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An Arizona man was sentenced on May 22, 2024 in federal court in San Diego to 51 months in prison for conspiracy to commit access device fraud. Luis Ramirez, 43, of Mesa, Arizona, was involved in a scheme to obtain and traffic “leads” containing financial information, including bank account numbers, from payday loan applications across…
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In a significant legal development, a U.S. District Judge has rebuffed Ultragenyx’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Henrietta Lacks’ family. The lawsuit alleges that the pharmaceutical giant knowingly profited from the unauthorized use and mass production of Lacks’ living tissue. Lacks, whose cells were taken without her consent, became unwittingly central to scientific…
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A Puerto Rico legislator and her husband faced sentencing on May 17 for their involvement in a complex scheme involving theft, bribery, and kickbacks spanning several years. María Milagros Charbonier-Laureano, known as Tata, a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, received an eight-year prison sentence, while her husband, Orlando Montes-Rivera, was sentenced to…
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A former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) attorney was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for conspiring to sexually exploit numerous children. According to court documents, from January 2018 to October 2021, Mark Black, 50, of Arlington, Virginia, was a member of two online groups dedicated to locating prepubescent girls online and convincing the…
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An Arizona grand jury has handed down indictments against 18 allies of former President Donald Trump for their roles in attempting to subvert the 2020 election. Among those indicted are former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Boris Epshteyn, and several other prominent Trump allies. The 58-page indictment, which includes…
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Former President Donald Trump has once again stirred the legal waters with a series of social media posts, testing the boundaries of his ongoing civil and criminal cases in New York. In a flurry of messages on Truth Social, Trump addressed various legal controversies, including defamation lawsuits and criminal charges. Trump’s social media barrage included…
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Peruvian Citizen Extradited To The U.S. For Operating Fraudulent Call Center Targeting U.S. Citizens
Jose Alejandro Zuñiga Cano, a resident of Lima, Peru, faced his first court appearance March 29 in Miami federal court following his extradition to the United States. The 40-year-old stands accused of orchestrating a large-scale fraud and extortion scheme involving Peruvian call centers that preyed on Spanish-speaking individuals in the United States. Zuñiga’s arrest on…
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On March 10, 1969, a significant chapter in American history unfolded as James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the assassination of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. This pivotal moment marked a somber milestone in the ongoing struggle for equality and justice. Ray’s guilty plea, entered in a Memphis courtroom, shocked…
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Former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants are facing various criminal charges in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case, with a common thread tying their alleged misconduct together: the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). This state law, commonly referred to as RICO, shares similarities with its federal counterpart and enables prosecutors to encompass…
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