The Justice Department announced that Kenneth Pilon, 61, has been charged in federal district court with willfully intimidating and attempting to intimidate citizens from engaging in lawful speech and protests in support…
California Man Convicted of Defrauding American Express of $4.7 Million
A federal jury in the Eastern District of New York convicted a California man Wednesday for defrauding American Express of more than $4.7 million and money laundering. According to the evidence, Jasminder…
Woman Laundered $735,000 Stolen from Medicare, Medicaid and Private Health Insurers
A Florida woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to laundering $735,695 in money stolen from Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurers, officials stated The thefts were part of a sprawling health care fraud scheme…
Alabama Resident Sentenced to Seven Years for Sending Money to Terrorists
A former Alabama resident was sentenced today to seven years and six months for sending money to terrorists, al-Qaida, according to officials. Alaa Mohd Abusaad, 26, pleaded guilty to concealment of terrorism…
Indictment Alleges that Three Mexican Mafia Members and 28 Associates Committed Murders, Drug Trafficking and Gun Offenses
SANTA ANA, California A 33-count federal grand jury indicted 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, according to officials. The indictment includes charges of conspiring…
Man Indicted for Allegedly Selling Pounds of Meth and Dozens of “Ghost Guns”
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury on Tuesday charged a San Fernando Valley man with allegedly selling a total of nearly 16 pounds of methamphetamine and 89 firearms, including dozens of “ghost…
Pharmacist Sentenced for $180 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
A former Mississippi pharmacist was sentenced Monday in federal court to 10 years in prison for defrauding TRICARE and private insurance companies, officials stated. Mitchell “Chad” Barrett paid kickbacks to distributors for…
L.A. Water and Power Former Manager Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bribes
LOS ANGELES The former general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was sentenced Monday to six years in prison for accepting bribes, officials stated. David H. Wright…
MS-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Five Murders in Two States
WASHINGTON D.C. A Maryland man was sentenced Monday to life in prison in connection with MS-13 gang murders, according to officials. MS-13 is a transnational gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants…
Two Europeans Allegedly Conspired with U.S. Citizen to Help North Korea
WASHINGTON POST Two individuals are charged with allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or North Korea by working with U.S. citizen, Virgil Griffith, federal officials…
Federal Judge Sentences Man to Life in Prison for Creating Child Porn
LOS ANGELES A Fresno man was sentenced Friday to life in federal prison for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise and creating child sexual abuse material, according to officials. John Richard Brinson…
Alabama Prison Guard Charged with Beating Three Inmates With Wooden Baton
ALABAMA A federal grand jury indicted former Alabama Department of Corrections officer, Sergeant Lorenzo Mills, 55, with assaulting three compliant inmates with a wooden baton at Draper Correctional Facility. Mills is also charged…