LOS ANGELES The final defendant in a conspiracy – led by a woman serving a life sentence for murder – used stolen identities of California prison inmates and others…
Business Fined for Selling Millions of Chinese-Made Dehumidifiers Bought in U.S. That Were Fire Hazards
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) stated that millions of dehumidifiers it sold to domestic consumers were defective and could catch fire, officials stated. Gree USA Inc. was sentenced this morning after…
Two White Supremacists Sentenced to Prison for Plotting to Attack U.S. Power Grids
OHIO Two men were sentenced in federal court today to crimes related to a scheme to attack power grids in the United States in furtherance of white supremacy, officials stated. Christopher Brenner…
Texas Man Who Allegedly Threatened to “Cut the Throat” of a U.S. Representative Indicted
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury today indicted a Houston man on federal charges for allegedly making a series of phone calls to the Hawthorne office of U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and…
Former Tennessee County Official Sentence to 17 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Seven Women He Supervised
A former county commissioner and director of the Solid Waste Department in Cumberland County, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 17 years for sexually assaulting seven women under his supervision at the Cumberland…
Former West Virginia Parole Officer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Parolee
A former West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole officer was sentenced Friday in federal court in West Virginia to 15 years of imprisonment for violating the civil rights of a…
Colombian Admits to Conspiring to Smuggle Tens of Million of Dollars of Cocaine Bound for U.S.
LOS ANGELES The lead defendant plead guilty Thursday to conspiring to smuggle tens of millions of dollars worth of cocaine by aircraft from Colombia to Mexico for distribution in the United States….
Indiana Woman Charged with Hate Crime for Allegedly Attacking Woman of Chinese Descent
A federal grand jury in Evansville, Indiana, indicted a woman with committing a hate crime for her racially motivated attack on a woman of Chinese descent, officials stated. The indictment returned by…
Calif. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Withdrawing $1 Million Cash from Card Used by Unemployed
LOS ANGELES A San Gabriel Valley man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for illegally using dozens of fraudulently obtained debit and credit cards, officials stated. This was part…
Federal Charges Against 18 Defendants for Alleged Fraud of COVID-19 Funds
LOS ANGELES The Department of Justice Thursday announced criminal charges against 18 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various fraud schemes, officials stated. The…
Former Professional Wrestler Charged with Alleged Theft of Millions of Federal Dollars Intended for Needy Families
MISSISSIPPI A federal indictment was unsealed Thursday in Mississippi, charging a former professional wrestler with misappropriating millions of dollars in federal safety-net funds. The money was intended for needy families and low-income…
Antioch, California Police Involved in Sending Racist and Homophobic Text Messages
According to the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office, nearly half of Antioch’s police department was involved in the racist and homophobic text chains that have rocked the entire community. Stephanie Magallon…