Category: federal prison

Senate Panel Investigating Widespread Abuse, Corruption Subpoenas Federal Prisons Director

July 19, 2022
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Michael Carvajal, the outgoing Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) director, has been subpoenaed to appear before a Senate committee investigating abuse, corruption, and misconduct in the federal prison system, including at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), who is the chairman of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) and whose home is in Atlanta, announced the…

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Ex-UCLA Decathlete to Plead Guilty in $37 Million Cannabis Vaping Scam

July 1, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A former University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) decathlete has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges for raising more than $37 million from investors falsely told their funds would be used to finance companies marketing cannabis vape pens, federal prosecutors announced July 1. David Bunevacz, 53 of Calabasas,who competed with the Philippines national team,…

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A 3rd Man Gets Prison for Beverly Hills Heist of $500,000 Watch

March 2, 2022
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By Lila Seidman From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—A third gang member was sentenced to federal prison Monday in connection with an armed robbery of a $500,000 watch at a Beverly Hills restaurant where one diner was struck by gunfire. Marquise A. Gardon, 41, received five years for his role in the brazen heist carried…

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Bernie Madoff, Disgraced Ponzi Schemer, Dies at 82

April 14, 2021
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NEW YORK—Bernard Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, died on Wednesday in prison where he was serving a 150-year sentence, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. He was 82. Madoff for decades presented himself as a successful and trusted Wall Street kingpin while secretly engaging in investment fraud,…

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