A former police chief in Amite City and a current Amite City Councilmember plead guilty Wednesday in New Orleans to criminally violating federal election laws as part of a conspiracy to buy…
Georgia Woman Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme Involving 200 People in 19 States
A Georgia woman was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday for conspiring to defraud the IRS by promoting a nationwide tax fraud scheme involving more than 200 participants in at least…
Woman Ordered to Pay Restitution of $127,636, Sentenced to One Year in Prison, for Stealing Father’s Social Security Benefits
Erie, Pa. A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 12 months and one day in jail and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $127,636 on…
Treatment Clinic Owner Facing Long Prison Sentence for Illegally Distributing Drugs
A federal jury convicted a physician Tuesday in Tennessee for unlawfully distributing opioids from his Smyrna clinic, officials stated. The evidence presented at trial indicated that Hau T. La, 54, of Brentwood,…
NBA Player Charged with Domestic Violence, Child Abuse
Los Angeles County District Attorney on Tuesday filed felony domestic violence charges against Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges, officials stated. “Domestic violence creates physical, mental and emotional trauma that has a lasting…
California Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Stealing $3 Million from Federal Government
A Southern California man was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years and three months in prison for submitting fraudulent applications seeking money from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), submitting false statements to a…
West L.A. Man Guilty of Stalking and Harassing Female Doctors at VA Facilities
LOS ANGELES A federal jury Monday found a West Los Angeles man guilty of federal stalking charges for his harassment campaign targeting two female doctors at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs…
4,000 Beagles Bred for Research by Virginia Breeder Are Rescued By Feds and Put up for Adoption
In a consent decree entered last week by the U.S. District Court in Virginia, Envigo RMS, a company that breeds and sells animals for research, has agreed to relinquish all remaining beagles at…
Scathing Investigative Report Criticizes Police Officers Response to the Uvalde School Shooting
“The attacker actually did shoot his grandmother in her face. Despite not having a driver’s license, he then proceeded to steal her truck, abandoning her to seek help from a neighbor as…
Minneapolis Man Allegedly Set Fire to His Camper, Garage and Blamed BLM and Antifa
MINNEAPOLIS A Brooklyn Center man has been indicted for wire fraud after filing fraudulent insurance claims for a staged arson, prosecutors announced this week. According to court documents, on September 23, 2020,…
California Man Guilty of Helping Client Get COVID Relief Loan Through Fraud, Facing Up to 20 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley certified public accountant plead guilty Friday to a federal criminal charge for helping a long-time client fraudulently get a $1.2 million COVID-19 business loan by knowingly…
Maryland Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking, Firearms Charges
Second Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years for His Role in the Crimes WASHINGTON D.C. Terrell Armstead, 31, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced Friday to 23…