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Florida Man Convicted in Conspiracy to Smuggle Rifles to Costa Rica

A federal jury convicted Gabriel Donato-Mendez, a 48-year-old man from Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Nov. 20 for his participation in a conspiracy to export controlled United States defense articles and for attempted smuggling of AR-15 rifles.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Jan 6, 2025

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Misrepresentation

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Sports Betting Fraud

Cory Zeidman, 63, from Boca Raton, Fla., pleaded guilty on Dec. 4 to charges related to a multi-year, multi-million dollar sports betting scheme, according to a DOJ press release. Zeidman pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 27, 2024

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Misrepresentation

Fake Delta Force Veteran Sentenced to 40 Years

Saint Jovite Youngblood, aka. Koto Youngblood, 52, from Austin, Texas, was sentenced on Dec. 4 to 40 years in prison for charges relating to a scheme to defraud people out of millions of dollars, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 26, 2024

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Money Laundering

Million-Dollar Launderer Sentenced to Three Years

Richard Charles Appelbaum III, 40, from Maryland Heights, Mo., was sentenced on Dec. 5 to three years in prison for his part in a scheme to launder millions of dollars into cryptocurrency, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 26, 2024

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Border Patrol

California Man Allegedly Attempts to Smuggle Meth Through LAX By Caking It On a Cow Pajama Onesie and Other Clothes

Raj Matharu, 31, from Northridge in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, was charged on Nov. 26 with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 23, 2024

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Embezzlement

Property Manager Steals $1.1 Million From Multiple HOAs

The owner of a property management company stole over one million dollars from over 70 homeowner associations in Virginia.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 23, 2024

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Identity Theft

ICE Supervisor Arrested for Identity Theft, Compromising Government Records

Henry Yau, an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) supervisor, was arrested for his alleged role in connection with a scheme to commit identity theft, convert government records and disclose agency records containing individually identifiable information, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Dec 20, 2024

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Financial Gains

Florida Man (and His Mom) Stole $750,000 in Gold in an Armed Robbery

A mother and son spent a month casing a salon in preparation for a jewelry heist that rocked Southern Florida.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 18, 2024

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Misrepresentation

Feds: California Online Pharmacies Sold Illegal Prescriptions, Laundered Proceeds

Jimmy Fu, a 63-year-old man from West Hills, Calif., was arrested on Oct. 30, 2024, and subsequently charged with one count of a money laundering conspiracy, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Dec 18, 2024

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Sex Abuse

Medical Horror: Urologist Gets Life for Sexually Abusing Patients, Including Children

Darius A. Paduch, a former urologist employed by two prominent medical institutions in the New York City area, was sentenced to life in prison on Nov. 20 for sexually abusing patients, according to a public statement by the Department of Justice. Some of those patients were minors who were subjected to Paduch’s egregious assaults for […]

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Dec 18, 2024

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Misrepresentation

Men Who Try to Allegedly Steal Federal Land Busted

The Colorado U. S. Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit on Nov. 26 against two men, Patrick Pipkin of Colorado and Brian Hammon of Utah, along with a group of unidentified people, for erecting a fence on federal public lands without permission, according to a DOJ press release. The federal lands are called the Hallar Deed […]

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 17, 2024

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Corporate

Don’t Drink the Water: Phillips 66 Indicted for Dumping Industrial Wastewater in Los Angeles Sewer, Hiding It

Phillips 66, a Houston-based company, was charged with six counts of violating the Clean Water Act after it allegedly illegally discharged hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater from its Carson oil refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system, then failing to report the violations to authorities, according to a Nov. 21 Justice […]

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Dec 17, 2024

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Florida Man Convicted in Conspiracy to Smuggle Rifles to Costa Rica

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Sports Betting Fraud

Fake Delta Force Veteran Sentenced to 40 Years

Million-Dollar Launderer Sentenced to Three Years

California Man Allegedly Attempts to Smuggle Meth Through LAX By Caking It On a Cow Pajama Onesie and Other Clothes

Property Manager Steals $1.1 Million From Multiple HOAs

ICE Supervisor Arrested for Identity Theft, Compromising Government Records

Florida Man (and His Mom) Stole $750,000 in Gold in an Armed Robbery

Feds: California Online Pharmacies Sold Illegal Prescriptions, Laundered Proceeds

Medical Horror: Urologist Gets Life for Sexually Abusing Patients, Including Children

Men Who Try to Allegedly Steal Federal Land Busted

Don’t Drink the Water: Phillips 66 Indicted for Dumping Industrial Wastewater in Los Angeles Sewer, Hiding It

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