New Mexico Man Who Sold ‘Ghost Guns’ Indicted
A New Mexico man who allegedly sold an undercover agent four “ghost guns” has been charged with drug and gun crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak…
Springfield Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Conspiracy
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, woman was sentenced in federal court today for her role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine. Cassidy R. Clayton, 25, was sentenced by…
Leader Of Fake Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL ACKERMAN, who orchestrated a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency investment scheme, pled guilty to wire fraud today before United…
Belleville Man Sentenced to 21 Years For Armed Robbery of Four Local Businesses
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Belleville man will be spending over two decades behind bars for stealing cash from four local businesses at gunpoint. Cameron J. Blake, 23, has been sentenced…
Garner Man Sentenced to 156 Months for Human Trafficking
RALEIGH, N.C. – Antoine Lamar Wallace, of Garner, was sentenced today to 156 months in prison for sex trafficking of a minor and aiding and abetting. According to court records and evidence…
Expanded Unemployment Benefits Hindered Main Street Recovery, Small Business Owners Say
Pandemic-related unemployment benefits slowed the economic recovery by incentivizing out-of-work Americans to remain unemployed, small business owners said. The recently-expired unemployment boost often paid better than working and, therefore, forced employers to…
Dayton man sentenced to federal prison for fraudulently obtaining Social Security, COVID relief funding in his deceased father’s name
DAYTON, Ohio – A 55-year-old Dayton man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 15 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining Social Security and COVID-19 relief funding in his deceased father’s…
Memphis Seizes $25,000 in Canadian Loonies
Memphis – On Wednesday, August 18, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at an express consignment hub in Memphis, TN examined a package described in the paperwork by the shipper as…
Ex-Montebello police officer pleads guilty to bribery charge following HSI investigation
LOS ANGELES – A former Montebello police officer pleaded guilty today to a federal bribery charge for accepting at least $14,000 in cash from a drug trafficker in exchange for escorting narcotics…
HSI probe leads to extradition of Mexican national who allegedly headed international cocaine trafficking organization
LOS ANGELES – The Mexican leader of a transnational drug trafficking organization arrived here this afternoon after being extradited from Mexico to face federal charges that he conspired to transport cocaine worth…
6 Southern California companies convicted of scheming to avoid payment of $1.8 billion in duties on imported Chinese aluminum following HSI probe
LOS ANGELES – A federal jury today found six corporate entities guilty of participating in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud the United States via a wire-and-customs fraud scheme in which huge amounts…
Natchez Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for Multiple Drug Trafficking Crimes
Natchez, Miss. – A Natchez man was sentenced to serve 420 months in federal prison for multiple drug trafficking crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, Special Agent in Charge Brad…
Former Federal Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty In Connection With Plan To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison
Ocala, FL – Wayne Grant, Jr. (27, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to receipt of a bribe by a public official. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A…
Detroit man sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking operation
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Alonzo Travis, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard…
Facebook Says ‘Trust Deficit’ Is Major Obstacle To Launching Digital Wallet With Own Cryptocurrency
Sebastian Hughes on September 7, 2021 Facebook acknowledged the “trust deficit” it has with regulators as it takes steps to launch a digital wallet product with its own cryptocurrency, Axios reported Tuesday.…
Migrant Women Targeted For Rape By Armed Gangs In Panama
Kaylee Greenlee on September 7, 2021 Armed gangs of men are raping and assaulting migrant women traveling through Panama on their way to the U.S.’ southern border, The Wall Street Journal reported…
American Colleges Secretly Try To Keep Men From ‘Falling Through The Cracks’
Kendall Tietz on September 7, 2021 Enrollment and retention rates among males when compared to their female counterparts at American colleges and universities are at record lows, The Wall Street Journal reported…
Ex-Montebello Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charge
LOS ANGELES – A former Montebello Police officer pleaded guilty today to a federal bribery charge for accepting at least $14,000 in cash from a drug trafficker in exchange for escorting…
El Salvador Becomes First Country To Use Bitcoin As National Currency
Ailan Evans on September 7, 2021 El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender Tuesday, allowing Salvadorans to use the cryptocurrency to purchase goods and services. President Nayib…
Intoxicated man said dog shot herself in the face, but police didn’t buy his story
NORWALK, OH – Police in Norwalk charged an intoxicated man who told responding officers his 4-year-old boxer Lula accidentally shot herself in the face. Lula survived the attack but lost one eye.…