LOS ANGELES A one-time auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty to lying to FBI agents about the origins of paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat that were seized last year from the Orlando…
Justice Department Distributed Over $6 Billion to Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism
WASHINGTON D.C. The U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (the Fund) this week notified a group of eligible claimants of upcoming payments totaling approximately $2.7 billion that the Fund will…
Calif. Man Allegedly Embezzled $2.2 Million in Cash and Real Estate from Elderly Victim
SANTA ANA, California – A Burbank man was arraigned Monday on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he embezzled about $2.2 million from a sizable estate left to an elderly man by the…
Calif. Tax Preparer Guilty of Conspiring with Social Worker to Commit Tax Fraud that Resulted in $3.8 Million in Losses
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County tax preparer pleaded guilty Monday to a federal criminal charge of participating in schemes that caused nearly $3.8 million in losses to the United States government,…
Two Former Kentucky Corrections Supervisors Guilty of Not Stopping Beating of Restrained Inmate
A former member of Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex’s (EKCC) Internal Affairs Department pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of an inmate’s civil rights, and a former EKCC sergeant pleaded guilty to…
Farmington police shoot and kill man after responding to wrong home
According to KOB 4, around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Farmington Police Department was dispatched to a domestic violence call on Valley View Avenue. According to New Mexico State Police, Farmington police officers…
Los Angeles Businessman, Utah Fuel Plant Operators and Employees Sentenced to Prison for Billion-Dollar BioFuel Tax Fraud Scheme
Five individuals were sentenced this week to prison for their roles in a $1 billion biofuel tax conspiracy, officials stated Friday. The convicted felons are Lev Aslan Dermen, aka Levon Termendzhyan, 56,…
Florida Teen Murders: 12-year-old boy among suspects in deadly shootings
Three teenagers were found fatally shot over the course of three days in separate locations within Marion County, Florida.
Former Federal Corrections Officer Indicted for Alleged Sexual Abuse of an Inmate
A federal grand jury indicted a former federal correctional officer with one count of sexual abuse of an individual in federal custody, officials stated. The indictment alleges that, between October 2021 and…
Texas Man Guilty of Hate Crime, Setting Fire to a Synagogue Last Year
A Texas man plead guilty Friday to a hate crime and arson in connection with a fire he set at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 31, 2021,…
JUST SAYING: The Media’s Epic Failure on the Trump Indictment
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Jon Stewart nailed it perfectly! As a newspaper reporter for 31 years, including 18 years covering state and federal courts, Jon Stewart is right – the indictment…
California Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Unlawfully Possessing Assault Rifle
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Garmon has been charged with unlawfully possessing an assault rifle and tracer ammunition at his home, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office stated. “While I support the…