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Four Men Arrested in Three States on Charges Related to January 6th

If you are going to storm the Capitol, filming yourself in the act is a bad idea. The world had a front-row seat to the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol because more than a few participants filmed themselves and others at the event.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Misrepresentation

Congolese Athlete Accused of Doping at the Paris Olympics

Dominique Lasconi Mulamba, a 100-meter sprinter from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been suspended for using banned substances during the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Sex Abuse

Youth Tennis Coach To Serve 25 Years for Sex With 15-Year-Old Girl

Almost nine years ago, a supposedly publicly-spirited tennis coach for underprivileged youth took a sexual interest in one of his 13-year-old students.

Report Raymond L. Daye

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Medical Fraud

Texas Pharmaceutical Marketer Sentenced to Two Years, Five Months in $59 Million Compound Scheme Fraud

When your doctor prescribes a custom compound medication for you, the last thing you’d expect is they’d get extra cheddar for doing so.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Corrections Officer

Brooklyn Prison Guard Sentenced to 30 Months for Providing Drugs, Phones to Inmates for Cash

When Quandelle Joseph was a guard at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, he used his position as a cash cow to provide drugs, cell phones and other contraband to inmates in exchange for bribes totaling over $20,000. The 34-year-old Brooklyn resident pled guilty in January to a charge of accepting bribes.

Report Raymond L. Daye

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Embezzlement

Virginia Health Department Employee Embezzles $4 Million

If you can’t trust a Health Department employee, who can you trust?

Report Jessika Saunders

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Financial Gains

Felon Indicted for Financial Fraud… Again

Alcides Roman, a 65-year-old man from Lebanon, Tennessee, has been indicted on charges of defrauding investors out of more than $1 million.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Political Figures

The Supreme Court: Is Reforming it Practical or Political?

The United States Supreme Court has enjoyed unchecked authority since its inception. Times are changing, however, and people are calling for reform. But, are these calls practical or political?

Feature Jessika Saunders

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Money Laundering

Mozambique Former Finance Minister Gets 20-Year Sentence

Mozambique’s former finance minister, 68-year-old Manuel Chang, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Aug. 8 after being convicted of conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a $2 billion scheme that targeted investors in the United States and other countries.

Report Raymond L. Daye

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Identity Theft

Orlando Man Who Eluded Authorities for 7 Years Sentenced for Fraud, Identity Theft

After eluding authorities for seven years, an Orlando man has been sentenced to almost 5½ years in federal prison for fraud and identity theft, the U.S. Attorney for Central Florida reported in a press release.

Report Raymond L. Daye

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Medical Fraud

Spokane Medical Supply Company Pays $225K for Bogus Medicare Claims

The owner of a Spokane Valley medical supply company will pay almost $225,000 for a kickback scheme to bill Medicare for unnecessary medical equipment, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported.

Report Raymond L. Daye

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Police

Police Chief Abused Position to Illegally Acquire Machine Guns, Sell Them at His Gun Store

Smalltown police chief Bradley Eugene Wendt will go to prison after a federal court handed down a five-year sentence, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Iowa District.

Report Matthew Koelher

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Four Men Arrested in Three States on Charges Related to January 6th

Congolese Athlete Accused of Doping at the Paris Olympics

Youth Tennis Coach To Serve 25 Years for Sex With 15-Year-Old Girl

Texas Pharmaceutical Marketer Sentenced to Two Years, Five Months in $59 Million Compound Scheme Fraud

Brooklyn Prison Guard Sentenced to 30 Months for Providing Drugs, Phones to Inmates for Cash

Virginia Health Department Employee Embezzles $4 Million

Felon Indicted for Financial Fraud… Again

The Supreme Court: Is Reforming it Practical or Political?

Mozambique Former Finance Minister Gets 20-Year Sentence

Orlando Man Who Eluded Authorities for 7 Years Sentenced for Fraud, Identity Theft

Spokane Medical Supply Company Pays $225K for Bogus Medicare Claims

Police Chief Abused Position to Illegally Acquire Machine Guns, Sell Them at His Gun Store

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