A Mexican man accused of providing the Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) with chemicals for illegal drug production was extradited to Washington, D.C. today to stand trial. Francisco Pulido Coracero, 66, will make his…
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U.S. Justice Department Gets Cobb County, Georgia to Resolve Race Discrimination in Hiring Firefighters, Pays $750,000 in Back Pay to Applicants Disqualified
The Justice Department reached a settlement with Cobb County, Georgia, addressing allegations that the county’s hiring practices for firefighters violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against African American…
Former California Nonprofit CEO Indicted for Allegedly Embezzling $225,000 from Federal Grants for Wedding and Crypto
RIVERSIDE, California Officials stated that the former CEO and executive director of two San Bernardino County nonprofit organizations was arrested Tuesday on an indictment alleging she embezzled federal grant money intended for…
Former Police Officer Who Kidnapped and Shot Victim in the Head Charged With Murder
A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, returned an eight-count indictment Wednesday charging former Memphis Police Officer Patric J. Ferguson with federal civil rights, kidnapping, and weapons offenses in connection with the…
Calif. Man Who Gave Fentanyl to Victim Who Died Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A Riverside County man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Tuesday for selling fentanyl to a 33-year-old man who overdosed and died after ingesting the deadly synthetic…
Physician and Owner of Medical Clinic Guilty of Defrauding Medi-Cal Family Program of $2.5 Million
RIVERSIDE, California Officials stated that a Bellflower medical clinic’s owner and sole physician pleaded guilty to submitting millions of dollars worth of false claims to a Medi-Cal health care program. The program…
Calif. Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Trafficking in Drugs from Mexico
RIVERSIDE, California A Riverside County man who is the lead defendant in a criminal case involving an outfit that trafficked pound quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into the Inland Empire was sentenced…
Congressman Henry Cuellar and Wife Charged With Allegedly Accepting Bribes
An indictment was unsealed Friday in Texas charging U.S. Congressman Enrique Roberto “Henry” Cuellar, 68, and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, 67, both of Laredo, Texas, with participating in two schemes involving bribery,…
Woman Guilty of Counterfeit Postage Fraud That Caused More Than $150 Million in Losses to U.S. Postal Service
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a San Gabriel Valley woman pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) out of more than $150 million by using counterfeit postage to…
Twelve Drug Traffickers Tied to Jalisco Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Prison
Twelve drug traffickers tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel have been sentenced to between four and a half and 40 years in federal prison, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern…
Former Cornell University Student Guilty of Making “Vile, Abhorrent, Antisemitic” Threats Against Jews
Patrick Dai, 21, formerly a junior at Cornell University and originally from Pittsford, New York, pleaded guilty Wednesday to posting threats to kill or injure another person using interstate communications, officials stated….
Man Who Allegedly Set Fire to Sen. Bernie Sanders Office Arrested
In Burlington, Vermont, Shant Soghomonian, also known as Michael Soghomonian, 35, formerly of Northridge, California, was arrested Sunday on charges related to an arson incident at One Church Street — the office…