WASHINGTON — A California doctor was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for submitting more than $45 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for Botox injections that were medically unnecessary or never…
I asked a young Hispanic Reporter: “You ever Heard of the Taco Beat?”
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ “You ever heard of the Taco Beat?” I asked a young Hispanic newspaper reporter that question in 2013 at a National Association of Hispanic Journalists gathering in Anaheim. He…
Former Contractor Accused of Posting Military Secrets on Social Media
James Thomas Ashbacher, 37, is accused of posting classified military materials online and stealing Army night vision goggles.
Colombian Drug Trafficker With FARC Terror Ties Admits Cocaine-for-Weapons Plot
LOS ANGELES — A Colombian drug trafficker with ties to a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization pleaded guilty to federal narcotics and firearms charges involving nearly 62 pounds of cocaine destined for the…
Feds: Soldier pretends to be a woman to get minors to produce child pornography
TOPEKA, Kan. — A 26-year-old U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Riley was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for coercing minors into producing child sexual abuse material, federal prosecutors announced….
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Ahead of the midterms, John Oliver devotes an entire episode to discussing the rising prominence of extremist beliefs within the Republican Party – from white nationalism to antisemitism – and what…
California Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in $11 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
Turlock accountant Antonio Honorato Silveira pleaded guilty to wire fraud in an $11 million investment scheme that left victims facing financial hardship.
Virginia Sen. Lillie Louise Lucas, 6 Others Indicted in Marijuana, Bribery and Racketeering Case
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Virginia state Sen. Lillie Louise Lucas and six other defendants have been charged in an eight-count federal indictment alleging a racketeering conspiracy involving marijuana trafficking, money laundering, bribery…
Feds: Houston Man Gets 12 Years for Child Pornography Crimes
HOUSTON — A 27-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, federal authorities announced. Daniel Berrones, who pleaded guilty Aug….
Man Indicted After Alleged Synagogue Bomb Threats, Discovery of Pipe Bombs
SALT LAKE CITY — A 22-year-old Utah man has been indicted on federal charges after allegedly threatening to bomb a synagogue and authorities discovered six functional pipe bombs, firearms and ammunition inside…
Man Who Led Criminal Ring that Smuggled Illegal Immigrants into U.S. Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping, Conspiracy Charges
LOS ANGELES – A Riverside County man and one of his accomplices pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping illegal aliens attempting to enter the United States, holding them for ransom, and demanding cash…
Inside a Death Trap: What Happened Aboard a Boxcar in Sierra Blanca, Texas
“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind.” — George Washington — First U.S. president, 1788 …