WASHINGTON D.C. -A Russian hacker was arrested in Guam this weekend for stealing information from retail sales cash registers and installing malicious software to steal credit cards, officials announced this week. Roman…
A Medical Device Inventor Going to Prison for Hiding Money from IRS
CALIFORNIA – A medical device inventor was sentenced on Monday to six months in prison for hiding more than $8 million in foreign bank accounts, federal officials announced. Ashvin Desai, of San…
Hospital Worker Who Stole Patients IDs to File False Tax Returns Pleads Guilty
A hospital worker who stole patients’ personal identification information to filed false tax returns plead guilty Tuesday to one count of aggravated identity theft, according to authorities. Kamarian D. Millender, of Dothan,…
Moving Company to Pay $500,000 for Over Billing; Whistleblower Will Get $86,000
A moving company will pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for over billing the federal government to transport its employees relocating to duty stations within the United States, officials announced Tuesday. RE/MAX…
Mafia Boss and Three Others Convicted of Taking Over a Texas Mortgage Company and Looting It
NEW JERSEY: A member and associate of Lucchese organized crime Mafia family along with an attorney and a CEO were convicted last week of taking over and looting FirstPlus Financial Group Inc, a…
Southern California Man Sentenced to 10 Years for His Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON— A Southern California man who was found guilty for his role in a $1.5 million Medicare fraud and identity theft scheme was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison, officials said….
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Smuggling Illegal Immigrants From Cuba
A 56-year-old man was sentenced last week to 20 years in federal prison for smuggling Cuban nationals into the United States, according to authorities. Antonio Comin, of Miami-Dade County, was found guilty…
In His Lifetime, Artist Van Gogh Painted About 900 Paintings And Only Sold One
Here are some facts about artist Vincent Van Gogh: Vincent van Gogh did not cut off his ear. He only cut off a small portion of his ear lobe. Vincent shot himself…
DEA: Three Alleged Peruvian Terrorists Charged with Weapons, Terrorism and Narcotics Crimes
NEW YORK – Three leaders of a Peruvian terrorist organization, the Shining Path, were charged with terrorism, narcotics and weapons crimes, authorities announced this week. The three – Florindo Eleuterio Flores-Hala, whose…
Getting Inside Some Courthouses and Courtrooms is Getting Harder Despite Supreme Court Decisions
“With certain very limited exceptions, each step of the federal judicial process is open to the public. Many federal courthouses are historic buildings, and all are designed to inspire in the public a respect for the tradition and purpose of the American judicial process,” according to court officials.
Seven Colombians Extradited to U.S. to Face Charges for Killing DEA Agent
VIRGINIA – Seven Colombian nationals who stabbed to death a DEA special agent were extradited to the United States on Tuesday to face charges relating to the kidnapping and murder of Special…
Man Who Used Racial Slurs and Assaulted Two Black Female Hurricane Relief Workers Pleads Guilty
LOUISIANA – A man who used racial slurs and assaulted two black female hurricane relief workers plead guilty Wednesday to two counts of federal civil rights violations, federal officials said. As part…