Former South Bay Executive Found Guilty of Federal Criminal Charges for Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Scheme

LOS ANGELES – A former executive at a Hawthorne-based company was found guilty by a federal jury today of criminal charges that he traded in options contracts using inside information and…

Parkersburg Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Shaun Price, 41, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to 123 months in prison for federal drug and gun crimes. Price previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute…

Charleston Woman Pleads Guilty to Facilitating Drug Conspiracy

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Rebecca Dunlap, 46, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to traveling in interstate commerce to promote, carry on, and facilitate a methamphetamine and fentanyl drug conspiracy. According to court documents,…

Ex-President and CEO of Long Beach Substance Abuse Treatment Provider Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud

LOS ANGELES – The former president and chief executive officer of a Long Beach substance abuse treatment provider was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for participating in a…

Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty to Accessory After the Fact to St. Paul Arsons

MINNEAPOLIS – A Rochester woman pleaded guilty today to being an accessory after the fact to arson of multiple St. Paul businesses, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court…

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To His Role In Burning Of RPD Car During May 2020 Violent Protests In Rochester

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Miguel Ramos, 20, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles…

San Fernando Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Starting Fire in Santa Monica Restaurant During Last Year’s Civil Unrest

LOS ANGELES – A West Hills man who started a fire that caused substantial damage to a Santa Monica restaurant during the civil disturbances that erupted during the spring of 2020…

Former DOD Subcontractor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Submitting False Claims For Hours Worked

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Melissa Heyer, age 46, of Gaithersburg, Maryland to a year and a day in federal prison, followed by three years of…

Three Associated with Columbia Gangs, Including Local Gang Leader, Sentenced to a Total of 19 Years in Federal Prison

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that three defendants associated with violent Columbia street gangs – Daisean Montez Skeeters, 27, of Elgin; Trenton Jermaine Portee, 26,…

Third Madera Defendant Added in Superseding Indictment for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a six-count superseding indictment today adding Josue Morales, 23, to an April 29, 2021, indictment, that charged Madera residents Emilio Hernandez Yesca, 27, and…

Yolo County Insurance Broker Charged with Defrauding Client

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment today against Robert Kirby Wells, 62, of Woodland, charging him with 10 counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated…

Central Valley Optometrist Indicted for Submitting over $1 Million in False Claims to Medicare

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment today against optometrist Carole Sachs, O.D., 76, of Delhi, charging her with health care fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert…

Registered Sex Offender in Fresno Charged with Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

FRESNO, Calif. – A federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment against Andrew Michael Alonso, 31, of Fresno, charging him with sexual exploitation of a minor, receipt of a visual depiction…

‘Radical Agenda’: Arizona Attorney General Slams Biden Administration Over School Mask Mandate Threats

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich slammed the Biden administration’s “radical agenda” after it threatened to take action over the Arizona ban on mask mandates in schools. Brnovich said Arizona is prepared to…

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Colorado High School Students Stage Walkout To Protest School Mask Requirement

Kendall Tietz on September 2, 2021 High school students in Douglas County, Colorado, staged protests Wednesday calling for the end of a classroom mask mandate, ABC 7 Denver reported. Students from ThunderRidge…

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China Bans Effeminate Men On TV To Promote ‘Revolutionary Culture’

China is banning effeminate men from appearing on television, the Chinese government announced Thursday. Under a new directive issued by China’s National Radio and Television Administration, Chinese broadcasters must promote “excellent traditional culture,…

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