WASHINGTON— A federal appeals court rejected the 17-year and six-month sentence, saying it was “too lenient” but upheld the conviction against Jose Padilla who was convicted of helping terrorists. Tuesday, U.S. District…
Ex-Sheriff’s Investigator Who Struck Salesman at the County Jail Sentenced to Three years in Prison
ALABAMA – A federal judge sentenced an ex-criminal investigator with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office to three years in prison for assaulting a handcuffed man at the county jail, the U.S. Justice…
Former Air Force Employee Tried to Sell Military Satellite Top Secrets to China
LOS ANGELES – A Marina del Rey man was sentenced Monday to more than three years in prison for providing top secret information about a network used to control and communicate with…
Woman Admits to Filing More Than $41 Million in False Tax Returns
CALIFORNIA – A licensed tax return preparer plead guilty to filing more than $41 million worth of false claims to the Internal Revenue Service, making her the 53rd and final defendant linked to…
Rare Wine Dealer Sent to Prison for Duping Vino Connoisseurs Out of Millions
Rudy Kurniawan made millions pouring new wine into old bottles until the FBI caught up to him. The con man ran a long-running, wine counterfeiting scam. Now, Kurniawan is in prison serving…
California Tax Dodger and Businessman Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
CALIFORNIA – A tax dodger and owner of a Huntington Beach-based military contractor who plead guilty to federal tax charges for failing to report to the IRS millions of dollars his company received…
Man Facing Up to 38 Years in Prison for his Role in an Investment Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A 69-year-old man, who plead guilty to federal fraud charges for his involvement in an $8 million investment scheme that lured investors with false promise relating to the development of…
Germans, French, Spaniards and Dutch All Involved in the American Revolution
Germans, French, Spaniards and the Dutch were involved in the American Revolution, according to Maps of the World. The Revolutionary War was fought between Great Britain, which was ruled by King George…
Colombian Pleads Guilty to the Kidnapping and Murder of DEA Agent
VIRGINIA – A Colombian man extradited to Virginia plead guilty Thursday for his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent James Terry Watson in Bogotá, Colombia, on…
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, Guilty of Public Corruption
VIRGINIA – A federal jury returned guilty verdicts Thursday against former Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his wife Maureen for participating in a scheme to violate federal public corruption laws. Jurors…
Justice Department Launches Civil Rights Investigation Against the Ferguson Police Department
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that it’s launching a civil rights investigation against the Ferguson Police Department. The federal investigation comes on the heels of the August 9,…
Feds: Portland Police Department Agrees to Overhaul The Way It Treats the Mentally Ill
OREGON – The federal government got a court-approved, settlement agreement to reform the way in which the Portland Oregon Police Bureau interacts with people who are mentally ill, official announced Tuesday. The…