OREGON A former Portland, Oregon, resident was sentenced to serve two years in prison for his involvement in a fraudulent income tax refund scheme, federal officials announced Tuesday. Brandon Leath, 36, pleaded guilty…
103-Year-Old Copper Smelter Plant Agrees to Spend $150 Million To Reduce Air Pollution
ARIZONA Copper smelter plant ASARCO agreed to enter into a settlement with the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency that requires the plant to spend $150 million to install new equipment…
Feds: Pine Ridge Reservation Social Services Discriminated Against Native American Job Applicants
CHICAGO The federal government alleges that the South Dakota Department of Social Services’s Pine Ridge Reservation Office, a state agency, discriminated against Native American job applicants in violation of Title VII of…
Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing Minors While in Russia
LOS ANGELES A federal jury found a Los Angeles man guilty of sexually abusing three minor girls during trips to Russia over a two-year period, according to officials. Yusef Yunosovich Abramov, 58,…
Two Former Deputies Indicted for The Alleged Fatal Beating of a Jail Inmate (News Videos)
KENTUCKY A federal grand jury indicted two former deputy jailers at the Kentucky River Regional Jail on charges related to the death of Larry Trent an inmate on July 9, 2013, officials…
Feds: L.A. Produce Co. Overcharged Military for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles company paid $4 million to resolve civil allegations that it fraudulently overcharged the U.S. military for fresh fruits and vegetables that it supplied to military dining facilities…
Former L.A. Sheriff’s Sgt. Sentenced to Eight Years for Jail Beating
LOS ANGELES A federal judge today sentenced a former sergeant with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department to eight years in prison for his involvement in the beating of a handcuffed visitor at…
27-Year-Old Pimp Facing Up to Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking
PENNSYLVANIA A 27-year-old pimp plead guilty to running a sex trafficking enterprise with multiple victims who were engaging in prostitution for the defendant’s profit, officials announced Friday. Corderro Cody, of Allentown, Pennsylvania,…
Mexicans Keep Digging Under San Diego – Eight Tunnels, So Far & The “Heir” to Chapo
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ NotebookVentura@gmail.com The feds found another “sophisticated cross-border super tunnel” and “seized control” of it after a six-moth investigation, a U.S. Department of Justice press release recently stated. “The tunnel,…
London Facts: In 18th Century London, Admission to the Zoo Could Be Paid with Cat or Dog
During the 18th Century, a person could pay admission to the zoo in London by bringing a cat or dog to be feed to the lions, according to Fact Slides To be…
Man Convicted of Murdering Three People at a Birthday Party
OKLAHOMA A jury convicted a 53-year-old man for murdering three people who were celebrating a birthday party in 2004, officials announced. David Brian Magnan,was convicted in the shooting deaths of three victims,…
Former Senate Staffer Sentenced to Three Years for Ripping Off Three Elderly Wome
VIRGINIA A federal judge sentenced a former staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Friday to three years and two months in prison for a wire…