Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2015. Alexander Fishenko, 49, of Houston, and a dual citizen of the United States and Russia, pleaded guilty today to acting as an agent of the Russian government within the United States without prior notification to the Attorney General, conspiring to export and illegally exporting controlled microelectronics[Read More…]
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Guilty Plea in Case of Disabled Adults Held in Subhuman Conditions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2015. Linda Weston, 55, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to all charges in a racketeering and hate crimes case that involved holding disabled adults captive in locked closets, basements and attics in Philadelphia’s Tacony section and in other states. Weston pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, kidnapping[Read More…]
Houston Woman Convicted of Producing and Distributing Animal Crush Videos
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Septembe 8, 2015. Ashley Nicole Richards 24, of Houston, Texas, has been convicted of creating and distributing videos depicting the torture and killing of puppies, chickens and kittens, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson for the Southern District of Texas. Richards entered a guilty plea today, admitting she produced and[Read More…]
Detroit Gang Leader Sentenced to 35 Years for Violent Racketeering-Related Crimes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2015. The National President of the Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club and “Three-Star General” of the Vice Lords street gang in Michigan was sentenced today to serve 35 years in prison for violent racketeering-related crimes. To date, 12 other defendants have been convicted of federal offenses related to[Read More…]
Indictment Charges Three People with Running $54 Million ‘Green Energy’ Ponzi Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2015. An indictment was unsealed today charging three people in an investment scheme, involving a Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania-based company, that defrauded more than 300 investors from around the country. Troy Wragg, 34, a former resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Amanda Knorr, 32, of Hellertown, Pennsylvania, and Wayde McKelvy,[Read More…]
Schroder & Co. Bank AG Reaches Resolution under Justice Department’s Swiss Bank Program and Agrees to Pay $10.3 Million Penalty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that Schroder & Co. Bank AG has reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. “As today’s agreement reflects, Swiss banks continue to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding bank accounts opened and maintained for U.S. individuals in the[Read More…]
Eight Indicted in Fraud Case That Alleges $50 Million in Bogus Claims for Student Substance Abuse Counseling
Six Linked to Long Beach Treatment Program Taken into Custody Today Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2015. Eight people have been indicted for allegedly participating in a scheme that submitted more than $50 million in fraudulent bills to a California state program for alcohol and drug treatment services for high school and[Read More…]
Husband and Wife Charged with Sex Trafficking of Minor
Springfied, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marcus Dewayne Thompson, 28, and his wife Robin Thompson, 24, from Park Hills, Missouri, were charged by a criminal complaint, unsealed on August 24, 2015, in federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois, for one count of sex trafficking of a minor by force, fraud, or coercion, and[Read More…]
Jared Fogle Co-Defendant Formally Charged with Child Exploitation and Distribution of Child Pornography
Russell Taylor files plea agreement in U.S. District Court in Indiana Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced that Russell C. Taylor, 43, Indianapolis, was charged by criminal information today with 12 counts of child exploitation involving 12 minor children in Indiana. He was also charged with one[Read More…]
Men Sentenced for Conspiracy to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2015. Brian Cannon, 37, Terry Peace, 47, and Cory Williamson, 29, have been sentenced for conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction in attacks against federal government agencies. The defendants planned to attack critical infrastructure while motivating militia groups in other states to rise up and join[Read More…]
