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Alabama City, Officer Convicted of Murder Seek Lawsuit Delay

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The city of Huntsville is again siding with a police officer convicted of murder and asking a federal court to delay action on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by relatives of the victim. The city and …

Torched Black Churches Weigh Justice, Forgiveness

PORT BARRE, La. — From her front steps, Debra Mallet can see the plot of sandy-colored earth where her church once stood. It was where her daughter got married and where her husband is buried, a sacred house of memories …

Structured Settlement Swindler With Kennedy Ties Sentenced to Prison

A well-connected Virginia financial advisor was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison for embezzling approximately $8 million from money that the U.S. government and a hospital had entrusted to him to set up annuities for 13 people …

Former Radio Shack Employee Sentenced for Stealing Customer Data

Youlanda Rochelle Wright was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $166,384 in restitution, following her guilty plea in December 2011 to one count of false claims against the U.S. and one count of identity theft, …

Texas Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud

A Travis County court sentenced Henry Gomez on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, reported Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Gomez paid $1,155 in restitution to Texas Mutual and was sentenced to seven months’ deferred adjudication. Gomez reported a job-related injury while working …

Leader of Dallas Arson Scam Ring Gets 20 Years

Prosecutors say the leader of a Dallas arson ring that scammed the Red Cross has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced 37-year-old Marthella Broadus and ordered her to make more than $1.7 million …

Ohio Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud

A Ohio man has been sentenced for fraud following an Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) investigation that revealed his work as a chef while receiving workers’ compensation benefits. Jean-Michel Matos must repay $17,188.86 he collected while working and simultaneously …

Texas Business Sentenced on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

A Travis County, Texas, district court sentenced Ronald (Ron) Rene Hernandez of Austin on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. The court sentenced Hernandez to six years’ deferred adjudication and 100 hours of community service. It …

Arizona Man Sentenced for Theft of Storm Gates

A Tucson, Ariz., man who sold storm grates stolen from around Pima County has been sentenced to three years’ probation and ordered to pay more than $108,000 in restitution. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Matthew McClellan and a co-defendant began stealing grates …

Texas Man Sentenced on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported today that a Travis County district court sentenced Richard Merriman of Bryan, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The court sentenced Merriman to two years’ deferred adjudication and ordered him to pay $3,197 in restitution …