JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ When communities try to hold policeaccountable, law enforcement fights back Civilian oversight is undermined by politicians and police, who contend citizens are ill-equipped to judge officers A…
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Former Social Worker Who Distributed Child Pornography Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
SANTA ANA, California A former social worker in Orange County was sentenced Monday to eight years in federal prison for distributing computer video files that contained sexually explicit videos…
Man Admits to Trying to Smuggle 100 Illegal Immigrants inside Tractor-Trailer
APRIL 7, 2021LAREDO, TXHUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING LAREDO, Texas —(PRESS RELEASE) A Houston man pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to transport 119 noncitizens inside a tractor-trailer. Brodrick Keith Rhodes, 32, from Houston, entered a…
Ex-Owner of Wastewater Treatment Co. Indicted for Allegedly Dumping Industrial Waste
SANTA ANA, California The former owner of a wastewater treatment facility in Orange offi has been indicted him and his company – Klean Waters, Inc. – in a scheme that discharged untreated…
Audit the Audit: Using Profane Words in Public Places
Free expression complex but exercising First Amendment is vital in a Democracy.
Ex-L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to Seven Years for Leading a $2 Million Armed Robbery of Marijuana Warehouse
LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for masterminding a $2 million armed robbery of a marijuana warehouse, according to officials….
Three Women Used Names of Prison Inmates to Get COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits
RIVERSIDE, California Federal authorities this week arrested three Inland Empire residents on fraud charges, officials stated. They allegedly used information belonging to California state prison inmates to file for pandemic-related unemployment benefits,…
ICE Removes Mexican Rapist From U.S. and Sends Him Back to Mexico
APRIL 7, 2021PORTLAND, ORENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL ICE removes convicted rapist from US to Mexico Juan Cortez-Magdaleno, 53, is a Mexican citizen who was granted legal status in the United States in 1991….
Federal Immigration Official Originally from Nigeria Charged with Faking Entry into U.S.
SANTA ANA, California An immigration services officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services was arrested Wednesday in Maryland on a federal charge that alleges he obtained U.S. citizenship under a false name,…
Man Allegedly Used Ponzi Scheme to Scam Investors of $227 Million by Falsely Claiming to License Latin American Films to Netflix and HBO
LOS ANGELES A Beverlywood man was arrested Tuesday on a federal criminal complaint alleging that victims put $227 million – investment principal that has yet to be repaid, according to officials. The…
Eight Arrested for Allegedly Drug Trafficking in Los Angeles and Riverside Counties
LOS ANGELES Eight suspects were arrested for allegedly being involved in a drug trafficking organization operating in Los Angeles and Riverside counties, according to officials. The drug organization distributed large quantities of…
Man Allegedly Took Kickbacks to Find New-Patient “Body Brokering” for Sober Living Homes
SANTA ANA, California Federal agents arrested an Orange County man on federal charges for allegedly soliciting and receiving illegal kickbacks from corrupt sober living homes, officials announced Tuesday. Darius Jarell…