SAN DIEGO – The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center recently received reports related to the fraudulent advertisement and selling of StealthGenie, a mobile device spyware application that is alleged to illegally intercept…
Alabama Cop Pleads Guilty to Trying to Fix Cocaine Trafficking Charges
BIRMINGHAM—A Huntsville police officer plead guilty Tuesday in federal court to taking part in a conspiracy to fix cocaine trafficking charges against an individual arrested by another Huntsville officer, according to federal…
L.A.Executive Arrested in Connection with Alleged $9 Million Bank Fraud
WASHINGTON – A Los Angeles-area executive was arrested Tuesday in connection with a $9 million scheme to defraud United Commercial Bank and East West Bank, officials announced. Chung Yu “Louis” Yeung, 37,…
OTHER VOICES — FBI: A Ponzi Scheme Collapses
FBI NEWS BLOG: Nearly a dozen fraudsters who conspired to operate a $40 million Ponzi scheme will be spending plenty of time behind bars after a joint effort by the FBI,…
Two Sentenced to 25-Years Each for Helping Terrorists Plot to Kill Americans in Afghanistan
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. – Two men were each sentenced Monday to 25 years in federal prison for helping to plot with al Qaeda and the Taliban to kill Americans, officials said. U.S. District…
Bookkeeper Used Boss’ Signature Stamp to Steal $3.4 Million From Business
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – A Huntington Beach woman was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for embezzling nearly $3.5 million from her former employer, a warehouse and trucking-services company, officials…
Smugglers Sentenced for Leaving Pregnant Woman to Die in Mountain Wilderness
SAN DIEGO – Two smugglers who left a pregnant woman to die in the rugged Otay Mountain wilderness during an ill-fated border-crossing attempt were sentenced in federal court last week. The woman’s husband…
Man Who sold Heroin and Guns Near a School Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
SEATTLE – A federal judge on Friday sentenced a man who sold guns and heroin from the basement apartment of a home in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood in Seattle to six years in…
Women Who Ran $1.4 Million Real Estate Con Sentenced to Prison
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – A Seal Beach woman was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in federal prison for operating a $1.4 million con that bilked clients who paid money in response…
Nebraska Sovereign Citizen Sentenced for Obstructing IRS and Filing False Property Liens
NEBRASKA – A member of the so-called sovereign citizen group, “Republic for the United States of America” was sentenced to three years in prison for conspiring to retaliate against federal officials by…
“American Sniper,” “Platoon” and the Baloney Factor
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@yahoo.com The hype shortly preceding its release was that the movie “Platoon” was “the most realistic movie ever made about the Vietnam War’ – ever. Platoon got an Academy Award…
Long Beach Pimp Gets 20 Years in Prison; Ten Victims Get $866,244 as Restitution
LOS ANGELES – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Long Beach pimp to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking young women who he forced to work as prostitutes, according to…