SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA –A former immigration officer was convicted on Friday in federal court for taking bribes from Cambodian immigrants in exchange for immigration benefits, including granting the immigrants temporary legal status, while…
Prosecutors: Fishermen Admit to “Systematically Plundering” Chesapeake Bay
MARYLAND – Two fishermen plead guilty Friday to conspiring to violate federal laws by illegally harvesting and selling striped bass, and both are now facing up to five years in prison, federal…
Philly Cops Arrested for Robbing, Beating, Kidnapping and Extorting Suspects
PENNSYLVANIA – Six Philadelphia narcotics officers were indicted for robbing, extorting, beating, kidnapping and threatening suspects The indictment was unsealed Wednesday charging six members of the Philadelphia Police Department’s Narcotics Field Unit in…
PG&E Indicted for Obstructing a Federal Investigation Into a Deadly Explosion
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Pacific Gas and Electric Co with lying and obstructing a federal investigation that began after the deadly 2010 San Bruno…
Manager for Japanese Auto Parts Maker Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing; Agrees to Cooperate with Feds
KENTUCKY – An executive of a Japanese auto parts maker of G.S. Electech Inc plead guilty Thursday to conspiring to rig bids and fix prices used on auto parts on antilock brake systems…
The Deadliest Jobs in the U.S. Are Logging Workers, Fishermen and Pilots
“If your work day sometimes seems to consist of nothing but boring meetings, coffee spills, and computer glitches, consider yourself lucky,” according to Forbes magazine “Each year thousands of U.S. workers die…
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Soliciting a $60,000 Bribe from Afghan Subcontractor
ARIZONA – An Arizona man who was a former project manager of a U.S. construction company plead guilty to soliciting a $60,000 kickback from an Afghan subcontractor, officials said. Robert L. Bertolini,…
Forty-One Linked to El Monte Flores Gang and Mexican Mafia Indicted
LOS ANGELES – More than 400 law enforcement officers on Wednesday arrested 17 members and associates of the El Monte Flores gang, an organization that takes orders from the Mexican Mafia prison…
Justice Department Files Briefs Supporting Voting Rights Cases Involving Wisconsin and Ohio
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department filed an amicus briefs or friend of the court filing in support of voting rights cases involving Wisconsin and Ohio. The department says the cases…
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Illegally Hunt Mountain Lions and Bobcats
COLORADO — A man who conspired with others to provide many illegal hunts of mountain lions and bobcats in Colorado and Utah from 2007 to 2009 plead guilty to conspiracy, federal officials…
Texas Men Sentenced for Their Roles in a $2 Million Food Stamp Fraud Case
DALLAS — Two North Texas men were sent to prison for their roles in a massive food stamp fraud scheme that resulted in $2 million in losses to SNAP or the Supplemental…
Woman Gets Nearly Five Years in Prison for Masterminding $5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A registered nurse who operated GreatCare Home Health, Inc., a home health agency based in the Westlake district of Los Angeles, was sentenced on Monday to nearly five years…