NEW YORK Five major banks, a.k.a. “The Cartel,” —Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and UBS AG—have agreed to plead guilty to felony charges, officials…
County Settles Second Retaliation Lawsuit Against DA for $750,000
(UPDATED: MAY 26: So far, Ventura County has paid the Cerritos-based law firm of Atkinson Andelson Loya Rudd and Romo more than $2.3 million in legal costs for representing the county and…
Fraud Scheme to Raise Money for Child Obesity Products Lands Man in Prison
SANTA ANA, CALIF. An Irvine man raised well over $3 million from victims who thought they were investing in products that would treat childhood obesity and Type II diabetes. Thursday, U.S. District Judge…
Prison Guard Indicted For Allegedly Smuggling Heroin and Marijuana for Inmates
RICHMOND, VA A federal grand jury indicted Jermaine Brown, 37, of Chesterfield, Virginia with conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery, officials announced Thursday. Brown faces up to 15 years in prison if…
Feds: Cop Who Allegedly Assaulted At Least Four People and Lied About It Indicted
MINNESOTA A federal grand jury indicted a 40-year-old police officer for assaulting at least four people while off-duty in violation of their constitutional rights, according to officials. The indictment also charged Michael…
DEA Targets “Dirty Doctors” and Pill Mills in Prescription Drug Crackdown
NEW ORLEANS The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday arrested 22 doctors and pharmacists during Operation Pilluted, a law enforcement investigation to to stop the trafficking and abuse of pharmaceuticals across several…
Thirty-Seven MS-13 Gang Members Indicted in North Carolina
CHARLOTE, NC Thirty-seven members of the street gang “La Mara Salvatrucha,” or “MS-13,” were indicted for numerous felonies including racketeering conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, assault and firearms violations, officials said. Law…
Peter Pan Salmonella Criminal Fine Largest Ever Paid in Food Safety Case
GEORGIA The company that makes Peter Pan peanut butter agreed to plead guilty to selling contaminated peanut butter linked to a 2006 through 2007 nationwide outbreak of salmonella poisoning, officials said. ConAgra…
Southwest Airlines Baggage Handlers Allegedly Used Positions for Drug Dealing
OAKLAND Federal officials charged a group of Southwest Airlines baggage handlers with using their positions at the airport to sneak bags of marijuana past security checkpoints before handing them off to passengers….
FBI Internet Report: People Getting Scammed Out of Money on Social Media
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center or IC3 released its report Tuesday. The report states that two new trends took shape during 2014: criminals increasingly taking advantage of personal data found on social…
Chinese Professor Among Six Defendants Indicted for Economic Espionage
CALIFORNIA A Tianjin University Professor Hao Zhang was arrested last weekend when he arrived in the United States from the People’s Republic of China and charged with economic espionage, officials said. Zhang and five other…
Leader of a Violent Street Gang: “I know how it feels to be a CEO.”
How Law Enforcement Took Down the Leader of Violent California Gang Who Trafficked in Drugs and Firearms. FBI BLOG (May 19, 2015) Luis Manuel Tapia was a high-powered leader of one…