Jim Jordan On Trump 2024: ‘I Think He’s Gonna Run’
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan said Thursday that he thinks former President Donald Trump will run for a third time in 2024. “I think he’s gonna run. I want him to run,”…
Retail Ready Owner to Forfeit $72M for VA Tuition Fraud
The owner of a for-profit trade school convicted of bilking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will forfeit $72 million to the federal government, Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah announced today. In…
Federal Inmate Sentenced to 5 Additional Years in Prison For Bribing Guard to Bring Drugs into Jail
LITTLE ROCK—A federal prison inmate has been sentenced to five more years in prison for his role in a drug conspiracy at the Dallas County jail. Tuesday afternoon, United…
Drug trafficker sent to prison for trafficking meth via FedEx
McALLEN, Texas – A 20-year-old McAllen resident has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a meth conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose Edmundo Corona pleaded guilty June…
Ceramic Art Concealed 3.4 Kilograms of Methamphetamine
PECOS – A federal jury convicted a Dallas man last Thursday for possessing methamphetamine. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Oscar Santiago Garcia Sanchez, 32, drove a vehicle with…
Former Wind Farm Manager Sentenced to 3 Years in $550,000 Embezzlement Scheme
A San Angelo man who embezzled more than half a million dollars from a wind farm was sentenced yesterday to more than three years in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for…
101 Indicted in Transnational Cell Phone Trafficking Conspiracy
SHERMAN, Texas – A federal grand jury in Sherman has returned a seven-count superseding indictment charging 101 individuals in a cell phone trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting…
Texas Governor Abbott bans COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday banned government-issued vaccine mandates despite the Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. Abbott’s executive order applies to all government-run entities with the exception of…
Grand Prairie Man Convicted of Trafficking Teenage Girl
A Grand Prairie man was convicted yesterday of trafficking a 16-year-old girl, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. After a two-day trial, a federal jury in…
Multiple Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy
Note: Click to view the indictment. A federal grand jury in San Diego has returned an indictment against eight defendants for their alleged roles in a federal racketeering conspiracy. The indictment alleges the…
Cryptocurrency CEO Sentenced to Five Years in $4 Million Crypto Scheme
The inventor of cryptocurrency AriseCoin was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for duping investors out of more than $4 million, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of…
Pennsylvania Businessman Pleads Guilty to Receiving Fraudulent Wire Transfer of Over $17 Million
SHREVEPORT, La. – David D. DeBerardinis, 59, of Shreveport, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to a charge of wire fraud, announced Acting United…
Memphis Medical Sales Rep Admits Misleading FBI
LITTLE ROCK—A Florida man pleaded guilty to misleading federal agents investigating his promotion of expensive compounded prescription drugs. Steve Hill, 57, of Port Orange, Florida (formerly of Memphis), entered…
Texas Man Charged with Conspiring with Michael Mann to Defraud Lenders
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Derek R. Schwartz, age 52, of Coppell, Texas, was indicted yesterday and accused of conspiring with ValueWise CEO Michael T. Mann to defraud companies that loaned millions of…
Third defendant sentenced in scheme to use drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison
AUGUSTA, GA: An Atlanta-area man is the third defendant sentenced in U.S. District Court after admitting to a scheme to use a drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison. Cheik…
Ninth Defendant Pleads Guilty in TRICARE Scheme
LITTLE ROCK—A ninth defendant has pleaded guilty in connection with a $12 million scheme to generate prescriptions for expensive compounded drugs paid for by TRICARE. Kenneth Myers Jr., 43,…
Texas Man Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Texas man was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the…
Mom who won $2 million lottery found dead with baby in murder suicide
A mother who won over $2 million in the California lottery last year and her 1-year-old daughter were found dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide, local affiliate KXII reported. The…
Here are the police officers who have been killed in the line of duty since “Defund the Police” began
Since the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the emergence of the “Defund the Police” movement, violence against police officers has increased. As of July 31, 44 officers have…
Some Texas school districts defy governor’s ban on school masks
The school districts of Dallas and Austin, Texas will require masks to keep students and staff more protected against the COVID-19 delta variant surge. The decisions announced by each school districts’ superintendent…
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