CHICAGO—A Canadian man who cooperated with U.S. law enforcement and voluntarily traveled from the Philippines to face federal prosecution was sentenced to seven years in prison for swindling 168 elderly victims nationwide…
Mastermind of a $9 Million Health Care Scam Arraigned on New Federal Charges
LOS ANGELES – A Placentia woman already serving a prison sentence for defrauding Medi-Cal is expected to be arraigned on new federal charges related to her operation of a hospice that submitted…
Ku Klux Klan Trying to Launch a Come Back, Targeting Iraq Veterans for Recruitment (Video)
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – The Ku Klux Klan, which in recent years has been a shadow of its once monolithic self, has been trying to make a comeback From handing out candy to…
Israeli Bank to Pay $270 Million for Helping U.S. Taxpayers Hide Assets from IRS
LOS ANGELES – A major Israeli international bank admitted to helping U.S. taxpayers hide assets in offshore bank accounts to avoid paying taxes, officials said Monday. Bank Leumi Group will pay the…
Eight Drug Dealers, Including a Texas Parolee, Sentenced to Prison
ATLANTA —Eight drug traffickers, including a Texas parolee, were sentenced last week to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. “These defendants thought that their drug trafficking…
Woman Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud Involving False Hospice Claims
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI — A 54-year-old woman was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison submitting and receiving millions of dollars through fraudulent claims to Medicare based services for people who weren’t eligible…
Two Drug Kingpins, Who Are Brothers, Extradited from Honduras to Face Charges
ALEXANDRIA, VA— Two drug kingpins who are brothers, were extradited from Honduras to face federal criminal charges in Virginia and Florida, officials said The brothers, Miguel Arnulfo Valle Valle, 42 and Luis Alonso…
The Top Five States for Beer Consumption per Capita Are in Northern USA
The top five states for beer consumption per capita: 1. North Dakota, 2. New Hampshire, 3. Montana, 4. South Dakota 5. Wisconsin, according to Mental Floss The Code of Hammurabi decreed that…
Former VP for Rite Aid Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Kickback Scheme
PENNSYLVANIA — The former vice president of the Rite Aid Corporation along with a New Jersey businessman were charged with a kickback scheme involving a $14.6 million surplus inventory sales, federal officials…
Oxnard Police Commanders Testify How a Police-Brutality Protestor Got Five Jaywalking Tickets
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@yahoo.com VENTURA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, CALIFORNIA. – Two Oxnard assistant police chiefs testified at a hearing on Thursday about how the decision was made to give a leader of a…
Attorney Pleads Guilty to Getting Thousands of Dollars to Launder Marijuana Cash
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An attorney who engaged in a conspiracy that let the owner of a chain of marijuana stores hide some of his marijuana income has pleaded guilty to federal…
Justice Department Joins Inmates’ Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Rikers Island Allegeding Brutality
NEW YORK – The U.S. Justice Department filed legal action against the city of New York in connection with alleged violations of the constitutional rights of young inmates by the use of…