Louisiana Tax Return Preparer Convicted of Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
Following a four-day jury trial in Baton Rouge, La., a federal jury convicted Angela Myers on last Thursday of wire fraud, making false claims, subscribing to false tax returns and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue...
Passenger arriving in Adelaide caught carrying 2.5kg of heroin
A 21year-old-man from Vietnam has been charged with allegedly importing two and a half kilos of heroin into Australia after a joint operation at Adelaide International Airport
Bin Laden Relative Pleads Not Guilty
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, former al-Qaida spokesman and a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, pleaded not guilty in New York Friday to U.S. terror charges that he conspired to kill Americans by urging others to support al-Qaida and swear an oath of allegiance...
Former U.S. Consulate Guard Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Attempting to Communicate National Defense Information to China
Bryan Underwood, a former civilian guard at a U.S. Consulate compound under construction in China, was sentenced today to nine years in prison in connection with his efforts to sell for personal financial gain classified photographs, information, and...
Associate of Osama bin Laden Arrested for Conspiring to Kill Americans
Sulaiman Abu Ghayth, a/k/a “Suleiman Abu Gayth,” a former associate of Osama bin Laden, has been arrested and charged in an indictment unsealed today in New York City with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, announced Attorney General Eric Holder,...
Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.
Orange County Doctor Convicted on Six Counts of Health Care Fraud in Multi-Million-Dollar Scam Involving Durable Medical Equipment
A federal jury has convicted a Buena Park doctor for participating in a health care fraud scheme involving unnecessary procedures and prescriptions that led to Medicare paying out nearly $3 million on fraudulent claims for durable medical equipment...
Former New Mexico Corrections Officer Convicted on Obstruction of Justice Charges
A federal jury late Wednesday convicted Kevin Casaus, 25, a former corrections officer at the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on obstruction of justice and falsification of records charges...
