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Two More International Fraud Ring Members Sentenced for Bilking Elderly Victims

Two more members of an international fraud ring that preyed on elderly Americans in several U.S. states were sentenced to federal prison on Aug. 16, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Michigan announced in a press release. That leaves only the leader, nicknamed “Master,” to have his day in court.

Report Raymond L. Daye

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Misrepresentation

Steroid Fingers? A Top Tennis Player Gets to Keep Playing in a Controversial Decision

On Sunday, Jannik Sinner won the U.S. Open, sealing his second Grand Slam title. But this happens in the wake of a controversial decision not to suspend the world’s top tennis player, which caused a massive uproar among many tennis fans and anti-doping advocates.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Bribery

Democrat DC Councilmember Caught Up in Pay-to-Play Bribery Scheme

On a warm Sunday afternoon in late August, DC Democratic Councilmember Trayon White Sr. was arrested for bribery, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Matthew Koelher

Police

Former Law Enforcement and Military Officers Charged for Allegedly Conducting Sham Raid to Extort Orange County Man

Prosecutors have charged mercenaries with bullying a businessman to sign over his company’s rights at the behest of a Chinese national.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Misrepresentation

Facebook Marketplace Robber Sentenced to Ten Years

A federal jury sentenced Isaiah Green, 19, of Washington D.C., to a 10-year prison sentence on two counts of armed robbery, according to a press release by the U. S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Racketeering

Karaoke Koreatown Thug Sentenced in Protection Racket

Daekun Cho, 39, of Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for extorting Koreatown karaoke companies and physically attacking victims who refused to pay.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Police

Antioch Police Officer Indicted Twice on the Same Day: For Wire Fraud and Excessive Force

A San Francisco grand jury returned four indictments on Aug. 16, 2023, and one Antioch Police Office was on two.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Medical Fraud

Pill Mill Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty in Drug Distribution Scheme

On Aug. 16, Christopher Viagrande of Latham, New York, pleaded guilty to charges of distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Police

Police Officer Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud in Federal Court

Bankruptcy is helpful when debt seems insurmountable, but committing bankruptcy fraud to get out of paying a settlement can get you in hot water.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Sex Abuse

South Carolina Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Opioids in Alleged ‘Sex for Scripts’ Arrangement

For eight months between May 2018 and January 2019, the only thing missing in Dr. David Carlos Rodriguez Jr.’s relationship with a female patient was rock & roll. He provided prescriptions for Oxycodone, and she provided the sex, prosecutors say.

Feature Raymond L. Daye

Blackmail

Human Traffickers Found Guilty in Forced Labor Scheme

They came to the United States with hopes of a brighter future. What the two victims of Bolaji and Isiaka Bolarinwa found instead was a miserable existence, trapped in a life of slavery at the hands of two Nigerian immigrants, who themselves once came to the U.S. to seek better lives.

Feature Teresa Tennyson

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Two More International Fraud Ring Members Sentenced for Bilking Elderly Victims

Steroid Fingers? A Top Tennis Player Gets to Keep Playing in a Controversial Decision

Democrat DC Councilmember Caught Up in Pay-to-Play Bribery Scheme

Former Law Enforcement and Military Officers Charged for Allegedly Conducting Sham Raid to Extort Orange County Man

Facebook Marketplace Robber Sentenced to Ten Years

Karaoke Koreatown Thug Sentenced in Protection Racket

Antioch Police Officer Indicted Twice on the Same Day: For Wire Fraud and Excessive Force

Pill Mill Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty in Drug Distribution Scheme

Police Officer Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud in Federal Court

South Carolina Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Opioids in Alleged ‘Sex for Scripts’ Arrangement

Human Traffickers Found Guilty in Forced Labor Scheme

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Two More International Fraud Ring Members Sentenced for Bilking Elderly Victims

Steroid Fingers? A Top Tennis Player Gets to Keep Playing in a Controversial Decision

Democrat DC Councilmember Caught Up in Pay-to-Play Bribery Scheme

Former Law Enforcement and Military Officers Charged for Allegedly Conducting Sham Raid to Extort Orange County Man

Facebook Marketplace Robber Sentenced to Ten Years

Karaoke Koreatown Thug Sentenced in Protection Racket

Antioch Police Officer Indicted Twice on the Same Day: For Wire Fraud and Excessive Force

Pill Mill Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty in Drug Distribution Scheme

Police Officer Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud in Federal Court

Two Men Plead Guilty for Online Threats Against Arizona Public Officials

South Carolina Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Opioids in Alleged ‘Sex for Scripts’ Arrangement

Human Traffickers Found Guilty in Forced Labor Scheme

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