Imperial Valley News Center
Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime and False Statement Charges
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Tacoma, Washington - A Washington state man pleaded guilty to hate crime and false statement charges in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Former Supervisory Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations for Assaulting Inmate
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Memphis, Tennessee - Former supervisory corrections officer Kenan Lister, 43, pleaded guilty Friday to two civil rights offenses: one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for using unlawful force on an inmate and one count of being deliberately indifferent to the inmate’s medical needs.
Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Leading Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
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Baltimore, Maryland - US. District Court Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Joshua Lankford, aka “20-20,” aka “Light Bright,” aka “Yellow,” age 33, of Manchester, Maryland, was sentenced to 17 years in prison with five years of supervised release and $2,320 in restitution for kidnapping in relation to a sex trafficking conspiracy.
Former Goldman Sachs Investment Banker Convicted in Massive Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
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New York - A former Managing Director of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs) was convicted Friday by a federal jury in the Eastern District of New York for conspiring to commit bribery, to circumvent internal accounting controls, and to commit money laundering in connection with a multibillion-dollar scheme involving Malaysia’s state-owned investment and development fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Jury Convicts University of Kansas Researcher for Hiding Ties to Chinese Government
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Kansas City, Kansas - A former University of Kansas (KU) professor was Thursday convicted by a federal jury on three counts of wire fraud and one count of false statements after he deliberately concealed that he was also employed by a government-affiliated university in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), while working on U.S. government funded research at KU.
Chinese National Sentenced for Economic Espionage Conspiracy
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St. Louis, Missouri - A Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, was Thursday sentenced to 29 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $150,000 fine for conspiring to commit economic espionage.
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