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Last Updated: May 17, 2009 - 12:42:55 PM |
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
Brown Charges State Bar Employee with Embezzlement and Filing False Tax Returns
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Monday filed seven criminal charges against Sharon Elyce Pearl, who embezzled $675,000 from the State Bar of California to pay for "spa treatments, designer clothes, lavish meals, and fancy hotel rooms."
Apr 9, 2009 - 10:39:06 AM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
FBI: Highway Serial Killings, Emerging Trend
The victims in these cases are
primarily women who are living high-risk, transient lifestyles, often involving
substance abuse and prostitution. They’re frequently picked up at truck stops or
service stations and sexually assaulted, murdered, and dumped along a
highway.
Apr 6, 2009 - 10:31:46 AM
Announcements
HIV Medicare Fraud Scheme, Two Doctors And Two Medical Assistants Plead Guilty
Four Miami-area residents pleaded guilty today in connection with
a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion clinics
Mar 23, 2009 - 5:59:50 PM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
Female Nurses Sexually Harrased by Male Nurse
A male nurse, who eventually was promoted to a supervisory
position, made unwanted sexual advances and sexual jokes and innuendos to female
colleagues and subordinates.
Mar 23, 2009 - 7:59:18 AM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
National Auto Fraud and Theft Prevention System Goes Live
The U.S. Department of Justice today announced the availability of an online computer system to help protect states and consumers from automobile fraud and to provide law enforcement with new tools to investigate fraud, theft, and other crimes involving vehicles.
Jan 30, 2009 - 8:47:50 AM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
Ponzi Scheme: California Files Criminal Charges in $52 Million Ponzi Scheme
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday filed 89 criminal charges against 6 men who "callously conned" more than a thousand people, including retired senior citizens, out of $52 million through sham real estate projects, using the investors’ money to buy planes, expensive cars and lavish vacations.
Jan 23, 2009 - 7:46:45 AM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
Bakersfield Contractor Sued for Violating Rights of Workers
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today filed a lawsuit to recover $4.13 million in lost wages, benefits and penalties from a drywall contractor who "cruelly and illegally" violated the rights of its workers by prohibiting them from taking rest breaks, denying overtime pay and forcing them to work without safety equipment.
Jan 22, 2009 - 7:02:33 PM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
Contraception and Abortion Rights: Seeks to Block Bush Administration Attack on Contraception and Abortion Rights
California
joined a lawsuit against the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to halt the implementation of a Bush Administration "midnight regulation" that could potentially "endanger a woman’s right to contraception," including emergency contraception given to rape victims.
Jan 16, 2009 - 7:55:02 AM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
Zyprexa: California Will Recover $112 Million for Medi-Cal Program from Eli Lilly Settlement
California will recover $112 million for its Medi-Cal program as part of a national settlement with Eli Lilly and Company for the unlawful off-label marketing of its anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa, which the company aggressively marketed for such unapproved uses such as treatment for depression, anxiety, irritability, disrupted sleep, nausea and gambling.
Jan 16, 2009 - 7:50:10 AM
Announcements
New Presidential Limousine Enters Secret Service Fleet
On Tuesday, January 20, a new armored presidential limousine will
make its debut as part of the 56
th
Presidential
Inauguration, following the tradition of
integrating new U.S. Secret Service vehicles into the fleet for Inaugural parades.
Jan 14, 2009 - 10:35:14 AM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
New York Pimp Who Forced Minors To Work As Prostitutes Sentenced To More Than 24 Years In Prison
The pimp controlled the girls through physical and psychological coercion, including beatings, rapes, confinement, threats of serious harm, intimidation and humiliation.
Dec 23, 2008 - 7:00:16 PM
Credit and Money Management
Do Foreclosures Lead to Increased Violent Crime?
A sobering fact repeated in many of these stories is that an increase in the foreclosure rate in a neighborhood can lead to an increase in the rate of violent crime.
Dec 10, 2008 - 10:25:30 PM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
Foreclosure "Rescue" Schemes: A Rising Trend in White Collar Crime
In an increasingly unstable housing market, it is not surprising to learn that mortgage fraud is on the rise.
Dec 10, 2008 - 10:16:27 PM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
22 Michigan Residents Indicted in Huge Marijuana Indoor
Mortgage Fraud and Money Laundering Charges also Leveled on
Drug Organization
Dec 10, 2008 - 12:47:48 PM
Announcements
California Prison Plans: California Urges Reversal of Decision
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today urged the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse a lower court decision requiring California to make a $250 million down-payment on a massive $8 billion prison-construction project, arguing that the decision is in “blatant violation” of federal law.
Dec 9, 2008 - 6:53:29 AM
Announcements
Hate Crimes 2007: FBI releases Report
Hate crimes like these are a sad reality for our country, and each year, the FBI crunches a lot of numbers to get our arms around these crimes as relayed to us by thousands of our law enforcement partners nationwide.
Oct 27, 2008 - 4:31:30 PM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
Woman pleads guilty in scheme to file false tax returns on behalf of inmates.
A women pleads guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with a scheme to file false income tax returns on behalf of inmates from the Maryland Department of Corrections and other prisons, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
Aug 14, 2008 - 6:30:35 AM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
Former Countrywide Home Loan Employee, Second Man Arrested For Downloading And Selling Identities Of Countrywide Home Loan Customers
Two men were arrested today on charges related to the illegal access of computers containing personal identification information of Countrywide Home Loan customers and the illegal sale of the data,
announced Salvador Hernandez, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI in Los Angeles, and United States Attorney Thomas P. O’Brien.
Aug 1, 2008 - 7:49:20 PM
Housing and Mortgage News
Lease2OwnHomes Renter Rip-Off : Brown Obtains Restitution
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a $150,000 settlement for aspiring homeowners who had their entire down payments unlawfully seized by Lease2OwnHomes for missing rent on a lease-to-own agreement.
Jul 23, 2008 - 8:01:07 AM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
$20 Million Marijuana Plants Removed by DEA
DEA
announced the removal of over 7,200 marijuana plants yesterday from three cultivated fields located within the Cleveland National Forest, CA. The plants ranged from 3 to 7 feet in height and have an estimated street value of more then $20 million dollars. In addition to the marijuana fields, Agents located the trafficker’s encampment complete with tent, food, shower area, and miscellaneous personal items.
Jul 14, 2008 - 7:56:53 PM
Announcements
FBI Response to Allegations of Mosque Surveillance and Monitoring of the Muslim Community
The FBI does not monitor the lawful activities of individuals in the United States , nor does the FBI have a surveillance program to monitor the constitutionally protected activities of houses of worship. We do not target or monitor legal activity of Muslim groups anywhere in the nation.
Jun 2, 2008 - 7:35:44 AM
IRS Tax Tips
Economic Stimulus Checks Scam Warning
The Federal Bureau of Investigation warns consumers of recently reported spam e-mail purportedly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which is actually an attempt to steal consumer information. The e-mail advises the recipient that direct deposit is the fastest and easiest way to receive their economic stimulus tax rebate.
May 8, 2008 - 8:26:56 PM
U.S. Dept. of Justice Related
Doctor Busted For Homicide Following Pharmaceutical Investigation
RIVERSIDE--Following a ten-month investigation, California Department of Justice special agents today arrested Dr. Wesley Albert, 78, in Lake Elsinore for writing large quantities of prescription drugs which led to an individual's death in Riverside last year.
May 6, 2008 - 12:10:45 PM
Announcements
New Report: HIV Statistics in Federal Prisoners
Between 2005 and 2006 the number of state and federal prisoners who were HIV-positive decreased 3.1 percent –– from 22,676 to 21,980 inmates, according to a report by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Another BJS report estimated that 44 percent of state inmates and 39 percent of federal inmates reported a current medical problem other than a cold or a virus.
Apr 25, 2008 - 5:06:39 AM
Announcements
Moving Inmates Out-Of-State Reduces Prison Overcrowding
In a move that has significantly reduced prison overcrowding, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has transferred 3,536 inmates to private facilities in four states and is on schedule to move the full complement of 8,000 inmates by March 2009, as authorized by Assembly Bill 900.
Apr 22, 2008 - 10:23:06 AM
