Israeli citizen sentenced in Arizona after admitting role in semiconductor trade-secret scheme

600 Pounds Of Weed In A Florida Rental Van Lands Chinese Driver 5 Years In Federal Prison

Henglie Zhou, a 31-year-old Chinese national, will spend the next five years in federal prison for possessing more than 100 kilograms of marijuana with the intent to distribute it. U.S. District Judge Jordan E. Pratt handed down the sentence following Zhou’s guilty plea on March 5, 2026. The sentencing was officially announced by United States [] 600 Pounds Of Weed In A Florida Rental Van Lands Chinese Driver 5 Years In Federal Prison

China sentences former official to death in $325 million bribery case

The Changzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu province said Yang accepted the illicit payments between 1993 and 2023 in return for helping individuals and companies secure projects, business opportunities, land allocations and financial support. According to the court, the bribes were paid in exchange for assistance with undertaking projects, business operations, land grants and working capital.

Mexican National in Florida Sentenced to Two Years for Immigration and Identity Theft Offenses

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released the following statement regarding a Mexican national who was sentenced to prison: Tampa, Florida – Juan Jaramillo Vazquez (50, Mexico), a/k/a Juan Vazquiz, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven to two years in federal prison for illegal reentry by a deported alien and aggravated identity theft. Vazquez pleaded []

Court convicts 17, acquits seven in fake Bhutanese refugee scam

By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, July 8: The Kathmandu District Court has convicted 17 of the 24 defendants in the high-p...

Mexican National Sentenced for Smuggling Illegal Alien Children into the U.S.

(WBAP/KLIF) -- WASHINGTON - A Mexican national was sentenced today to five years in prison for smuggling children into the United States from Mexico. ...

Illegal immigrant gets eight year prison sentence for $89 million payroll tax fraud scheme

The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that Mario Flores, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, was sentenced to eight years in prison for fraudulently cashing 89 million in a payroll scheme between 2015 and 2022, which involved employing other illegal immigrants working in the United States. Flores also filed false tax documents with the Internal []

Feds buy two immigration detention centers for $1.5 billion

Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold two Southern California immigration detention centers to the federal government for 1.5 billion. Under the deal, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security takes ownership of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County for 739.2 million and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County for 732.6 million. []...Click to read more

Taiwan Busts Alleged Underground Network Smuggling Nvidia AI Servers to China

The Keelung District Prosecutors Office in Taiwan is investigating a major smuggling case involving Supermicro servers equipped with Nvidia’s high-end chips, which were allegedly diverted to China. Authorities have conducted two raids and detained six suspects, including a Supermicro sales manager and senior executives of listed company Qyun Technology. An expanded investigation has found that []

SCOTUS Upholds Border Officials’ Ability To Parole Green Card Holders Who ‘Committed’ Crimes

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld border officials’ ability to parole green card holders who have “committed a crime involving moral turpitude” on Tuesday. The matter at issue in Blanche v. Lau dates back to 2012 when Muk Choi Lau, a Chinese national and lawful permanent resident (LPR) in the United States, was charged with trademark []

Elite student club leader convicted of drug distribution

The man accused of distributing drugs to members of an elite inter-university student club has received a final 18-month prison sentence from the Supreme Court. The defendant, a 32-year-old man surnamed Yeom, was convicted of purchasing and using several types of illegal drugs, including LSD, ketamine, ecstasy and methamphetamine, and distributing drugs among club members for about a year from late 2022, local media reported Sunday. Yeom was arrested at a hotel in Seoul in December 2023 and indi

Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui jailed for 30 years in US for fraud conviction

A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China’s wealthiest men was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in a US prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade ago and reinvented himself as a US-based Communist Party critic, was sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom packed with his supporters by Judge Analisa Torres. She said he “preyed on those seeking...

Feds Unravel Mexican’s Scheme To Smuggle Middle Easterners Into U.S.

A Mexican national pleaded guilty to smuggling thousands of illegal immigrants into the United States, including from heavily Islamic countries with links to terrorism. Efrain Zuniga-Garcia admitted Monday in federal court to participating in a “vast” scheme to sneak up to 3,000 foreign nationals into America, including from countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, and Yemen, ...

The Jailed Mob Boss the U.S. Is Linking to a Canada Hit Job

Prosecutors say Lawrence Bishnoi used his time in prison to turn his Indian gang into a transnational syndicate.

Greater enrichment authority for S. Korea will bolster U.S. SMR industry, strengthen energy security: official

SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- Granting South Korea greater authority to enrich uran...

Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The private prison company CoreCivic has sold two of the largest immigration detention facilities in California to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a deal worth 1.5 billion, the company announced Monday. CoreCivic said it anticipates that the sale of the Otay []

US court sentences key figure in drug trafficking networks linked to deposed regime

Washington, July 4 (SANA)– A U.S. federal court in the state of Virginia sentenced Antoine Kassis, one of the leading figures in drug trafficking networks linked to Syria’s deposed regime to 30 years in prison after convicting him of providing material support to a terrorist organization and carrying out cross-border money laundering operations. According to []

Former Chinese official sentenced to death in major corruption case.

A court in eastern China has sentenced a former senior government official to death after finding him guilty of accepting more than 2.2 billion yuan, or about 324 million U.S. dollars, in bribes. Al Jazeera reports that Yang Youlin accepted the money and property between 1993 and 2023 while serving in various government positions, including [] The post Former Chinese official sentenced to death in major corruption case. appeared first on Eye Radio.

Another Chinese official sentenced to death for corruption

A Chinese court has sentenced a former public official, Yang Youlin, to death for bribery, offering bribes, embezzlement, misappropriation of public funds, abuse of power, and money laundering. The former executive deputy director of the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee is also expected to pay millions of yuan in fines. The Changzhou [] Another Chinese official sentenced to death for corruption

ICE buys the cages, private prison company keeps the keys

CoreCivic just sold two of California's largest immigrant detention centers to the federal government for 1.5 billion, then apparently got hired to keep running the place. CalMatters reports that CoreCivic sold the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County to the Department of Homeland Security on July 2. — Read the rest The post ICE buys the cages, private prison company keeps the keys appeared first on Boing Boing.

Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced to 30 Years in US Prison for $1 Billion Fraud

NEW YORK, June 30: Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. prison after being convicted of orchestrating a fraud scheme that prosecutors said raised more...

California man steals historic Chinese manuscripts from UCLA, using fake names, dummy documents

A Northern California man was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison for stealing historical Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA library, according to authorities. Jeffrey Ying, 39, also known as “Jason Wang,” “Alan Fujimori” and “Austin Chen” of Fremont, pleaded guilty in October 2025 to one count of theft of major artwork, according to []

Who is Mitul Patel? Indian national from Worcester pleads guilty to US visa fraud scheme

Mitul Patel admitted guilt in a visa fraud conspiracy, staging armed robberies to falsely claim victim status for U visa applications.

Tiga warga China didenda RM5,000 kerana berjudi

GEORGE TOWN : Tiga lelaki warga China masing-masing didenda sebanyak RM5,000 oleh Mahkamah Majistret di sini hari ini selepas mengaku bersalah kerana berjudi di sebuah rumah perjudian terbuka di Gelugor di sini, minggu lepas. Tertuduh, Gao Yue, 25; Ma Wenlyu, 32, dan Ma Yucheng, 27, membuat pengakuan itu selepas pertuduhan terhadap mereka dibacakan dalam bahasa ... Read more The post Tiga warga China didenda RM5,000 kerana berjudi appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

MS-13 Gang Members Convicted in Murder Spree That Killed 9

By Matt Delaney (The Washington Times) A Las Vegas federal jury convicted three MS-13 members, all of whom are in the country illegally, for carrying ...

Form 144 Zeta Global Holdings Corp For: 10 July

Form 144 Zeta Global Holdings Corp For: 10 July

Self-exiled Chinese billionaire gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction

A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China's wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade ago and reinvented himself as a U.S.-based Communist Party critic, was sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom packed with his supporters by Judge Analisa Torres. She said he preyed on those seeking to bring Democracy to China, taking their money so he could live lavishly.

Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Massive Investment Fraud

A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison on Monday for a financial fraud that devastated thousands of victims worldwide. Judge Analisa Torres said the fraud cost over 1,000 people hundreds of millions of dollars, describing Guo as a man who exploited those who believed in democratic [] The post Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Massive Investment Fraud appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Lawsuit Accuses ICE and Private Prison Contractors of Abusing a Disabled Detainee

On Monday, Ulises Peña López, represented by Disability Law United and Pangea Legal Services, sued the US government and private prison contractors GeoGroup and CoreCivic over his arrest by ICE officers and his following treatment in ICE detention facilities. Peña López was deported to Mexico in October 2025 after spending over six months in ICE []

Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced to 30 Years in US Prison for Massive Fraud Scheme

A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China's wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars.

Mexican national in US illegally indicted in Oregon meth and gun bust

A Mexican national in the US illegally is indicted in Oregon after agents seized 17.5 pounds of meth, firearms, and 25,000 in cash.

Deported

Every now and again, justice prevails. As John noted earlier, Tou Lue Vang, pardoned child rapist and Laotian national, has been deported: Some backstory here. There are a handful of southeast Asian men who arrived in Minnesota as refugees decades ago who went on to be convicted of serious felony crimes. As a result, they lost their legal immigration status and were ordered deported back to their home countries. But