SEATTLE – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a former hospital anesthesiologist to five years in prison on Thursday for drug dealing. Dr. Hieu Tu Le, 40, of Snohomish, Washington, a physician since…
Sheriff’s Investigator Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Handcuffed Salesman
ALABAMA – An Alabama criminal investigator plead guilty Friday to assaulting a handcuffed man at a Macon County jail, officials said. J. Keith McCray, a criminal investigator with the Macon County, Ala.,…
Businessman Lied To Feds About His Involvement In a Kickback Scheme to Get Contracts
NEW JERSEY – A co-owner of a Middlesex, N.J., supply company plead guilty today to one count of making a false statement, lying to about his involvement in a kickback scheme, according…
The American Life Insurance System Was Established in the 1700s
The American life insurance system was established in the mid-1700s, according to a 2009 article in Yale Journal of Medicine and Law. “The earliest forms of health insurance, however, did not emerge…
Largest Environmental Recovery By Federal Government Announced – A $5.15 Billion Settlement
WASHINGTON – The largest environmental recovery by the federal government was announced today by the U.S. Justice Department, ending a lawsuit The $5.5 billion settlement will be used to clean up decades of…
Fort Lauderdale Lawyer Sentenced to 10 Years for His Role in $1 Billion-Dollar Investment Scam
MIAMI – A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a longtime Fort Lauderdale lawyer to 10 years in prison and ordered him to pay $800 million as restitution to 30,000 victims who invested…
Twenty-Four Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering, Narcotics and Firearms Offenses.
NEW YORK – A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted 24 members of a criminal organization, known as “Murda Moore Gangstas” or “MMG,” for racketeering, narcotics and firearms offenses. Authorities said the…
Calif. Men Indicted for Selling Endangered Black Rhinoceros Horns
LAS VEGAS — Two California men were indicted today for selling endangered Black Rhinoceros horns. Edward N. Levine, 63, of Mill Valley, Calif., and Lumsden W. Quan, 46, of San Francisco, were…
Nevada County Sued for Alleged Racial Discrimination Against Its Director of Diversity
NEVADA — The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Clark County, Nevada officials alleging that they discriminated against a black female employee by paying “significantly less” than four whites who had…
Tijuana Municipal Cop Indicted For Allegedly Transporting Heroin and Methamphetamine
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – A Tijuana municipal cop was indicted for allegedly transporting more than 13 pounds of heroin and over six pounds of methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Wednesday,…
Alabama Man Admits to Having More than 250 Victims in Identity Theft Fraud
WASHINGTON – An Alabama resident who stole hundreds of IDs to file fraudulent tax returns plead guilty today to fraud and firearms offenses, according to the federal officials. Deundra Milhouse admitted that he…
New York City Restaurant Ranked Five Among The World’s Best 50 Restaurants
Among the top 10 of the World’s best 50 restaurants ranking for 2013 is a New York City eatery. It is ranked number 5 — Eleven Madison Park restaurant. Spain has the most…