News Reports

By a Biometrica staffer A man from Georgia has been sentenced to 5 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for running a Ponzi scheme that ensnared over a hundred victims, including college students, the US Department of Justice...

By a Biometrica staffer A middle school teacher from Fontana, California, was arrested on child pornography charges by special agents with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Josue Gamaliel Vidal Quintanilla, 28, who teaches mathematics at Shandin Hills...

By a Biometrica staffer Ronald Wyatt, 22, pleaded guilty to intentionally threatening physical harm to a female victim, and to obstructing her religious freedom. Wyatt admitted that he targeted his African-American victim because of her race in his plea agreement, the US...

By a Biometrica staffer The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other agencies were part of an international operation to disrupt drug trafficking on the darknet. As part of the investigation, charges were also brought on against...

By a Biometrica staffer Cristina Godinez of San Antonio admitted to her role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin, after an investigation conducted by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and several other federal agencies. Godinez, 36,...

By a Biometrica staffer Alexander Nathan Barter, a resident of Joaquin, Texas, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison on Thursday for child exploitation violations after he solicited the murder, necrophilia, and cannibalism of a minor on the dark web. Undercover...

By a Biometrica staffer Four federal agencies launched a coordinated effort to disrupt and deter Iranian malicious cyber activities targeting the US and the broader international community, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a statement. The DoJ, the Federal Bureau of...

By a Biometrica staffer A resident of Kansas has been indicted by a federal grand jury on federal child pornography charges, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. The three-count indictment charged Jeffrey Pierce, who lives in Topeka, with producing...

By a Biometrica staffer A man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a child, producing images of the sexual abuse, and possessing hundreds of images and videos of the sexual assaults. Andres Rafael Viola, an Argentine...

By a Biometrica staffer A Texan woman has been taken into custody on allegations of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $1.9 million in forgivable loans, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. The Small Business Administration...

Photo: © Mihai Andritoiu | Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer It has been nineteen years since the deadliest terror attacks on American soil resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. The US Department of Justice paid a special tribute to the...

By a Biometrica staffer Former New York Jets wide receiver Joshua J Bellamy was arrested in Florida and charged for his role in a scheme that involved defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The National Football League (NFL) player and his associates...

By a Biometrica staffer William M. Kelly Inc and Omega Imaging Inc, who together operate 11 radiology facilities in Southern California, have agreed to pay the US $5 million to resolve false claims allegations. They allegedly violated the False Claims Act (FCA)...

By a Biometrica staffer A teenager was accused of issuing a bomb threat online, while interrupting a virtual lecture conducted by the University of Houston that he wasn’t supposed to have access to. The 19-year old Houston resident also allegedly proclaimed his...

By a Biometrica staffer Eight missing children were rescued in a five-day operation in the Indianapolis area, as part of “Operation Homecoming.” The children are between 6 and 17 years old and considered to be some of the most “at risk and...

By a Biometrica staffer Three men from Philadelphia were charged for their roles in a sex trafficking operation that exploited numerous minors from 2016 through 2017 by a federal grand jury, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Andre Michael...

By a Biometrica staffer An attorney from New Jersey was arrested on charges of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by obtaining about $9 million in loans, the US Department of Justice said in a statement.   Jae H. Choi, a licensed...

By a Biometrica staffer Three former caregivers have been sentenced for their roles in the death of a special needs resident at Second Chance Homes (SCH), an organization that provided housing and care for persons with developmental challenges through a Missouri Department...

By a Biometrica staffer Phillip Cline Jr. of Elkton, Maryland, used racial epithets on and threatened to physically harm an employee of an auto loan business. Cline, 39, pleaded guilty to making threatening interstate communications, the US Department of Justice said in...

By a Biometrica staffer Daniel McMahon, a resident of Florida, was sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for two separate racially-motivated crimes, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. The first of the two involve him threatening an...

By a Biometrica staffer An American man was indicted for exploiting teenage boys in Laos, where he taught English, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Michael Sebastian, 52, was indicted on three counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct...

By a Biometrica staffer A 21-year old was charged with two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, after the shooting of a teenager last week, the US Department of Justice Nashville Field Division said in a statement....

By a Biometrica staffer A young woman from Minneapolis pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (al-Qa’ida). The 22-year old, Tnuza Jamal Hassan, entered her guilty plea on Wednesday before Judge Patrick J. Schiltz at...

By a Biometrica staff A Russian national was arrested for conspiring to recruit an employee of a Nevada-based company to introduce malicious software into the company’s computer network, extract data from the network, and extort ransom from the company. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov,...

By a Biometrica staffer Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc’s subsidiary - DUSA Pharmaceuticals Inc – agreed to pay the US a $20.75 million settlement to resolve false claim allegations. DUSA allegedly caused physicians to submit false claims to Medicare and the Federal Employee...

A Minnesota man was charged for defrauding the PPP of $841,000 | © Ossi Lehtonen - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer A man from Minnesota was charged for allegedly defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of about $841,000, the US Department of...

A former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Corrections Officer was sentenced to 42 months in prison and three years supervised release for sexually assaulting two women | © Pawel Strykowski - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer A former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Corrections...

With the covid-19 pandemic keeping many schools shut, children are spending a lot more time online to learn | © Pavalache Stelian - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer Operation Covid Chatdown led to the arrest of 34 men in Fresno, California, for...

Models of different types of guns on display. Shootings are up 36% in Philadelphia this year | © Feng Hui - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer Philadelphia ranks second nationwide in terms of the number of homicides so far this year, just...

Wynn Resorts Ltd closed its office in Yokohama, Japan’s second largest city by population | © creativecommonsstockphotos - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer Wynn Resorts Ltd closed its office in Yokohama, Japan’s second largest city by population, due to delays in the...

The covid-19 pandemic has amplified the shift to younger visitors and non-gamblers in Atlantic City since gambling parlors re-opened in July | © Martin Allinger - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer Before the covid-19 pandemic, Atlantic City’s casinos were working toward expanding...

The number of crisis trafficking situations in the US increased by over 40% this April, when several states had already enacted a shelter-in-place order due to the Covid-19 pandemic | © Joshua Resnick - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer The number of...

By a Biometrica staffer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in a New York courtroom on March 11, marking the culmination of a case that fueled the global #MeToo movement. The ex-Hollywood producer had faced between five and 29...

By a Biometrica staffer A prominent Connecticut eye doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman repeatedly over a lengthy period of time, according to an AP report. Some of the assaults by the man, 35-year old Dr Ian Gorovoy, allegedly...

Two female passengers alleged in a federal lawsuit that they were sexually assaulted on Frontier Airlines flights in separate incidents in 2018 | © Joezachs - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer Two female passengers alleged in a federal lawsuit that they were...

By a Biometrica staffer Compounding pharmacy Diabetic Care Rx LLC, or Patient Care America (PCA), PCA’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Smith, PCA’s former Vice President of Operations Matthew Smith, and private equity firm Riordan, Lewis & Haden Inc. (RLH) agreed to resolve...

By a Biometrica staffer Charges have been brought against 26 individuals in the Central District of California and 8 others in the states of Arizona and Oregon for defrauding the Medicare and Medicaid programs, resulting in $257 million and $1 million in...

Photo © Enterlinedesign | Dreamstime.com By Kadambari M. Wade More law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in May than in any other month last year as a result of felonious incidents. More law enforcement officers were also feloniously...