WASHINGTON D.C. A federal judge today sentenced an international drug kingpin and money launderer who operated in several countries to 30 years in prison , according to authorities. Gregory Joel Sitzmann, 65,…
Man Who Tried to Send Iran Highly Sensitive Material About Jet Engines Sentenced to Prison
CONNECTICUT A federal judge today sentenced Mozaffar Khazaee, 61, formerly of Manchester, Connecticut, to eight years and a month in prison, officials said. U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant of Connecticut also…
Nevada Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Running a $10 Million Ponzi Scheme
LOS ANGELES A federal judge today sentenced the architect of a fraudulent investment scheme that caused scores of victims to suffer losses of nearly $10 million to 12 years and seven months…
Lumber Liquidators Admitted Using Timber From the Habitat of Russian Siberian Tigers
VIRGINIA Virginia-based hardwood flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators Inc. plead guilty today in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, to environmental crimes related to its illegal importation of hardwood flooring, officials announced. Much of…
Eight Indicted for Using Skimmers at Gas Pumps to Collect Credit Card Information
LOS ANGELES Authorities on Wednesday arrested four defendants charged with federal fraud and identity theft charges for allegedly participating in a scheme that installed credit card “skimmers” inside gas pumps at gas…
Six Indicted for Allegedly Using Puerto Rican Birth Certificates to Create Phony DMV IDs
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A grand jury indicted a clerk at the California Department of Motor Vehicles office in El Monte and five others on federal identity theft charges for allegedly using legitimate…
Russian Prison, El Chapo, Big Bucks for Urine Samples & Planned Parenthood in Texas
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@gmail.com This documentary on Youtube is worth watching: Published on Apr 1, 2015 “In the heart of Russia, in a forest larger than Germany, where winter temperatures drop to -40…
Former DEA Agent Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Extortion and Other Crimes
CALIFORNIA A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former DEA agent to six years and six months in prison for extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice, officials said. The crimes were…
Former President of Real Estate Firm Sentenced to 7 Years for Defrauding Investors
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a 67-year-old man to seven years for misappropriating millions of dollars investors gave him to invest in Central Coast real estate projects, according to officials. In…
Two Paris-Based Banks Agree to Pay $787.3 Million for Violating U.S. Financial Sanctions
WASHINGTON D.C. The Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, a corporate and investment bank owned by Crédit Agricole S.A. and headquartered in Paris, agreed to forfeit $312 million and enter into a deferred…
Man Who Conned Five Dozen Investors Out of Nearly $4 Million Sentenced
LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former registered representative at a now-defunct Sherman Oaks brokerage and investment firm to 18 months in federal prison on wire fraud charges…
Owner of Diet Supplement Business Sentenced to Prison for Misbranding Drugs
PENNSYLVANIA A federal judge sentenced Cheryl Floyd, age 52, owner of Floyd Nutrition LLC, to 30 months in federal prison for selling misbranded drugs as weight loss products over the Internet, officials said today….