LOS ANGELES Two Southern California men were arrested and are set to appear in federal court on charges related to the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history. The suspects are accused of…
Corporate Execs Sentenced for Hiding Defective Dehumidifiers Linked to 450+ Fires
LOS ANGELES Two corporate executives were sentenced to federal prison for failing to report fire-prone, defective dehumidifiers, marking the first-ever criminal enforcement under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). Charley Loh, 67,…
USAID Official, Three Executives Plead Guilty in $550M Bribery Scheme; Two Companies Admit to Bribery and Securities Fraud
MARYLAND Four men—including a former USAID contracting officer and three company presidents—have pleaded guilty to a decade-long bribery scheme tied to over $550 million in U.S. taxpayer-funded contracts, federal officials announced Thursday….
Texas Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Violent Border Monopoly Scheme
Carlos Martinez, 39, of Mission, Texas, was sentenced to 11 years in prison and fined $2 million for leading a violent, multi-million-dollar conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding agency (TFA) industry at…
Two Indicted for Creating “Animal Crush Videos” Against Monkeys
A federal grand jury has unsealed an indictment charging two individuals—Katrina D. Favret of Tennessee and Robert M. Craig of North Carolina—for allegedly conspiring to create and distribute “animal crush videos” depicting…
Former Franklin County Jail Deputy Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
A former Franklin County sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty in federal court to violating an inmate’s civil rights, officials announced Friday. Matthew Carey, 28, of Grove City, Ohio admitted he knowingly exposed a…
Founder of OC Nonprofit Indicted in $12M COVID-Relief Bribery Schem
SANTA ANA, Calif. Federal prosecutors have indicted Peter Anh Pham, 65, founder of the now-defunct nonprofit Viet America Society, in a 15-count indictment alleging he bribed former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do…
JUST SAYING: Round 1 — Trumpster v. Musk Rat Clash
Trump, Musk Clash Over Spending As Republicans Mull ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’: The relationship between the president and his billionaire former sidekick has soured over Trump’s bill — Huffington Post ******* JUST SAYING:…
Dallas Man Sentenced for Hate Crime and Violent Threats Against Sikh Group
CAMDEN, N.J. A Dallas man was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison for committing a hate crime and making violent interstate threats against individuals based on their religion, officials announced Tuesday….
Man Indicted for Threatening to Kill President Trump After 2024 Election
RIVERSIDE, California A San Bernardino County man has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly threatening to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump following the 2024 election, officials announced this week. Thomas Eugene Streavel,…
Washington State Man Charged with Supporting Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Bomber
LOS ANGELES A Washington man has been arrested for allegedly providing material support to the suicide bomber who destroyed a Palm Springs fertility clinic on May 17, the Justice Department announced Wednesday….