An Idaho man was sentenced today to five years in prison for his role in defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefit program in the department’s largest…
Feds: Illinois Pharmacist Stole and Sold COVID-19 Vaccination Cards
Officials announced Monday that a federal jury in Chicago convicted an Illinois pharmacist on Friday for stealing and selling COVID-19 vaccination cards. According to court evidence presented at trial, pharmacist Tangtang Zhao,…
Family Drug Trafficking Bust Leads to 11 Arrests, Enough Fentanyl to Kill 100,000 People
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives an update after 11 people were arrested in what he calls a family drug trafficking operation in which deputies seized enough fentanyl to kill 100,000 people….
Calif. Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Using Inmates Info to Illegally Get Over $500,000 in COVID Jobless Aid
LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino County woman was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits using the names of…
Calif. Tax Preparer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Preparing $6 Million in False Returns
LOS ANGELES An Inland Empire tax preparer was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for knowingly filing thousands of tax returns that falsely claimed deductions, officials stated. These deductions included…
Former Service Member Sentenced to 27 Months in Jail for Exporting Night-Vision Goggles to Russia
LOS ANGELES A former member of the U.S. military was sentenced Friday to 27 months in federal prison for conspiring to unlawfully export to Russia defense articles – including thermal imaging riflescopes…
China-Based Companies and Employees Charged With Fentanyl Production, Distribution, and Sales
The Justice Department on Friday announced the arrest of two individuals and the unsealing of three indictments in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York charging China-based companies and their employees…
Dentist Unlawfully Distributed Opioids That Caused Patient’s Death
A federal jury in Kentucky convicted a dentist Thursday for unlawfully prescribing opioids, including unlawfully prescribing morphine that caused his patient’s death, officials stated. According to court evidence, Dr. Jay M. Sadrinia,…
Ohio Doctor Convicted for Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances
A federal jury in Columbus convicted an Ohio doctor Thursday for illegally prescribing buprenorphine and other controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, officials stated. According to court evidence, Eskender…
Supreme Court Allows Biden Administration to Deport Immigrants Who Pose a Risk to U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican-led challenge to a long-blocked Biden administration policy that prioritizes the deportation of immigrants who are deemed to pose the greatest risk…
LAPD Officer Convicted of Raping Woman While Off-Duty in 2015
Los Angeles police officer was found guilty Thursday of forcibly raping a woman while he was off-duty in 2015, according to officials. “Today, justice has been served for one of the…
Florida Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking Seven Women and Three Girls
A federal grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, indicted a man for ten counts of sex trafficking. According to court documents, between 2011 and 2019, Shannima Yuantrell Session, aka Shalamar, 46, of…