LOS ANGELES Two Orange County men were arrested on a three-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they ran a transnational drug trafficking organization that exported wholesale amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine The…
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Two Calif. Men Agree to Plead Guilty of Bribery In Connection With Tribal Police Badges
LOS ANGELES Two Los Angeles-area men who unlawfully sold or purchased police badges from a southeastern San Diego County tribe—one who lied to the FBI about the scheme and the other who…
Medical Clinic Office Manager Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Distributing 60,000 Opioid Pills for Cash
A medical clinic office manager was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison for operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully distributed over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash. According…
Three Men Were Convicted for Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Other Crimes
A federal jury in Norfolk, Virginia, convicted three men yesterday of conspiracy to commit murder and other crimes. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Ronald Jenkins, 42, of Franklin,…
Ohio Man Who Got a “Green Card” to Live in U.S. Allegedly Committed a War Crime
On Wednesday, officials stated that a man from Ohio admitted to authorities that he had emigrated to the US illegally to seek a green card, as he had concealed the fact that…
Brothers Sentences to Decades in Prison for Making Machineguns Intended for ISIS
INDIANA After admitting to trying to provide material support or resources, specifically firearms, to a designated foreign terrorist organization, 25-year-old Moyad Dannon of Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced to 16 years and eight…
Federal Jury Indicts Former Social Media Stock Promoter for Alleged “Pump-and-Dump” Securities Fraud
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a San Pedro man in a “stock scalping” scheme in which he used his “TeamBillionaire” email list and his social media…
Former CEO of Los Angeles Anti-Poverty Program Sent to Prison for Embezzling Money from the Nonprofit Agency
LOS ANGELES The former president and CEO of a Los Angeles-based anti-poverty nonprofit agency was sentenced Tuesday to six months in federal prison for embezzling money from the nonprofit for his benefit, officials…
Convicted Bank-Robbery Felon Charged with Robbing Armored Vehicle Courier at Gunpoint
LOS ANGELES An Inglewood man, who last year was granted compassionate release after serving 26 years in federal prison for armed robberies of armed couriers, was indicted Tuesday for allegedly robbing a…
Man Charged with Violently Attacking Jewish Couple Celebrating Shabbat in Beverly Hills
LOS ANGELES Jarris Silagi has been charged with violently attacking a Jewish couple as they were on their way to celebrate Shabbat at their synagogue in Beverly Hills. “I unequivocally condemn the…
Two Men Face Federal Charges Alleging That They Ran $25 Million Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
LOS ANGELES A superseding indictment was unsealed this week, charging an Australian national and a Hollywood Hills man with operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of more than $25 million….
Former LA Deputy Sentenced to Two Years for Falsely Arresting a Man and Lying About the Arrest
LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for depriving a 23-year-old man of his civil rights in 2020 by…