Final Defendant in International Credit Card Scheme with 71 Shell Companies and Moscow Connections Sentenced to Over 24 Years in Federal Prison

Aleksandr Maslov, 40, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 24 years and four months in prison, for his involvement in an international credit card fraud scheme,…

Melvin Hill Charged with Selling Fentanyl

The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 42, of the state of Georgia, appeared yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington on a criminal complaint…

‘This Can’t Wait’: Dozens Of Democrats Implore Biden To Restart Climate Talks

‘This Can’t Wait’: Dozens Of Democrats Implore Biden To Restart Climate Talks Thomas Catenacci on March 14, 2022 Dozens of House Democrats signed a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday, urging…

Five Defendants Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Smuggling & Money Laundering Scheme

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that five defendants have been charged with conspiring to smuggle prescription drugs into the United States illegally. Brendon…

Mercury Insurance Water Leak Detection Program Aims to Save Water and Money for California Homeowners during Historic Drought

LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2022 — Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) announced it will be subsidizing the cost of smart home water monitoring devices from Flume, providing California homeowner policyholders a way to track…

Hollywood Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering Charges for Stealing Money from COVID Relief Program

LOS ANGELES – The former chief executive of Aviron Pictures has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges, admitting that he applied for and received $1.7 million…

Four Los Angeles Residents Indicted for Operating Illegal Gambling Business and Conspiring to Launder Money

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A three-count indictment was unsealed yesterday charging four defendants in connection with an illegal gambling business and conspiracies to launder the proceeds of the illegal gambling business, U.S. Attorney…

Democrats Block GOP Bill That Would Restart Keystone XL, Federal Oil Lease Program

Democrats Block GOP Bill That Would Restart Keystone XL, Federal Oil Lease Program Thomas Catenacci on March 10, 2022 Democrats voted down a motion to consider GOP legislation that would reverse several…

Two Arkansas Men Sentenced to Over 23 Years Combined in Federal Prison For Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Proposed Elm Springs, Arkansas Wind Farm

FAYETTEVILLE – Two Arkansas men were sentenced today to federal prison for Wire Fraud, Aiding and Abetting Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Aiding and Abetting Money Laundering in connection with the development…

Northborough Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Liquid Morphine

BOSTON – A registered nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester in connection with tampering with morphine prescribed to a nursing home resident in her care. Gwen Rider, 42, of…

Turkish National Sentenced to 27 Months for Orchestrating “Birth Tourism” Health Care Fraud Scheme on Long Island

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Ibrahim Aksakal was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to 27 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to commit health care and wire fraud…

Spring Hill Sisters Charged In Tax Fraud Conspiracy

NASHVILLE – A federal indictment unsealed today, charges two Spring Hill, Tennessee women with conspiracy to commit tax fraud and 12 counts of employment tax fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin…

Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine, Firearms, Money Laundering and Tax Fraud Charges

BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty today in connection with cocaine trafficking, firearms, money laundering and fraudulent tax return charges. William Hoey, 41, pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with…

Judge revokes bail for teen arrested eight times for stealing cars in two months

BUFFALO, NY – In a shining example of the failure and deficiency of America’s bail and police reform movement, a teen in Buffalo who was arrested eight times for stealing cars and…

In New Jersey, it’s maskless Monday for school children, but not all

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Across New Jersey on Monday, children went to school with the option to not wear a face mask for the first time since the global COVID-19 pandemic began.…

Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Role in Courthouse Shooting

MARQUIS ISREAL, also known as “Garf” or “Gbaby,” 25, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…

Maryland Woman Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Embezzling Over $230,000 from Employer

WASHINGTON – Aurelia Stanton, 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, and formerly of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for embezzling hundreds of thousands…

Christian Student Sues Florida School, Alleges He Was Mocked By Students And Teachers For His Faith

Nicholas Ortiz, a freshman at Miami’s Mater Academy has filed a lawsuit claiming he “was discriminated and retaliated against by his high school … because he is a Christian,” according to the…

PINKERTON: Does Biden Have The Courage To Renew America In A World With More Wars?

James Pinkerton on March 2, 2022 There are many kinds of renewal: cultural, technological, national. Yet none mean much unless there’s the accompanying willingness to change. And change-making requires determination and, oftentimes,…

Hancock County woman admits to money laundering

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Jacque Phillips, of Weirton, West Virginia, has admitted to money laundering, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Phillips, also known as “Jacque Phillips-Brown,” 33, pleaded guilty today to…

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