LOS ANGELES A Venice, California man who sold the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl to a 19-year-old man who suffered a fatal overdose last year pleaded guilty today to a federal narcotics offense….
Leader of Castro Enterprise That Targeted Victims of Indian and Asian Ancestry Sentenced to Priso
MICHIGAN A Texas woman was sentenced to 37 years in prison for her role as the leader of several robbery crews that traveled across the United States in order to conduct armed…
ICE: Foreign Agent Mariia Butina Deported to Russia
ICE removes foreign agent Mariia Butina following conspiracy conviction WASHINGTON A citizen of the Russian Federation, who was convicted of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, was removed…
Mexican Man Deported Nine Times Faces Drug Charges and Possible a Life Sentence
CINCINNATI A Mexican national was charged Oct. 23, in a three-count superseding indictment with intent to distribute cocaine and more than 400 grams of fentanyl, as well as illegally reentering the United…
Six Men Indicted for Armed Robbery of Cell Phone Stores Throughout Southern California
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Six men have been arrested on federal charges alleging they committed a spree of armed robberies this year at Southern California cellphone stores, holding store employees at gunpoint, sometimes…
Former IRS Employee Sentenced to 32 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion of More than Half-a-Million Dollars
NEVADA An ex-IRS employee was sentenced Tuesday to 32 months in prison in Las Vegas, Nevada, for tax evasion, according to officials. Craig Orrock also obstructed IRS efforts to collect those taxes…
Campaign Fundraiser Agrees to Plea Guilty of Falsifying Records to Hide Work as a Foreign Agent
Federal prosecutors Tuesday filed a criminal case charging Imaad Shah Zuberi, a Southern California campaign fundraiser, with falsifying records to conceal his work as a foreign agent while lobbying high-level U.S….
Texas Man Who Orchestrated an Email Phishing Attack on L.A. Court Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal jury found a Texas man guilty of hacking into the Los Angeles Superior Court computer system, according to authorities. He used the system to send approximately 2 million…
Audit the Audit: Filming of Military Bases by Citizens
“Welcome to Audit the Audit, where we sort out the who and what and the right and wrong of police interactions. Help us grow and educate more citizens and officers on the…
Two Sentenced for Abusing a Disabled and Caged Relative and Forcing Her to Work
LOUISIANA A federal judge Thursday sentenced Raylaine Knope, 43, to 28 years in prison for mistreating and abusing a disabled family member and forcing her to do unpaid work, according to officials….
Doctor Guilty of Providing $12 Million in Unnecessary Medical Procedures, Billing Medicare
WASHINGTON A federal jury found a Southern California doctor guilty on Wednesday for his role in a $12 million scheme to provide medically unnecessary procedures to Medicare beneficiaries, according to authorities. After…
S. Korean and Hundreds of Others Charged in Largest Darknet Child Pornography Website
WASHINGTON D.C. Dozens of Minor Victims Who Were Being Actively Abused by the Users of the Site Rescued A federal grand juruy indicted Jong Woo Son, 23, a South Korean, for his…