LOS ANGELES A former Amtrak employee, Lizette Berrios Lathon, 48, of Moreno Valley, was sentenced to 25 months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $1 million in restitution for her…
Eagle Ship Management Fined $1.75 Million for Illegal Oil Dumping Off Louisiana Coast
Eagle Ship Management LLC of Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships by intentionally dumping over 10,000 gallons of oil-contaminated bilge water into U.S. waters near…
78-Year-Old Hamburg Man Charged for Allegedly Sending Threatening Email to Congressman
A 78-year-old Hamburg man, Gerald Przybylski, was arrested and charged after allegedly sending a threatening email to U.S. Congressman Nick Langworthy on June 13, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. In the message, Przybylski…
Former Maryland Police Officer Sentenced to Six Years for Excessive Force
Former Fairmont Heights Police Officer Philip Dupree was sentenced to six years and two months in prison following his June 17, 2024, conviction for using excessive force, officials announced Wednesday. At trial,…
Three Alleged MS-13 Gang Members Charged with Murder of Homeless Man
Three alleged members of the violent MS-13 gang appeared in the District of Maryland court on Tuesday on racketeering charges tied to murder and drug trafficking, officials stated. On July 4, 2024,…
Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Charged After Allegedly Assaulting Long Beach Officer
LONG BEACH, CA Off-duty U.S. Border Patrol Agent Isaiah Anthony Hodgson, 28, has been charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest while intoxicated and armed at Shoreline Village on July…
Former Banker Arrested for Allegedly Obtaining $2.7 Million in COVID Business-Relief Funds Using Stolen IDs of Disabled Persons
LOS ANGELES A former Wells Fargo & Co. banker and his brother have been arrested on an eight-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they schemed to fraudulently obtain more than $2.7 million…
Nigerian Man Gets Over 11 Years in Prison for $1.3 Million COVID Benefits Fraud, Funded Nigerian Hotel and Nightclub
LOS ANGELES A Pasadena man was sentenced to 135 months (over 11 years) in federal prison for stealing $1.3 million in COVID-era unemployment and disability benefits using stolen identities and funneling the…
Los Angeles Deputy Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Heroin into Jail
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge after admitting he tried to smuggle over a pound of heroin into a county jail, federal officials…
Honduran National Sentenced for Leading Major Alien Smuggling Operation
A Honduran national living illegally in the U.S. was sentenced in the Western District of Texas for leading a massive alien smuggling ring that operated for over three years and brought in…
Two Charged in $650 Million OmegaPro Investment Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON An indictment unsealed Tuesday in Puerto Rico charges Michael Shannon Sims, 48, and Juan Carlos Reynoso, 57, for their roles in operating OmegaPro, an international investment fraud scheme that stole over…