“Anger wells in the pit of your stomach as a mixture of fear and frustration. We get angry at our children, our bosses and ourselves for different reasons. Some of the following…
Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Worker Allegedly Attacked Department of Energy Computers
WASHINGTON D.C. A former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission employee who was arrested in the Philippines is facing federal charges of launching cyber attacks to cause damage to the computer network of the…
Jamaican Guilty For His Involvement in Multi-Million-Dollar Lottery Scam
NORTH DAKOTA – Sanjay Ashani Williams sold “lead lists” of names and addresses to Jamaican Lottery fraud scammers who made millions of dollars conning victims, officials announced Thursday. Williams, of Montego Bay,…
Minnesota Co. Sold $393 Million in Prescription Drugs from Unlicensed Sources to Pharmacies
OHIO – Three California men and a Minnesota company are named in an indictment alleging they were involved in a conspiracy to sell prescription drugs from illegal, unlicensed sources to wholesalers and…
Sixteen Hospitals Pay $15.6 Million for Billing Medicare for Unnecessary Medical Procedures
WASHINGTON D.C. – The federal government announced Thursday that 16 hospitals will pay a total of $15.6 million to resolve allegations that the hospitals and their corporate owners billed Medicare for medically…
Feds: San Antonio Law Firm Employee Stole From Attorneys and Clients
SAN ANTONIO — A law firm employee, Elpidio “Pete” Gongora, who allegedly stole money from clients, evaded paying more than $1 million in taxes, and hid assets from a bankruptcy court, was indicted in…
Real Estate Con Man Who Tried to Kill “Straw Buyer” Given Additional 17 Years for Mortgage Fraud
CAMDEN, NJ—An Alabama resident who was involved in a $15 million mortgage fraud scam was sentenced on Wednesday to 17 years and six months in prison. Kinard Henson, 43, and 10 other…
Second Chief Who Stole $211,000 From Muscogee Tribe Sentenced to Prison
TULSA, OK— A federal judge sentenced the former Muscogee Creek Nation to two years and nine months in prison for embezzling from the tribe, officials said. Roger Dana Barnett, 53, of Bristow, was…
French National Tried to Smuggle Cubans and St. Lucia Citizen Into U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS – A 71-year-old French national was charged with trying to illegally smuggle 38 Cubans and one St. Lucia citizen into the United States, officials said. Federal agents arrested Alain Rene…
Man Admits to Making More Than 40 Bomb Threats
NEW ORLEANS— A man who made more than 40 bomb threats by phone plead guilty to maliciously conveying false information, federal officials said. Jahvar Hooks, 31, of New Orleans admitted to making these…
66-Year-Old Sentenced to Prison for Extortion, Played Role of a Mobster
CONNECTICUT – A federal judge sentenced a 66-year-old man to nearly three years in prison for extorting money from a small business owner by playing the role of a mobster, officials said….
Former CEO of Brokerage Firm Admits to Illegally Pocketing Millions of Dollars
LOS ANGELES – The former president and CEO of the Sherman Oaks-based Morgan Peabody, Inc. brokerage firm plead guilty to federal wire fraud charges stemming from a real estate investment scam that…