MARYLAND A Russian nuclear energy official residing in Maryland plead guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with his role in arranging over $2 million in illegal payments in…
Man Who Wanted to Detonate Bomb at Airport Sentenced to 20 Years (News Video)
KANSAS A federal judge sentenced a 60-year-old Kansas man who told an undercover federal employee that he was waiting for the “green light” from Allah to detonate a bomb at the airport…
Man Admits Sending Malicious Computer Code to Former Company’s Servers
NORTH CAROLINA An information technology manager admitted sending malicious computer code to former company’s servers in North Carolina, officials said. Nikhil Nilesh Shah, 33, of Union, New Jersey, plead guilty in federal…
Militia Members Who Wanted to Start a “Revolution” With Explosives Sentenced
GEORGIA A federal judge sentenced militia members —Brian Cannon, 37, Terry Peace, 47, and Cory Williamson, 29 — for planning to attack federal government targets with pipe bombs, according to officials. The…
“Sovereign Citizen” Sentenced to Prison for Wounding Two Cops During a Gun Battle
CALIFORNIA Nevada man sentenced Friday to nearly 30 years in prison for wounding two law enforcement officers during a gun battle, officials announced. U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Brent…
Santa Barbara Doctor “Candyman” Facing Up to 1,360 Years in Prison for Illegal Drug Prescriptions
CALIFORNIA A Santa Barbara-area physician who wrote numerous prescriptions for powerful painkillers, such as OxyContin, for “patients” – many of whom were drug addicts, and some of whom died from drug overdoses…
Peruvian Indicted for Attempted Extortion of Spanish-Speaking Consumers Through Call Centers
MIAMI A grand jury indicted a Lima, Peru resident on fraud and attempted extortion charges for allegedly operating call centers that lied to and threatened Spanish-speaking victims in the U.S., convincing them to pay…
Ex-Ohio Deputy Treasurer Extradited From Pakistan to Serve 15-Year Sentence
OHIO A former deputy treasurer of Ohio has been extradited from Pakistan to the United States to serve a 15-year prison sentence for his role in a bribery and money laundering scheme…
Scuba Diver Who Smuggled 55 Pounds of Cocaine Across Border Will Be Sentenced in December
SAN DIEGO A scuba diver who smuggled 55 pounds of cocaine through an underwater border tunnel is scheduled to be sentenced in December, according to officials. The tunnel was approximately 45 to…
Four Indicted for Allegedly Filming 15-Year-old Performing in Sex Acts
LOS ANGELES Four were indicted by a federal grand jury for child pornography for filming a 15-year-old girl engaged in sex acts, officials said. The indictment also alleges 12 counts of producing…
37-Year-Old Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to the Heroin Overdose Death of Teen
DALLAS The last of four defendants charged in the 2014 heroin overdose death of a Dallas teen plead guilty Tuesday in federal court, according to officials. A 37-year-old heroin dealer is the…
Wife and Husband Sent to Prison for Conning Investors Out of $9 Million (News Video)
OHIO A husband and wife were sentenced to prison Tuesday for their roles in a fraud scheme related to the company Imperial Integrative Health Research and Development LLC and its product, OXYwater,…