MINNESOTA – A man who allegedly committed numerous crimes in Bosnia-Herzegovina and didn’t disclose it on his U.S. refugee or green card applications was arrested today on immigration fraud, according to the U.S….
Two Plead Guilty to Sex Trafficking a 14-Year-Old Girl
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – Two Inland Empire residents have pleaded guilty to federal sex trafficking charging, admitting they forced a 14-year-old girl to work as a prostitute in 2012, officials said. Kawaum Marquez Scott,…
Top Players in L.A. Gang Controlled By Mexican Mafia Member Plead Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges
LOS ANGELES – The “shotcaller” of a violent South Los Angeles street gang plead guilty today to federal racketeering and drug trafficking charges. He admitted to crimes committed by the Harpys, a…
Four-Month Effort to Seize Synthetic Drugs Results in More Than 150 Arrests
WASHINGTON D.C – A four-month, nationwide effort to take synthetic drugs off the streets resulted in federal agents serving nearly 200 search warrants in 29 states, involving more than 45 Drug Enforcement…
Deputy Pleads Guilty to Shaking Down Hispanic Motorists for Cash
GEORGIA – A former Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office deputy plead guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiring with two civilians to unlawfully detain and take money from Hispanic motorists, federal officials…
Military-Contractor Jailed After Underreporting Millions in Income to IRS
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – The owner of a Huntington Beach-based military contractor plead guilty to federal tax charges for failing to report to the IRS millions of dollars his company received for providing services…
Couple Pleads Guilty to Keeping Moroccan Woman as a Domestic Servant
WASHINGTON – A couple plead guilty to bringing a woman from Morocco into the United States and keeping her in their home as a domestic servant for three years, federal officials…
What Explorer Brought Pigs to The U.S.? It Wasn’t Columbus.
“Pigs were first introduced in the 1500’s to what is now the southeastern U.S. by Spanish Explorer, Hernando DeSoto. In the centuries following European exploration and colonization of the eastern U.S., free-range…
L.A. Ambulance Owners Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud
LOS ANGELES – The owners of Alpha Ambulance Inc., a now-defunct Los Angeles-area ambulance transportation company, have been sentenced in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme, officials announced today. U.S. District Court Judge…
Man Who Planted Pipe Bombs Near Ex-Girlfriend’s House Pleads Guilty to Explosive Charge
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – A man who left pipe bombs in a residential neighborhood in Palm Springs near the residence of an ex-girlfriend plead guilty today to possession of an unregistered destructive device,…
Feds: Miami Official Took $150,000 in Bribes Along with Accepting Cruise Vacations and Airline Tickets
FLORIDA – An official was charged with taking about $150,000 in bribes while working as the Roadway Lighting Coordinator for the Department of Public Works in Miami-Dade County, federal officials announced today….
Man Who Set Fire to a Popular Gay Seattle Nightclub Pleads Guilty to Arson
WASHINGTON – A former Bellevue resident who set fire to a popular gay Seattle nightclub just after midnight on New Year’s 2014 pleaded guilty to arson Friday in U.S. District Court. Musab…