Day: August 9, 2019

             An ex-physician pleaded guilty  to federal criminal charges for illegally prescribing and distributing the semi-synthetic opioid painkiller oxycodone to undercover operatives who visited the physician’s Victorville medical office. Wendell Mark Street, 67, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of illegally prescribing oxycodone to patients without a …

Ex-Doctor Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges for Illegally Selling Painkillers for Cash at His High Desert Medical Clinic ( Never Sell to a Confidential Informant) Read More »

On August 7, 2019, Sherman Oaks, California native, Robert Shapiro, 61, pled guilty to orchestrating and leading a massive investment fraud scheme, in which more than 7,000 victims suffered financial losses, as well as tax evasion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and 26 U.S.C. § 7201.  Shapiro is the former owner, president, and …

Mastermind of $1.3 Billion Investment Fraud (Ponzi) Scheme Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Tax Evasion Charges aka If the Investment Sounds Too Good to Be True, it Is Probably Not a Good Investment. Read More »