PENNSYLVANIA An Englishman was arraigned Friday on charges that he allegedly conspired to illegally export laboratory equipment, including items used to detect chemical warfare agents, from the United States to Syria, officials…
Antiques Dealer Who Smuggled Cups Made from Rhino Horns Sentenced to Two Years
NEW YORK An antiques dealer, who smuggled “libation cups” carved from rhinoceros horns from the U.S. to China, was sentenced to two years in prison, officials announced today Linxun Liao, 35, a…
Two Texas School Board Members Indicted for Bribery and Attempted Extortion
TEXAS A federal grand jury indicted two Donna, Texas, school board members on bribery and attempted extortion charges in connection with a services contract held by the Donna Independent School District, officials…
Defendants File $900,000 in Fraudulent Tax Returns; Receive $601,000 from IRS (News Video)
NORTH CAROLINA A business owner plead guilty this week in federal court to filing false tax returns by recruiting people who had debts, such as home mortgages and car loans, so the…
Three Mountain Lions Recently Spotted at a Pond in California
(Published on Nov 10, 2015) A Santa Rosa reader submitted a video of three cougars drinking from a small pond in a Bennett Valley neighborhood, caught by a neighbor’s trail camera, according…
Swinomish Police Chief Sentenced to 16 Months for Stealing Tribe Money
WASHINGTON The former Police Chief of the Swinomish Tribe Thomas J. Schlicker was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 16 months in prison, according to officials. Schlicker, 57, of…
Feds: Man Arrested for Soliciting Others to Murder U.S. Military in Support of ISIS
OHIO Federal authorities said today that they arrested Terrence J. McNeil, 25, for soliciting a crime of violence by urging other ISIS terrorists and supporters to kill U.S. soldiers in America. “According to…
Attorney Admits Stealing $8 Million in Investment Capital from Clients
LOS ANGELES – An attorney who prosecutors believe stole at least $8 million in investment capital from his clients and used the money for personal expenses and luxury items plead guilty today…
Man Who Admits to Smuggling Two Arapaima Gigas to Canada Facing Up to 10 Years
LOS ANGELES A man who was recently extradited from Mexico admitted in federal court of illegally trafficking of the world’s largest freshwater fish, two Arapaima gigas, to Canada. Isaac Zimerman, 66, who formerly…
“Verdun” — A Poem for America’s Veterans
By Raul Hernandez Notebookventura@gmail.com This poem is for my father, Juan Hernandez, my surrogate dad, Ignacio Medina and other veterans on this Veterans Day. Many died on the beaches at Normandy, in…
Feds: Man Sold $4.2 Million in Bogus In-N-Out Burgers Franchises for the Middle East
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A judge sentenced a Newport Beach man to two years in federal prison for stealing from investors by lying and telling them that he had exclusive rights to sell…
Norwegian Shipping Co. Workers Convicted of Dumping 20,000 Gallons of Oil into Ocean
ALABAMA A federal jury convicted Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab AS or DSD Shipping along with three employees of the private shipping company that operates crude oil tankers with environmental crimes for dumping 20,000…