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  • Allegations Surface Against Houston’s VGN Bae Studios Owner n Surrogacy Escrow Scam

    Dominique Side, the proprietor of Houston’s VGN Bae Studios and Surrogacy Escrow Account Management, faces accusations of defrauding numerous families out of substantial sums, totaling millions of dollars. According to court filings, nearly hundreds of families worldwide entrusted upwards of $50,000 each to an escrow company operated by Side, with expectations that their investments would…

  • Professor Indicted for Multimillion-Dollar Grant Fraud Scheme

    A federal grand jury in the District of Maryland has indicted a Pennsylvania man for allegedly defrauding the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) out of approximately $16 million in federal grant funds. According to court documents, Hoau-Yan Wang, 67, a tenured medical professor at a public university’s medical school and a paid advisor to…

  • Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leader And Lead Assassin Extradited From Mexico To The U.S.

    Alleged Sinaloa Cartel leader and lead sicario, or assassin, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as El Nini, 32, of Mexico, was extradited on May 25 from Mexico to the United States to face charges contained in two indictments. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland stated: “Today [May 28, 2024] El Nini joins the growing list…

  • Convicted Sex Offender Receives 220-Year Prison Sentence In Landmark Decision

    In a landmark legal decision, Samuel Arthur Thompson, a registered sex offender, has been sentenced to 220 years in federal prison for heinous crimes including the production of child sexual abuse material and the hacking of the jumbotron at the Jacksonville Jaguars stadium. The sentencing, delivered by a federal judge in Jacksonville, comes after Thompson’s…

  • School Teacher Accused Of Creating Child Porn From Yearbook Photos, Faces Up To 120 Years In Prison

    A former Catholic school teacher in Kentucky, Jordan Fautz, is facing serious charges after allegedly using yearbook photos of students to create child pornography. The 39-year-old educator, who taught at St. Stephen Martyr Catholic School in Louisville, now confronts up to 120 years in prison if convicted on criminal charges. Federal prosecutors from the Western…