TRENTON, NJ— A man who concocted a scheme with others to secure housing-rehabilitation projects funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plead guilty to theft of $224,250 in government funds,…
DOJ Releases Critical Report on San Diego Police Department’s Policing Misconduct
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Department of Justice released a critical report today regarding the San Diego Police Department’s practices for preventing, detecting and investigating misconduct, official said today. The San Diego…
U.S. Air Force Veteran Charged in a Bizarre Plan to Join the Terrorist Group ISIL
NEW YORK – A U.S. Air Force veteran, Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, who traveled from Egypt to Turkey to cross the border into Syria to join the terrorist group, ISIL, and fight…
FBI: Wizard of Oz in 3D Movie Sounded Too Good to Be True; Unfortunately, It was for 730 Victims
FBI BLOG: The owners of Gigapix Studios in Hollywood told investors they had a sure thing: They were going to make an animated version of the Wizard of Oz called OZ3D, and…
Taiwan Businessman Sentenced For Providing Weapons Manufacturing Machinery to North Korea
ILLINOIS – A Taiwan businessman was sentenced to two years in federal prison for supplying North Korea weapons manufacturing machinery, according to officials. According to court documents, Hsien Tai Tsai, 69, was…
Salesman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Odometer Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A former car salesman who tampered with the odometer was sentenced today in Los Angeles to one year and one day in federal Prison for Odometer Fraud Scheme, according…
Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club Leaders and Members Convicted of Violent Crimes
MICHIGAN – Six leaders and members of a violent gang – the Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club – were convicted today of conspiracy to commit murder and other violent racketeering-related offenses, officials said…
Former Jailers Who Helped Gang Members Smuggle Drugs and Cell Phones Sentenced
BALTIMORE – Former jailers Kimberly Dennis, age 27, and Antonia Allison, age 29, both of Baltimore, Maryland were sentenced this week to 24 months and 20 months in prison, respectively. The two were…
A Mafia Capo Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Admits Being a Leader In the Genovese Crime Family
NEW YORK – A Captain of the Genovese Organized Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra, Daniel Pagano, plead guilty Thursday to racketeering and admitted to being a leader of the criminal enterprise,…
More Than 25,000 People Died Building the Panama Canal; It’s Being Expanded to Handle Megaships.
More than 25,000 workers died during the Panama Canal’s construction. The canal builders had to contend with a variety of obstacles, including challenging terrain, hot, humid weather, heavy rainfall and rampant tropical…
Businessman With Fake Patient Files to Fool Medicare Auditor Pleads Guilty
MICHIGAN – The owner of a Detroit home health care company admitted he created fake patient files to fool a Medicare auditor and make it appear as though home health services were…
Cop Convicted for Kicking Suspect in the Head; Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison
IOWA – A former police officer who ran up to a suspect being held down by three other officers and kicked him in the face was convicted today of deprivation of rights…