Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies who were assigned to the Men’s Central Jail were found guilty Tuesday of falsifying reports with the intent to obstruct justice.
Toyota Agrees to Stop Discriminating in Auto Lending Against Minorities
Toyota agreed to resolve allegations by the federal government that the car company engaged in a “pattern and practice” of discriminating against blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders in auto lending, officials announced today.
Former DOE Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Cyber-Attack U.S. Govt. Computers
Charles Harvey Eccleston a former employee of the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission plead guilty today to a federal offense stemming from an attempted e-mail “spear-phishing” attack in January 2015
Volkswagen Sued by Feds for Allegedly Violating the Clean Air Act
The federal government in a lawsuit filed Monday alleges that Volkwagen installed illegal devices in nearly 600,000 diesel engine vehicles, according to authorities.
FBI Collecting Data on Crimes Against Animals
Acts of cruelty against animals are now counted alongside felony crimes like arson, burglary, assault, and homicide in the FBI’s expansive criminal database.
13 Arrested For Smuggling 3,000 Pounds of Pot into U.S. by Panga Boat
Federal authorities on Saturday arrested 13 people after law enforcement interdicted nearly 3,000 pounds of marijuana that they were trying to smuggle into the United States by panga boat.
Couple Arrested for Tax Scam, Passing False “Checks” to Pay Off Debts
Law enforcement arrested two Hermosa Beach residents after being indicted by a federal grand jury on numerous charges including passing bogus checks and bonds as a way to pay off debt for themselves and others, according to authorities.
Judge Who Illegally Had a Defendant Stunned in Court Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
A former judge in Charles County, Maryland plead guilty to ordering a deputy sheriff to stun a defendant who posed no threat to him or others because the defendant wouldn’t stop reading a statement in court, according to officials.
Business That Used Timber from Habitat of Endangered Siberian Tigers Fined Millions
A federal judge today ordered Virginia-based hardwood flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators Inc. to pay $13.1 million for importing hardwood flooring from timber in the habitat of the last remaining Siberian tigers
Al-Shabaab Member Sentenced to Nine Years for Helping Terrorist Organization
A federal judge sentenced Mahdi Hashi, 26, a Somali national, to nine years in prison for traveling from U.S. to Somalia to join a al-Shabaab, a terrorist group, officials said.
Canadian Con Man Sentenced to Prison for Scamming 294 Victims
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a Canadian man to nearly four years in prison for targeting American victims in several schemes, including a fake lottery scam, “secret shopper” pitch letters, and bogus…