DEL RIO, Texas — Federal authorities charged three individuals for their alleged roles in a human trafficking scheme involving a child, according to a press release Wednesday. 26-year-old Elida Kassandra Moreno, an American citizen residing in Piedras Negras, Mexico, was charged with bringing an undocumented immigrant into the U.S. for profit. She was also charged with…
LOS ANGELES, CA February 11 2019— A joint drug bust between Australian and U.S. authorities in mid-January resulted in a record 1.7 tons of methamphetamine, being seized at Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport. Customs and Border Protection announced the seizure of the three containers on Thursday, which were intended to be shipped to Australia before being…
Two men who were citizens of Nigeria, living in Malaysia, and conducting their crimes from behind computers likely assumed they were safe from the reach of American law enforcement when they hacked into university computer systems to steal paychecks and tax returns. But through strong partnerships with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), the…
Farmington Hills MI February 1 2019 – Federal agents used a fake university in Farmington Hills to lure alleged phony foreign students who were trying to stay in the United States illegally. The University of Farmington had no staff, no instructors, no curriculum and no classes but was utilized by undercover Homeland Security agents to identify people…
The alleged gang of about ten thieves robbed several stores on at least three separate occasions since June, the Daily Mail reports. Authorities say the men appear to be in their late teens to early 20s, have stolen goods from a Nike store and a Jack Rabbit store, and took at least $2,500 worth of merchandise each…
“Get down, this is a robbery!” That’s something no bank employee or patron wants to hear. In the past, bank robberies have resulted in thousands, even millions of dollars stolen in cash and gold (although the average yield for a bank robbery in the United States is only about $3,500, according to the FBI). However,…
Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is announcing a campaign to educate the public on the consequences of posting hoax threats to schools and other public places and reminds communities that these hoax threats are not a joke. In the aftermath of tragic shootings such as the ones at Santa Fe High School in Texas…
Nobody would have suspected that the affable Tennessee tractor salesman who was raised among them, tended their lawns in high school, and prayed beside them at Sunday services was scamming them by the millions. Indeed, that’s probably what made the man’s investment scheme so successful, investigators say. Jeffery Gentry, 40, pleaded guilty in federal court…
Owen Hanson, who often went by his nickname, “O-Dog,” led a charmed life. He had been a popular high school athlete who found some athletic success—and even more popularity—at the University of Southern California. After graduating with a business degree, he got his real estate license and, over time, undertook several seemingly successful business ventures…
The general concept of criminal restitution—perpetrators having to repay their victims any losses caused by their illegal actions—has been around for ages. In the U.S., there are various restitution laws at both the state and federal level. One of the more significant federal laws on restitution was the Mandatory Restitution Act of 1996, which established…
