PORTLAND A federal indictment was unsealed Thursday charging a California real estate developer with using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in loans, according to officials. The loans were…
Former Mississippi Deputy Warden Admits Beating an Inmate, Facing up to Ten Years in Prison
Melvin Hilson, 49, a former deputy warden at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, which is also known as Parchman, pleaded guilty today to violating an inmate’s civil rights in 2016. In June 2021,…
U.S. Mail Carrier Allegedly Schemed to Steal $800,000 in Jobless Benefits
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier and a Santa Clarita Valley man for allegedly scheming to steal approximately $800,000 in unemployment insurance (UI) funds, according…
Feds: MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder, Racketeering
An El Salvador man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for murder in aid of racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, officials stated. Juan Carlos Sandoval-Rodriguez, aka…
Calif. Indictments Allege Gambling Dens, Bribery, Extortion & Drug Trafficking
SANTA ANA, California An investigation by the Orange County Asian Organized Crime Task Force resulted in the arrest of seven out of nine defendants, federal officials stated They are charged in three…
Federal Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Admits to Raping Female Inmate
LOS ANGELES A corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for sexually…
Two Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking Runaway, Teen-aged Girls
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal jury found Willis Lewis, 48, and Brittany Jones, 32, guilty of federal charges, including sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, sex…
FBI Arrest Man for Allegedly Stalking a Professional Online Gamer
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man is expected to appear in federal court Tuesday after his arrest on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he stalked a professional online gamer, officials…
Corrections Officer Charged With Sexual Misconduct with an Inmate
A Columbia, Tennessee man was charged Monday with obstructing a federal investigation into allegations that he sexually abused an inmate in his custody, officials stated. James Stewart Thomas, 31, a corrections officer…
Two Child Sex Offenders, Five MS-13 and a Paisas Gang Members Arrested Trying to Enter U.S.
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two child sex offenders, five Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) and a Paisas gang member. On May 19, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents apprehended Israel Umana, a…
Defendants Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar National Telemedicine Pharmacy Fraud
A federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, sentenced seven individuals this week along with seven related corporate entities for their roles in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme, officials stated. According…