Officials stated that a bodybuilding coach was arrested Tuesday in Charlottesville, Virginia, for multiple child exploitation offenses. Court documents indicate that between 2013 and April 2020, Elliott Simon Atwell, 33, of Charlottesville,…
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Kansas Man Indicted for Brandishing Firearm, Using Death Threats and Racial Slurs Against Two Black Juveniles
Officials announced Tuesday that a federal grand jury indicted a Kansas man for using guns, death threats, and racial slurs to intimidate Black people and interfere with multiple federally-protected rights. The indictment…
Man Guilty of $1.2 Million Check Fraud Scheme Promoted on Social Media
SANTA ANA, California Officials stated that a convicted felon from Orange County who used social media to instruct his Instagram followers on how to defraud banks pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring with…
SoCal Man Allegedly Impersonated Federal Agent to Scam Latino Immigrants Seeking Legal Status to Remain in U.S.
SANTA ANA, California A federal grand jury has indicted a San Diego man for allegedly impersonating a federal agent and using that fake position to defraud more than 25 Orange County victims…
N.J. Prison Corrections Officers Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Systematically Brutalizing and Abusing Inmates
Officials stated that a corrections officer at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, New Jersey, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for assaulting inmates for “actual, perceived, and fabricated” violations of prison…
Federal Corrections Officer Charged with Sexual Assaulting Three Female Inmates
A federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin (FCI Dublin) was named in a 12-count indictment charging him for sexually assaulting three female inmates, according to officials. According to the…
Beverly Hills Man Finishing Sentence for Fraud Indicted on Alleged $9 Million Scam for Investment in Fake Hemp Farm
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury Tuesday returned a five-count indictment that accused a Beverly Hills man – who was completing a sentence in a prior federal fraud case – of soliciting…
Man Guilty of Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Killed a 15-Year-Old Boy
LOS ANGELES A jury found a South Bay man guilty of distributing pills laced with the powerful opioid fentanyl to a 15-year-old boy who ingested them and died in May 2020, the…
Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Stealing ID’s to Apply for Over $1 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for fraudulently applying for more than $1.2 million in COVID-19 pandemic unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. Officials…
Gang Member Guilty of Firebombing Prison Guard’s House Who Interfered with Illegal Drug Deals
A member of the Gangster Disciples gang pleaded guilty Thursday in Mississippi to a racketeering conspiracy involving his firebombing of a prison guard’s house, according to authorities. Darrell Steele also plead guilty…
L.A. Harbor Gang Members and Associates Arrested on Fentanyl and Gun Sales
LOS ANGELES Law enforcement Wednesday arrested seven members and associates of Los Angeles Harbor area street gangs – including from the two largest gangs, Westside Wilmas and Eastside Wilmas The suspects were…
Georgia Couple Charged With Labor Trafficking, Forced Labor and Alien Smuggling
A 16-count indictment was unsealed Monday charging a Georgia husband and wife with conspiring to commit labor trafficking, in addition to forced labor and alien smuggling, officials stated. The crimes were allegedly…