The federal government will pay up $500,000 if you report espionage that leads to the conviction of a spy or prevention of espionage, according to the FBI. Got a tip call the…
Feds Today Announce a Continuing Crackdown on Fraudulent Tax Preparers
WASHINGTON D.C. – With the filing deadline just over two months away, federal officials announced today their results in combating fraudulent tax return preparation businesses along with individual preparers around the country. Injunctions…
Former Navy Sailor Sent to Prison for 30 Years for Attempted Spying
VIRGINIA – A judge sentenced Robert Patrick Hoffman II, 40, of Virginia Beach, Va., to 30 years in prison for attempting to commit espionage against the United States. “By attempting to hand…
Two Hispanic Gang Members Admit Racially-Motivated Attack Against Black Juveniles
LOS ANGELES – A judge today sentenced two Hispanic gang members to a year and nine months behind bars for their racially-motivated attack on black juveniles in Compton, California on New Year’s…
Former Guatemalan Special Forces Officer and California Resident Sent to Prison for His Involvement in 1982 Massacre
A federal judge today sentenced a former Guatemalan Special Forces officer and California resident to 10 years in prison for covering up his involvement in a 1982 massacre at Los Dos Erres,…
Registry Records Highest Number of Criminal Exonerations
Last year, there were a record number of exonerations in the United States, according to a report released last week by the National Registry of Exonerations. The Registry recorded 87 exonerations that…
N.J. Municipal Court Judge Who Was Convicted of Traffic Fixing Is Suspended from Practice of Law
A former Jersey City municipal court chief judge who lost the job after her criminal conviction for fixing traffic tickets on behalf of her “significant other” has now also been suspended from…
Twenty-Four Percent of Lawyers Who Passed Bar in 2000 Aren’t Practicing Law, Survey Finds
By American Bar Association Journal Reporter Debra Cassens Weiss A third-wave survey of lawyers who passed the bar in 2000 has found a decline in the percentage of lawyers practicing law and…
Ten Tax Preparers and Associates Charged with Stealing Millions Through Tax Refunds
LOS ANGELES – Ten income tax preparers and associates were charged with fraudulently stealing millions of dollars from the IRS through tax refunds, federal prosecutors said. Most of those charged and named in…
N.M. Farmer Sentenced to 14 Years for Stealing Farm Subsidy Money
WASHINGTON D.C. — A New Mexico farmer was sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing more than $225,000 from the federal government’s farm subsidies program that is operated by the U.S….
Former N.J. Mayor Arrested for Submitting False Tax Returns to Buy Property
TRENTON, NJ—The former mayor of Manalapan, New Jersey was arrested on Friday for allegedly submitting false 2007 and 2008 tax returns to buy property in Manalapan, authorities said. Andrew Lucas, 36, also…
Two LA Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted for Beating an Inmate and Violating His Civil Rights
LOS ANGELES – A Federal Grand Jury indicted two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies who were assigned to the Men’s Central Jail for allegedly using illegal force against an inmate, and then attempting to…