FBI Crime Report – The number of violent crimes in 2013 decreased by 4.4 percent compared with 2012 figures, according to the FBI’S latest crimes statistics. The estimated number of property crimes…
Woman Indicted for Fraud for Allegedly Stealing Millions from Movie Studio Investors
SACRAMENTO – A 51-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stealing millions from investors who gave her the money to build a movie studio in Northern California, officials said. The 32—count indictment was…
Cancer Doctor Admits Making False Diagnosis to Send Patients to Chemotherapy
FBI STORY CRIME: (Nov. 6, 2014) “Imagine receiving a diagnosis of cancer and then having to go through chemotherapy or other intensive treatments. Then imagine finding out that you never had…
Operation “Cat Eyes” Nabs 12 Defendants Allegedly Involved with Illegal Sale of Contact Lenses
LOS ANGELES – Operation “Cat Eyes,” which targeted the illegal sale of contact lenses that pose a risk to eyesight, resulted in federal charges against Los Angeles-area retail outlets as well as…
An Owner of Bankrupt Real Estate Firm Pleads Guilty to $110-Million Fraud Scheme
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – One of the owners of a now-defunct Southern California real estate investment firm plead guilty Thursday to concocting a fraudulent scheme that ended with the bankruptcy of the…
Culver City Studio Manager Stole $2.5 Million from Television Production Company
LOS ANGELES – A former finance manager of a television production studio was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for embezzling about $2.5 million from the Culver City company, officials…
Bees Have Personalities, Can Recognize Faces and Solve Math Problems
According to Mental Floss, here are some bee facts that are mind boggling: 1. THEIR STING HAS SOME BENEFITS A toxin in bee venom called melittin may prevent HIV. Melittin can kill…
FBI: Virtual Kidnapping – U.S. Citizen Threatened by Mexican Extortion Scheme
“For criminals, the success of any type of virtual kidnapping depends on speed and fear. They know they only have a short time to exact a ransom payment before the victims and…
Piracy Group Leader Admits to Illegally Stealing and Selling Android Mobile App
WASHINGTON—A leader of an online piracy group plead guilty Monday for his role in a scheme to distribute more than one million pirated copies of copyrighted Android mobile device applications, or “apps,”…
Man Who Shot An Eagle and a Hawk Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison
NEBRASKA – A 45-year-old man who shot an eagle and hawk was sentenced to eight months in prison and ordered to pay $6,500 as restitution, officials announced Tuesday. Lamar Bertucci, Sr.,of Walthill,…
Ohio Supreme Court Suspends Lawyer For Having Sex With His Client’s Wife
OHIO – In 1977, James D. Owen began representing Robert Caulley who had been accused of murdering his parents three years earlier. Owen was hired to research a false confession defense in…
Sleepy California Motorist With 160 Pounds of Pot Inside her SUV Was Driving 5 MPH on Highway
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — A California motorist was driving east on Interstate 20 at about 5 mph on Christmas Day 2013. Other motorists complained to the 911 dispatcher about how slow she was traveling on…