ATLANTA A federal judge sentenced the Russian developer of Citadel, a sophisticated malware that infected 11 million computers worldwide using a variety of infection methods, to four years and six months in…
Bank Official Admits Embezzling $826,000 from Pantex Federal Credit Union
AMARILLO, TEXAS Federal officials announced today that Dorothy Stegall Barnes, a/k/a “Dorothy Stegall Newman,” 56, plead guilty to one count of embezzlement from a federally insured credit union. Barnes is scheduled to be sentenced…
Calif. Man Who Illegally Exported World’s Largest Freshwater Fish Extradited From Mexico
LOS ANGELES Mexico extradited California man to face federal charges in the United States related to the illegal trafficking of the world’s largest freshwater fish, a South American species known as Arapaima…
Settlement Results in $194 Million for Cleanup Work in Bridgewater Township, N.J.
NEW JERSEY The federal government announced today that the Wyeth Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of the Pfizer Corporation, will do nearly $194 million worth of cleanup work at the American Cyanamid Superfund Site…
“Catfish” Sentenced to Life in Prison for Promoting Child Pornography on International Website
LOUISIANA A federal judge sentenced a Kenyan child pornography producer to life in prison on Monday for participating in Dreamboat, a child sexual exploitation website, officials announced today. Brian Musomba Maweu, 52,…
Four Sentenced for Scamming Financially Distressed Homeowners Out of Millions of Dollars
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Four people who worked at a Rancho Cucamonga business that offered bogus loan modification programs to thousands of financially distressed homeowners were sentenced today to federal prison, officials announced today….
FBI: Decrease in 2014 Violent Crimes and Property Crimes — Plans Begin to Include Non-Fatal Police Shootings Data
WASHINGTON D.C. The FBI is releasing the 2014 edition of its annual report Crime in the United States, a statistical compilation of offense, arrest, and police employee data reported voluntarily by law enforcement…
Man Who Defrauded Unemployment Insurance Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a Lancaster man to six years and eight months in prison on fraud charges related to a scheme to defraud the state’s unemployment insurance program and…
Owner of Egg Donation and Surrogacy Business, Who Ripped Off Would-Be Parents, Sentenced
LOS ANGELES The owner of a Glendora egg donation and surrogacy company admitted to defrauding would-be parents, egg donors and surrogate mothers over a three year period, officials announced today. U.S. District…
Mastermind of $24 Million Tax Fraud Ring Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
ALABAMA A federal judge sentenced the mastermind of $24 million ID theft tax refund ring to 15 years in prison, officials announced Friday. The tax fraud resulted in 9,000 identifies stolen from…
Experts: Great Whites Like to “Sample” Humans But People Aren’t Actually on Their Menu
“The legendary great white shark is far more fearsome in our imaginations than in reality. As scientific research on these elusive predators increases, their image as mindless killing machines is beginning to…
Nigerian, Who Used Email to Scam U.S. Businesses of $615,000, Arrested in U.S.
DALLAS Federal officials charged a Nigerian in the U.S. on a student visa with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from his role in what has become known as…