SALT LAKE CITY — A man accused of being involved in a drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to heroin dealing.
Martin Mayorga, 38, was named in an eight-count indictment in the selling of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. The operation involved 13 others and was largely based in Salt Lake County, but was also beginning to move into parts of Utah County. From the beginning, federal prosecutors identified Mayorga as one of the major players in the network... Read Full Story
An Emeryville, Calif., woman remains in federal custody after prosecutors say she admitted to defrauding hundreds of investors out of more than $8 million. Patricia Morgen appeared in court Wednesday where prosecutors say she pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and one count of money laundering. In pleading guilty, Morgen admitted that through the company she founded called Chicago Development and Planning, she defrauded more than 400 investors who thought... Read Full Story
A former contract linguist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) pleaded guilty on Thursday to leaking classified documents to an Internet blogger, the Justice Department said. Shamai Kedem Leibowitz, 39, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty in a federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, to one count of disclosing classified information to an unauthorized person, the department said in a statement. Leibowitz, also known as Samuel Shamai Leibowitz, acknowledged handing over five FBI... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government filed suit against Intel Corp <INTC.O> on Wednesday, alleging that the chip giant illegally used its dominance of the market for a decade to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly. The Federal Trade Commission, one of two U.S. agencies that enforces antitrust law, accused Intel of trying to shut its competitors out of the market. "Intel has engaged in a deliberate campaign to hamstring competitive threats to its monopoly," said Richard Feinstein... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government filed suit against Intel Corp <INTC.O> on Wednesday, alleging that the chip giant illegally used its dominance of the market for a decade to stifle competition and strengthen its monopoly. The Federal Trade Commission, one of two U.S. agencies that enforces antitrust law, accused Intel of trying to shut its competitors out of the market. "Intel has engaged in a deliberate campaign to hamstring competitive threats to its monopoly," said Richard Feinstein... Read Full Story
A coalition of privacy advocates has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, urging the agency to investigate Facebook’s revised privacy settings.
The nation’s largest social networking site, which has more than 100 million users in the United States, changed its privacy policy and settings on Nov. 19 and Dec. 9. The new settings expand the amount of user information that is publicly available.
In the Dec. 17 compliant, Washington-based nonprofit Electronic Privacy... Read Full Story
SALT LAKE CITY — Frank Puga Benavidez, who was the getaway driver in a gang-related shooting that resulted in the death of a 7-year-old Maria Menchaca, pleaded guilty to murder, a first-degree felony, Friday.
Benavidez, 22, originally was charged with aggravated murder and obstruction of justice, both first-degree felonies. As a result of a plea bargain, the obstruction charge was dismissed and the other charge amended.
Benavidez faces a potential prison term of 16 years to life when... Read Full Story
HOUSTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) --
William James Dennis, a rapper known professionally as Willie D., has pleaded guilty in a Houston court to wire fraud charges, officials said.
The charges stem from his purported sales of Apple iPhones through a company known as Texas One Wireless, U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard C. Powers have announced.
Dennis, 42, admitted at a court hearing Friday to posing as an electronics salesman and using eBay to establish his... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) --
An American drew a 366-day prison term Friday for scheming to obtain kickbacks on government contracts in Afghanistan, the Justice Department said.
Bryan Lee Burrows, 42, of Wagoner, Okla., pleaded guilty Sept. 2 to one count of conspiracy to solicit a kickback, the department said in a release. U.S. District Court Judge Leonie M. Brinkema in Virginia also sentenced Burrows to two years of supervised release.
Burrows admitted that while employed in Kabul... Read Full Story
A lawyer for a Louisiana businessman charged with defrauding investors out of nearly $20 million in an alleged Ponzi scheme has asked to withdraw from the case. Matthew Pizzolato's attorney, Dylan Utley, said in a court filing Monday that his client can't afford to pay him for his legal services. Utley said he can't afford to defend Pizzolato without compensation. U.S. District Judge Lance Africk didn't immediately rule on Utley's request. The FBI arrested Pizzolato on Nov. 20 after a grand... Read Full Story
