LOS ANGELES A South Los Angeles man was arrested on federal charges of illegally transporting tons of explosives he purchased in Nevada – including dangerous homemade devices that were detonated by police,…
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Mother Charged with Murdering Her Three Young Children
LOS ANGELES A woman was charged Wednesday with killing her three children earlier this week in East Los Angeles, according to state prosecutors. “In an instant, three innocent children were taken from…
Three Texas Men Sentenced to Prison for Using Dating App to Target Gay Men for Violent Crimes
Three Texas men were sentenced Wednesday for violent crimes, according to officials. Michael Atkinson, 28, Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon, 21, and Daryl Henry, 24, were sentenced to prison terms for their involvement in a…
Texas Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Running Child Obscenity Website
TEXAS A Texas man was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for multiple obscenity crimes involving children, according to officials. Thomas Alan Arthur, 65, of Terlingua, was convicted by a federal…
Former Supplemental Co. Owner Guilty of Illegally Distributing Anabolic Steroids
VIRGINIA A Georgia resident and his company plead guilty Tuesday to a felony charge for distributing anabolic steroids and steroid-like drugs in alleged dietary supplements. According to court documents, James Chadwick Brooks,…
Turkish Businessman in Austria Charged with Laundering $133 Million in U.S. Treasury Fraud Proceeds
UTAH A Turkish businessman was arrested in Austria on Saturday at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, according to federal officials. This arrest followed a superseding indictment returned by a…
Five Charged with Exporting Thermal Imaging Scopes and Night Vision Goggles to Russia
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities have arrested two Illinois residents named in an indictment that accuses five defendants of conspiring to unlawfully export to Russia defense articles – specifically, thermal imaging riflescopes and…
Correction Officers Sentenced to Prison for Beating Inmate Like “a Pinata”
TENNESSEE Two former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) Correctional Officers were sentenced Thursday for assaulting an inmate in violation of a federal civil rights statute, officials announced. Nathaniel Griffin, 31, and Tanner…
L.A. Forms an Independent Team to Re-Examine Fatal Use-of-Force Incidents
LOS ANGELES Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday the formation of an independent team that will re-examine fatal use-of-force incidents by law enforcement officers and recommend further action when…
L.A. Dentist Charged with Sexually Assaulting Abusing Nine Patients
LOS ANGELES A dentist was charged Monday with sexually abusing nine patients at his Los Angeles dental office, according to officials. “This case is especially concerning because its victims are low-income people…