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Feds: Sheriff Sells Badges for Bribes

Scott Howard Jenkins, 53, a former Republican sheriff of Culpeper, Va., was convicted on Dec. 18, 2024, by a jury in Charlottesville, Va., of taking bribes from people in exchange for appointing them to auxiliary deputy sheriff positions, according to a DOJ press release. Jenkins had three co-conspirators, Rick Tariq Rahim, Fredric Gumbinner and James […]

Report Jessika Saunders

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Racketeering

Chinese Man Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Police Station in NYC

Chen Jinping, 60, from New York, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18, 2024, to crimes related to operating an illegal police station in Lower Manhattan, NYC, under the direction of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS), according to a DOJ press release. Jinping acted as an unlicensed agent of the Chinese government on behalf of one […]

Report Jessika Saunders

Influence Peddling

Feds: Another Chinese Agent Cozied Up to U.S. Politician

John Chen, 71, a Chinese national living in Los Angeles, was sentenced on Nov. 19, 2024, to 20 months in prison for bribing the IRS to target a Falun Gong practitioner living in the U.S. and acting as an unregistered agent of China, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Misrepresentation

Elvis Sentenced for Stealing Cars, Reselling Them on Facebook Marketplace

Elvis Perez, aka “Pops,” 60, from Bridgeport, Conn., was sentenced on Dec. 17, 2024, to 60 months in prison for his part in a family scheme to scam dozens of people and businesses out of $1 million, according to a DOJ press release. The identity theft scheme spanned multiple states and involved his spouse, Stephanie […]

Report Jessika Saunders

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Misrepresentation

Watch the Fish in Mississippi: Company and Execs Sentenced for Lying about Seafood

Todd A. Rosetti and James W. Gunkel, both from Ocean Springs, Miss. and their company Quality Poultry and Seafood (QPS), were sentenced after being charged for their role in food mislabeling that prosecutors say lasted over two decades. QPS is regarded as the top seafood wholesaler on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, according to court documents.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Eco-Tyranny in California: Land Seized and Owner Arrested Amid Delta Smelt Scandal

Feature John Lynn

Fake Wetland Restorations Killed California’s Delta Smelt

Feature John Lynn

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Sextortion

Feds: South Carolina Duo Harassed and Sextorted Family of Intellectually Disabled Man

On Dec. 11, federal authorities charged Trysten Anthony Cullon, 26, and Jade Ashlynn Stone, 25, both from South Carolina, with conspiracy to commit extortion, cyberstalking and wire fraud for a scheme to defraud a vulnerable victim and his family using threatening text messages, which led to a tragic suicide, according to a Department of Justice […]

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Elder Fraud

Fraudster Real Estate Investor Who Stole From Elderly Sentenced to 181 Months

Brett Barber, 45, of Costa Mesa, Calif., was sentenced to 181 months in prison for running fraudulent investment schemes in which most of the victims were elderly citizens. Barber co-owned BNZ Capital One and National American Capital, both based in Newport Beach, Calif.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Sex Trafficking

Faces of the Missing: Many Native Americans Remain ‘Lost’; Murders Are Unsolved Mysteries

In the first few months of 2024, the disappearance of two young adults rocked the Spirit Lake Tribe in Fort Totten, N.D.

Feature Raymond L. Daye

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Identity Theft

Kosovo National Arrested and Charged with Running Online Marketplace for Stolen ID, Financial Information

Liridon Masurica, a 33-year-old Kosovo native, was indicted by the U.S. and arrested by the authorities in Kosovo after he was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and five counts of fraudulent use of unauthorized access devices.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Police

Cocaine Cops Sentenced to Four Years

Two Columbus, Ohio, police officers have been sentenced to four years in prison for their part in a scheme to sell stolen cocaine.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Feds: Sheriff Sells Badges for Bribes

Chinese Man Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Police Station in NYC

Feds: Another Chinese Agent Cozied Up to U.S. Politician

Elvis Sentenced for Stealing Cars, Reselling Them on Facebook Marketplace

Watch the Fish in Mississippi: Company and Execs Sentenced for Lying about Seafood

Eco-Tyranny in California: Land Seized and Owner Arrested Amid Delta Smelt Scandal

Fake Wetland Restorations Killed California’s Delta Smelt

Feds: South Carolina Duo Harassed and Sextorted Family of Intellectually Disabled Man

Fraudster Real Estate Investor Who Stole From Elderly Sentenced to 181 Months

Faces of the Missing: Many Native Americans Remain ‘Lost’; Murders Are Unsolved Mysteries

Kosovo National Arrested and Charged with Running Online Marketplace for Stolen ID, Financial Information

Cocaine Cops Sentenced to Four Years

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