Sunland Man Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Scheming to Fraudulently Obtain $650,600 COVID-Relief Loan
LOS ANGELES – A Sunland resident has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining a $650,600 Paycheck Protection Program loan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security…
West L.A. Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Approximately $9 Million in COVID-Relief Loans, Some of Which Was Gambled Away
LOS ANGELES – A West Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from a scheme that used a series of corporations he controlled to fraudulently obtain approximately $9…
South Bay Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Producing Sexually Explicit Content Involving Children
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for producing thousands of sexually explicit images and videos of nearly three dozen children and developing a…
Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine Dropped from Airplane
LOS ANGELES – A Mexican national was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine that had been dropped in the desert…
Montebello Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charges for Causing Fentanyl Overdose that Resulted in Death
LOS ANGELES – A Montebello man pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics charges, including that he provided a woman a fatal dose of fentanyl. Edwin Oliva, 30, pleaded guilty to…
South Korean National Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charge for Poaching Wild Succulent Plants for Illegal Exportation to Asia
LOS ANGELES – A South Korean national who was extradited from South Africa pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for attempting to illegally export to Asia live Dudleya succulent…
Inland Empire Man Who Worked at Group Homes and Mental Health Facilities Indicted on Series of Child Exploitation Offenses
LOS ANGELES – A certified nursing assistant who worked at a Southern California group home for severely disabled patients was indicted today for multiple child exploitation crimes, including filming himself sexually…
International Money Launderer Sentenced to over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Millions from Cyber Crime Schemes
SAVANNAH, Georgia – A Canadian man was sentenced today to 140 months in federal prison for conspiring to launder tens of millions of dollars stolen in various wire and bank fraud…
One-Time EDD Employee Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $1.6 Million in COVID-Related Jobless Benefits
LOS ANGELES – A former California Employment Development Department (EDD) employee has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for causing nearly 200 fraudulent COVID-related unemployment relief claims to…
Glendale Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Hate Crime Case for Attacking Family-Owned Restaurant and Making Death Threats
LOS ANGELES – A Glendale man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for attacking five victims at a family-owned Turkish restaurant last year while shouting anti-Turkish slurs, hurling…
Ex-Montebello Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charge
LOS ANGELES – A former Montebello Police officer pleaded guilty today to a federal bribery charge for accepting at least $14,000 in cash from a drug trafficker in exchange for escorting…
Mexican National Who Allegedly Headed International Cocaine Trafficking Organization Extradited from Mexico
LOS ANGELES – The Mexican leader of a transnational drug trafficking organization arrived here this afternoon after being extradited from Mexico to face federal charges that he conspired to transport cocaine…
Ex-President and CEO of Long Beach Substance Abuse Treatment Provider Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud
LOS ANGELES – The former president and chief executive officer of a Long Beach substance abuse treatment provider was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for participating in a…
Former South Bay Executive Found Guilty of Federal Criminal Charges for Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A former executive at a Hawthorne-based company was found guilty by a federal jury today of criminal charges that he traded in options contracts using inside information and…
San Fernando Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Starting Fire in Santa Monica Restaurant During Last Year’s Civil Unrest
LOS ANGELES – A West Hills man who started a fire that caused substantial damage to a Santa Monica restaurant during the civil disturbances that erupted during the spring of 2020…
U.S. Justice Department Finds that Conditions at the San Luis Obispo County Jail Violate the Constitution
SLO JAIL FINDINGS LOS ANGELES – The San Luis Obispo County Jail violates the rights of prisoners by, among other things, failing to provide adequate medical care and subjecting…
Ex-Chairman of Los Angeles-Based Church Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing $11 Million in Church Funds
LOS ANGELES – The former chairman of the board of the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, of Los Angeles was sentenced today to 130 months in federal prison for stealing more…
South L.A. Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Transporting Fireworks, Including Devices That Caused Huge Explosion
LOS ANGELES – A South Los Angeles man whose fireworks were detonated by police, leading to a massive explosion that destroyed a specially designed containment vehicle, damaged a neighborhood and injured 17…
Disbarred Lawyer Found Guilty of Multiple Felonies for Stealing Client Settlement Money and Cheating on Federal Income Taxes
LOS ANGELES – A disbarred personal-injury lawyer was found guilty by a federal jury today of 22 felonies for stealing the majority of a multimillion-dollar settlement that should have been paid…
Federal Grand Jury Expands RICO Indictment Against MS-13 by Adding Defendants and 4 Previously Unsolved Murders
LOS ANGELES – Nine new defendants and a series of previously uncharged murders are included in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed today that significantly expands a wide-ranging racketeering indictment targeting…
Inland Empire Man Indicted in Sexual Exploitation Case for Targeting Children, One of Whom He Met in Online Gaming Platform
RIVERSIDE, California – A federal grand jury this afternoon returned an indictment charging a Hemet man with sexual exploitation offenses alleging he convinced a preteen girl to send him sexually explicit…
Former Mayor of Adelanto Arrested on Wire Fraud and Bribery Charges Alleging Illicit Payments for Support of Commercial Marijuana Activity
RIVERSIDE, California – The former mayor of Adelanto was arrested today by special agents of the FBI on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he accepted more than $57,000 in bribes…
High Desert Doctor Arrested on Federal Narcotics Charges for Issuing Prescriptions Without Medical Need after Telemedicine Sessions
LOS ANGELES – A High Desert physician remains in federal custody today after his arrest Wednesday on charges of illegally dispensing prescriptions for often-abused controlled substances – including opioid-based medications –…
Victorville Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Causing False Statements to Be Made in Bankruptcy Court Petitions
LOS ANGELES – A San Bernardino County man was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for continuing to act as a bankruptcy petition preparer (BPP) –…
San Fernando Valley Man Found Guilty in Terror Plot to Bomb a Rally in Long Beach
LOS ANGELES – A federal jury this afternoon convicted a San Fernando Valley man for attempting to bomb a rally in Long Beach for the purpose of causing mass casualties. …
Ex-Marine Again Convicted of Using Drugs and Force to Sexually Abuse Young Girls in Cambodia
LOS ANGELES – At the end of a re-trial prompted by appellate court reversal, a federal jury today convicted a retired Marine Corps captain who traveled to Cambodia in 2005 for…
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