The federal government loses up to $521 billion a year to fraud, according to a first-of-its-kind estimate from a Congressional watchdog. The U.S. Government Accountability Office, which serves as the research arm of Congress, estimated annual fraud losses cost taxpayers between $233 billion and $521 billion annually, according to a new report published Tuesday. The fraud estimate's range represents 3% to 7% of average federal obligations.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man who pled guilty to a seemingly random murder will spend decades behind bars. Last February, the Albuquerque Police Department arrested 34-year-old Melvin Robinson and charged him with shooting a man in the back. Robinson was picked up with Casper Rickords police say the two admitted to the murder as well []
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Edinburg man has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for distribution of child pornography depicting prepubescent minors, U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced Wednesday. Ryant Rodriguez, 27, pleaded guilty March 9, 2022. "During that time, he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access []
Tuesday marked a day 31 years in the marking for Robert George, who celebrated his release from prison
LIVINGSTON - A man from Springfield was sentenced to 50 years in prison and physical castration after pleading guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl multiple times. District Attorney Scott Perrilloux's Office said 54-year-od Glenn Sullivan Sr. pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree rape on Wednesday. The DA's office said in July of 2022, a young woman went to law enforcement and told them that Sullivan raped her multiple times when she was 14 and impregnated her as a teenager. A...
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Jose Navarro Mendoza will also serve five years of supervised release after his prison term is completed.
This actor, age 31, rose to fame with roles in How To Eat Fried Worms, Lemonade Mouth, and the Disney Channel series Zeke and Luther.
A Ringgold man has been convicted for cruelty to children and sentenced to 30 years in prison - with the first 15 years to serve.
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A San Juan man has been sentenced following his conviction of being a felon in possession of multiple firearms, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Daniel Garza, 42, pleaded guilty on Nov. 30, 2023. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Garza is a well-known member of the Vallucos street []
FIFTY children were admitted to hospital last year with vaping-related disorders — 11 of them aged four or under. Yet in 2020, no pre-schoolers were among the just six e-ciggie smoking under-19s tr
Brian Field, 87, from Solihull, was jailed for life in 2001 after admitting the 1968 murder of 14-year-old Rory Tutill. Field was pronounced dead at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire in February.