TEXAS Officials stated that the leader of a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud ring and six accomplices were imprisoned for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $20 million in forgiven…
Man Who Set Fire to queer/bar Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
According to officials, a Washington man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for committing a hate crime in connection with an arson at a nightclub and event space. Kalvinn Garcia, 26, of…
L.A. Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for $800,000 COVID Relief Funds Fraud, $400,000 Found in Safety Deposit Box
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man who was the leader of a conspiracy that stole more than $800,000 in COVID-19 jobless benefits has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison,…
Senior Pentagon Official Allegedly Involved in Dogfighting Operations That Electrocuted Dogs Who Lost Fights With Jumper Cables
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., age 62, of Arnold, Maryland, and Mario Damon Flythe, age 49, of Glen Burnie, Maryland with promoting and…
Florida Man Sentence to Six Years in Prison for Scamming 10,000 Victims of More Than $55 Million
A Florida man was sentenced Monday to six years in prison for orchestrating an investment scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over $55 million. Court records state that Michael Glaspie,…
Genomic Health Agrees to Pay $32 Million For Improperly Billing Medicare
Genomic Health, Inc. (GHI), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Redwood City, California, agreed to pay $32.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. Genomic Health allegedly did this…
U.S. Supreme Court Start Hearing New Cases — Gun Rights, Abortion Pills and Social Media
The U.S. Supreme Court is beginning its new term after its summer recess. Some of the cases on the docket involve gun rights, social media, and abortion pills, according to CBS News….
Former NYC Officer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Child and Child Porn
Last week in federal court in Brooklyn, former New York City Police Officer Timothy Martinez was sentenced to 15 years in prison for two counts of sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation…
FBI: Man Indicted for Blowing Up ATM, Possessing Illegal Explosives
ATLANTA Abdurrahim Jalal has been indicted for blowing up a bank automated teller machine and for possession of illegal explosive devices, according to FBI officials. “The alleged actions of this individual could…
Three Men Convicted for Laundering Proceeds of Gift Card Scam
Three people were found guilty by a jury in Los Angeles of their participation in using gift card transactions to launder the proceeds of extensive consumer fraud schemes, federal officials announced this…
Veterans Affairs Officer Indicted for Beating Man 45 Times With Baton
LOS ANGELES An officer with the Veterans Affairs Police Department (VAPD) has been indicted on civil rights and assault charges that allege he used a department-issued baton to strike a man approximately…
Former Accounting Manager of Pasadena Storage Guilty of Insider Trading That Led to Nearly $500,000 in Profits
LOS ANGELES A former employee at a publicly traded Pasadena-based company has agreed to plead guilty to buying more than 66,000 company shares based on non-public information that the company was about…