PENNSYLVANIA — A former Rite Aid vice president and a New Jersey businessman plead guilty to federal charges stemming from a $29.1 million surplus inventory sales-kickback scheme, according to officials. Rite Aid is…
Two Soldiers Admit Shipping Bribes from Afghanistan to U.S. in Boxes
GEORGIA – Two sergeants with the U.S. Army admitted to accepting bribes from Afghan truck drivers at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan, in exchange for allowing the drivers to take thousands of gallons…
Feds: Former Officials Accepted Bribes for Skipping Subsidized Housing Waiting List
MCALLEN, TX—Former officials with the City of Hidalgo Housing authority have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and embezzlement along with several counts of bribery, officials announced Tuesday Susana…
Manufacturer of “Gorillaback” Sentenced to Nine Years for Scamming Investors
CALIFORNIA – A Las Vegas man who was convicted at trial for defrauding investors in a scheme involving the sale and manufacture of a back brace device called the “Gorillaback” was sentenced…
Feds: Tennessee School District Agrees to Fix and End Its Discriminatory Practices
TENNESSEE – The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement with the Robertson County, Tennessee, school district to further school desegregation in the areas of student assignment and school construction, officials announced Tuesday….
Former Cop Sentenced to Prison for Soliciting Sex in Exchange for Leniency (Video)
VIRGINIA – A former police officer employed by the City of Salem, Virginia, and assigned to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration task force, was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison for…
Two Defendants Involved in Gigapix $22 Million Movie Scam Sent to Prison
LOS ANGELES—Two men who were leaders of a scheme involving a company called Gigapix that defrauded hundreds of victims by promising large returns on movie investments and a production company’s imminent public…
Last Defendants in Motorcycle Club Drug and Gun Investigation Sentenced to Prison
GAINESVILLE, GA— A member along with an associate of the Black Piston Motorcycle Club were the last two of several defendants sentenced to prison as a result of a long-term investigation into…
Former Cop Pleads Guilty to Extorting Drug Dealers of Cash and Oxycontin
PHILADELPHIA— A former cop plead guilty to being involved in a scheme to extort drugs and money from drug dealers and drug buyers while on duty as a police officer, according to the…
Ambulance Manager Falsely Billed Medicare for People They Didn’t Transport
WASHINGTON — The general manager of a Southern California ambulance company was sentenced Monday to seven years and three months in federal prison for his role in a $5.5 million scheme to…
OTHER VOICES: Support Community Activist Francisco Romero and Todo Poder al Pueblo
Other Voices is an opinion column that provides a criminal justice forum where different viewpoints can be expressed by people from all political, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. BY: ARMANDO VAZQUEZ On…
Predator Who Blackmailed Girls to Get Sexually Explicit Images Sentenced to 20 Years
BOWLING GREEN, KY— A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a 34-year-old man to 20 years in prison for blackmailing at least two young girls to send him sexually explicit images. Jesse Sanford…