LOS ANGELES A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was found guilty by a federal jury Tuesday of dozens of criminal charges for accepting cash payments and other benefits to…
Man Admits Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate Scam Involving Fake Open Houses
LOS ANGELES A South Bay man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for participating with his sister in a $6 million real estate scam that involved listing homes without the…
California Couple Forced Mother and Two Daughters to Work in Restaurant and Janitor Business
SACRAMENTO Nery A. Martinez Vasquez, 54, and Maura N. Martinez, 54, both of Shasta Lake, California, were both sentenced Monday for forcing three Guatemalan victims to work at their businesses, according to…
White Supremacist Gang Leader “Filthy Fuhrer,” Gang Members and Associates Convicted of Racketeering, Murder
Five members and associates of a violent white supremacist gang, the 1488s, were convicted Monday in Alaska in federal court of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping, and assault, officials…
Feds: Oath Keeper Admits They Were Prepared to Use Force to Hinder/Delay Transfer of Power
WASHINGTON D.C. A member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Friday to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding for his actions before, during and after the breach of the U.S….
Florida Man Charged with Hate Crime for Allegedly Using a Vehicle to Attack a Black Man and His Family
A federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, returned a two-count indictment charging Jordan Patrick Leahy, 29, with committing hate crimes for his racially-motivated attack on a Black man who was driving along…
Florida Sheriff’s 69-Year-Old Volunteer, a Former Convicted Felon, Allegedly Sold Oxycodone from Patrol Car
A volunteer service officer with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office found himself on the other side of the law. Deputies arrested David Roberts, 69, of Lake Wales, on drug trafficking and weapons…
Cameroonian Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Pet Purchasing Conspiracy
A Cameroonian national was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in prison for his role in a scheme to trick American consumers into paying fees for pets that were never delivered He also…
U.S. Courts: What is the Rule of Law?
Nine federal judges explain how fair and consistent adherence to the law protects our rights and well-being in everyday situations like buying a breakfast sandwich, reading mail, and investing in the stock…
California Doctor Sentenced to Seven Years for Defrauding Medicare Out of $12 Million
A California doctor was sentenced Thursday to seven years and nine months in prison for defrauding Medicare, re-packaging single-use catheters for re-use on patients, and lying at bankruptcy proceedings, officials stated. According…
Four Charged in Connection with an Alleged Multibillion-Dollar Collapse of Archegos
WASHINGTON D.C. An indictment was unsealed Wednesday charging Sung Kook (Bill) Hwang, the founder and head of a private investment firm known as Archegos, and Patrick Halligan, Archegos’s Chief Financial Officer, with…
Border Patrol Agents Rescue 40 Illegal Immigrants Trapped in Metal Box
EDINBURG, Texas Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three human smuggling events and encountered two large groups resulting in 322 apprehensions. On April 26, Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint agents,…