Imperial Valley News Center
Justice Department Approves Sinclair Broadcasting's Acquisition of Divested Fox Regional Sports Networks
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New York - On December 13, 2017, The Walt Disney Company entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets and businesses from Twenty-First Century Fox, including Fox’s 22 regional sports networks (RSNs). After an investigation, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a civil antitrust lawsuit on June 27, 2018, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to block the proposed transaction. At the same time, the Department filed a proposed settlement that, if approved by the court, would resolve the Department’s competitive concerns.
Two Women Plead Guilty in Connection with Plan to Build Explosive Devices Similar to Those Used in Prior Terrorist Attacks
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Brooklyn, New York - Yesterday, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Asia Siddiqui and Noelle Velentzas, both citizens of the United States and residents of Queens, pleaded guilty to teaching and distributing information pertaining to the making and use of an explosive, destructive device, and weapon of mass destruction, intending that it be used to commit a federal crime of violence. The guilty pleas were entered before United States District Court Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. When sentenced, the defendants face up to 20 years in prison.
Commercial Fisherman Sentenced for Illegally Harvesting and Selling Oysters
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Chesapeake Bay, Virginia - A Virginia man was sentenced to 12 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge Henry Coke Morgan Jr., after pleading guilty to federal charges relating to the illegal harvest and sale of oysters from Virginia waters.
University of Kansas Researcher Indicted for Fraud for Failing to Disclose Conflict of Interest with Chinese University
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Lawrence, Kansas - A researcher at the University of Kansas (KU) was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of hiding the fact he was working full time for a Chinese university while doing research at KU funded by the U.S. government.
Two Los Angeles Pharmacy Owners Found Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
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Los Angeles, California - A federal jury found two Los Angeles pharmacy owners guilty Tuesday for their participation in a $35 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme to bill Medicare for medications that were never provided and to launder the proceeds of the fraud.
Man Pleads Guilty to Extensive Cyberstalking and Threats Campaign
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Boston, Massachusetts - A Florida man who was charged with conducting an extensive cyberstalking campaign that targeted his former schoolmate, a 30-year-old Massachusetts woman, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Boston. The victim’s name is being withheld to protect her privacy.
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