CHICAGO A 21-count superseding indictment charges 12 individuals with conspiring to violate federal firearms statutes, officials announced Friday. The federal allegations include engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a…
Former Coal Company VP Allegedly Bribed Egyptian Officials to Get Contracts
PENNSYLVANIA A former coal company executive of a Western Pennsylvania coal company was charged with alleged kickbacks and bribery of Egyptian officials, according to federal officials. Charles Hunter Hobson, 46, of Knoxville,…
Feds Shut Down SoCal Illegal Sports Gambling Operation Involving Current and Former Pro Athletes
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities Thursday announced a series of cases stemming from an illegal gambling operation, according to authorities. The operation involved current and former professional athletes, some of whom assisted with…
Man Gets Three Years in Prison for Dogfighting, Illegal Possession of Firearm
A Virginia resident was sentenced Thursday in federal court to three years in prison for dogfighting, according to federal officials. According to court documents, Raymond L. Johnson, 41, of Henrico, plead guilty…
Flipper Filed False Federal Income Tax Returns That Left Out $2 Million of Income
SANTA ANA, California A federal jury convicted an Orange County real estate investor, who successfully flipped foreclosed homes, guilty of three federal criminal tax charges, officials announced Thursday. John W. Rampello,…
Nine Facing Up to 11 Years in Prison for Blocking a Reproductive Health Clinic
WASHINGTON D.C. Federal officials announced Wednesday a two-count indictment charging Lauren Handy, 28, of Alexandria, Virginia; Jonathan Darnel, 40, of Arlington, Virginia, Jay Smith, 32, of Freeport, New York; Paulette Harlow, 73,…
Two Convicted of $2.2 Million Tax Fraud Scheme Will Be Sentenced in July
Maryland A federal jury convicted Sandra Denise Curl of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Percy Leroy Jacobs of Prince Frederick, Maryland on Monday for conspiring to file false tax returns, and theft of…
Former Ecuadorian Comptroller Indicted for Alleged Bribery and Money Laundering
MIAMI The former Comptroller General of Ecuador was indicted for allegedly engaging in a scheme to launder money to conceal an illegal bribery scheme, according to officials. According to the March 24…
Feds: California Man Convicted of $27 Million Paycheck Protection Fraud
WASHINGTON A federal jury convicted a San Fernando Valley, California man Monday for submitting fraudulent applications seeking money from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), officials stated. He submitted false statements to a…
Physician Facing Long Prison Sentence for Illegally Prescribing More Than a Million Opioid Pills
A Texas physician is facing a long prison sentence after he was convicted last week of illegally prescribing more than a million pills of opioid hydrocodone, officials stated. James Pierre was convicted of one…
Medical Director Convicted in $112 Million Addiction Treatment Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON D.C. The Medical Director of two South Florida addiction treatment facilities was convicted Thursday after a 15-day trial of fraudulently billing about $112 million for substance abuse services that were never…
Just Saying: Putin is an Amplified Version of Trump
Opinion: How Putin badly misjudged the West, as explained by a Russia expert By Greg Sargent Columnist Today at 11:12 a.m. EDT Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Mikhail Klimentyev/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) With President Biden traveling…