3 Mexican Mafia Members and 28 Associates Charged in Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Murders, Drug Trafficking and Gun Offenses

SANTA ANA, California – A 33-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, two murders and six attempted…

Former Santa Cruz County Assessor Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Felipe Fuentes, 62, of Nogales, Arizona, pleaded guilty last week for his role in a long-running bribery conspiracy that spanned much of his tenure as the elected County Assessor…

7 Federal Criminal Cases Charge Drug Dealers Who Allegedly Sold Fentanyl that Caused Deadly Overdoses in Orange County

SANTA ANA, California – Federal authorities today announced seven criminal cases against drug dealers who sold fentanyl-laced narcotics that caused fatal overdoses in Orange County, including one case in which three…

Former Chiropractor Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Submitting $2.2 Million in Billings to Health Insurers

SANTA ANA, California – A former Orange County chiropractor was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for stealing from health insurers by fraudulently causing the submission of $2.2 million…

Local Santa Rosa Lima Cartel Cell Head Sentenced for Drug Crimes, Money Laundering

A local Dallas cell head who worked with the Santa Rosa Lima Drug Cartel and other Mexico-based drug trafficking organizations was sentenced Wednesday to more than 16 years in federal prison, announced…

Orange County Woman Found Guilty of Federal Charges in Murder of Man Shot on Boat and Whose Body Was Recovered in Ocean

SANTA ANA, California – A San Juan Capistrano woman was found guilty by a federal jury today of criminal charges in connection with the October 2019 murder of a man whose…

Ten Members Of International Stock Manipulation Ring Charged In Manhattan Federal Court

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Two Santa Clara County Executives Charged With “Specialty Occupation” Visa Fraud

SAN JOSE – Elangovan Punniakoti and Mary Christeena appeared in federal court today to face an indictment charging them with visa fraud and conspiracy to commit visa fraud, announced United States Attorney…

United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref Highlights Fentanyl Prosecutions Relating to Operation Engage Spokane

Spokane, WA – The Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.), in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, recently launched Operation Engage Spokane, which is a comprehensive community-level approach…

Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Sex Offenders

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted sex offenders in separate groups shortly after they illegally entered the United States, April 5. Around noon, Carrizo Springs…

U.S. citizen arrested in Honduras convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A federal jury on April 7 returned a guilty verdict on Bruce Beckner, 59, for one count of bank fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of…

Orange County House Flipper Found Guilty of Filing False Federal Tax Returns That Omitted More Than $2 Million of Income

SANTA ANA, California – A federal jury has found an Orange County real estate investor who successfully flipped foreclosed homes guilty of three federal criminal tax charges, the Justice Department announced…

Three men sentenced to federal prison on charges related to human trafficking

BRUNSWICK, GA: Three men have been sentenced to federal prison in separate but related cases in which they admitted providing forced labor for south Georgia farms. Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr., 24, of…

Convicted Terrorist Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Pounds of Methamphetamine While on Supervised Release

SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 188 months in federal prison for selling nearly four pounds of methamphetamine while he was on supervised release following…

Franklin County Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that March 22, 2022, Adam Neftali Santana, age 37, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment…

Former CEO of Santa Clarita Valley Financial Services Company Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Prison for $2.3 Million Ponzi Scheme

LOS ANGELES – The former CEO of a Valencia-based financial services company was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for helping to run a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens…

Santa Paula Doctor and Lancaster Patient Recruiter Arrested in Hospice Fraud Scheme that Received Over $30 Million from Medicare

LOS ANGELES – Authorities today arrested a physician and a marketer on federal charges stemming from a scheme that bilked Medicare out of more than $30 million for medically unnecessary hospice…

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3 Mexican Mafia Members and 28 Associates Charged in Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Murders, Drug Trafficking and Gun Offenses

Former Santa Cruz County Assessor Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy

7 Federal Criminal Cases Charge Drug Dealers Who Allegedly Sold Fentanyl that Caused Deadly Overdoses in Orange County

Former Chiropractor Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Submitting $2.2 Million in Billings to Health Insurers

Local Santa Rosa Lima Cartel Cell Head Sentenced for Drug Crimes, Money Laundering

Orange County Woman Found Guilty of Federal Charges in Murder of Man Shot on Boat and Whose Body Was Recovered in Ocean

Ten Members Of International Stock Manipulation Ring Charged In Manhattan Federal Court

Two Santa Clara County Executives Charged With “Specialty Occupation” Visa Fraud

United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref Highlights Fentanyl Prosecutions Relating to Operation Engage Spokane

Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Sex Offenders

U.S. citizen arrested in Honduras convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges

Orange County House Flipper Found Guilty of Filing False Federal Tax Returns That Omitted More Than $2 Million of Income

Three men sentenced to federal prison on charges related to human trafficking

Convicted Terrorist Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Pounds of Methamphetamine While on Supervised Release

Franklin County Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

Former CEO of Santa Clarita Valley Financial Services Company Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Prison for $2.3 Million Ponzi Scheme

Federal jury convicts Navajo man of manslaughter

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Third Federal Bank Robbery Charge

The Habit Burger Grill Brings The Spirit Of Santa Barbara To San Diego With New Drive-Thru Restaurant

Santa Paula Doctor and Lancaster Patient Recruiter Arrested in Hospice Fraud Scheme that Received Over $30 Million from Medicare

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