A federal judge sentenced a man to four years and three months in prison for using his Decatur, Georgia, convenience store to run an illegal food stamp scheme, officials said.
Four Businesses and Two People Will Pay $3 Million for Dodging Customs Taxes
Three importers and their owners – Ameri-Source International Inc., Ameri-Source Specialty Products Inc., Ameri-Source Holdings Inc., Ajay Goel and Thomas Diener – and a related importer, SMC Machining LLC, incorporated agreed to pay $3 million to resolve a lawsuit brought by the federal government under the False Claims Act, according to officials.
Frontline: A Crime of Insanity – The Case of Ralph Tortorici
Contrary to popular belief, the insanity defense is used in fewer than 1 percent of all cases and only has about a 26 percent success rate. In 90 percent of the successful claims, the defendants had been previously diagnosed with mental illness, according to authorities
Feds: Two Executives Involved in Bid Rigging Supply of Water Treatment Chemicals
A federal grand jury indicted two water treatment chemicals executives for allegedly conspiring to eliminate the competition among suppliers of liquid aluminum sulfate to municipalities and pulp and paper companies in the U.S, according to officials.
Filipino Captain of Tanker Admits Dumping Bilge Waste Into the Ocean
A Filipino citizen and the captain of the tanker ship named T/V Green Sky plead guilty today to one felony count in federal court to obstructing a U.S. Coast Guard pollution investigation, according to officials.
Man Admits to Hacking 363 Apple E-Mail Accounts including Celebrity E-Mails
An Oregon man plead guilty to hacking and getting 448 usernames and passwords for about 363-e-mail accounts, including victims who were members of the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, according to officials.
Three Family Members Given Life Sentences for Courthouse Murder Conspiracy
Three family members — David T. Matusiewicz, Lenore Matusiewicz and Amy Gonzalez —were sentenced Thursday in federal court to life in prison.
Prosecutors Taking Another Bite at the “Apple” to Get into Terrorist’s iPhone
Federal prosecutors said Apple has the ability to to unlock a terrorist’s iPhone and allege that Apple’s public statements have been misleading.
Former Federal Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Kickbacks and Tax Evasion (News Video)
A judge sentenced a former federal contractor to four years in prison for accepting kickbacks and tax evasion by hiding $2 million in kickbacks from the IRS, according to officials.
Feds: 51 Hospitals Pay $23 Million to Resolve False Billings for Cardio Devices
The federal government announced that 51 hospitals will pay more than $23 million related to allegations involving cardiac devices that were implanted on Medicare patients, according to officials.
Two Sentenced for Beating and Torturing Black Gay Man (News Videos)
A federal judge today sentenced two Texas men for the beating and torture of a gay black man in 2012 in Corpus Christi, officials announced today.
Number of Hate Groups Increase in the U.S. in 2015, Report Indicates
The number of extremist groups operating in the United States grew in 2015 – a year awash in deadly extremist violence and hateful rhetoric from mainstream political figures, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual census of hate groups and other extremist organizations.