie
The feds this week convicted a 65-year-old former Marine in Nevada who came up with a tale about drilling for Nigerian oil and ripped off a lot of people.
Anton Paul Drago, a.k.a. Evan Fogarty, convinced his “investors” that he was the grandson of a Shell Oil founder and heir to a $500 million trust. He told them that his money had already been spent on a Nigerian oil investment deal.