LOS ANGELES A former Baldwin Park city councilmember plead guilty to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes – including $20,000 in cash – from a Baldwin Park Police officer working…
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California Man Admits Illegally Getting $1 Million in COVID-19 Relief Loans
LOS ANGELES A Santa Clarita Valley man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal criminal charge that he fraudulently obtained more than $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for his sham…
West Virginia Woman Took Top Secrets, Committed Kidnapping
West Virginia Elizabeth Jo Shirley, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to eight years in prison for unlawfully retaining documents containing national defense information. She was also sentenced to three years…
L.A. Man Arrested for Stalking and Harassing VA Female Doctors
LOS ANGELES A man who recently moved to an apartment only blocks from the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center was arrested Friday on a federal stalking charge, officials allege. The…
Former Therapist Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Patients
LOS ANGELES COUNTY A former marriage and family therapist in Pasadena was sentenced to four years in state prison Thursday for sexually abusing seven patients, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office…
Man Guilty of Recklessly Operating Drone That Hit LAPD Helicopter
LOS ANGELES A Hollywood man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal criminal charge that he recklessly operated a drone that crashed into and damaged the fuselage of a Los Angeles Police Department…
YouTube Racial Slurs and Threats Land Man in Prison for 21 Months
EL PASO, TEXAS A federal judge Tuesday sentenced an El Paso man to 21 months in federal prison for posting a threatening communication over the internet, officials stated. In addition to the…
Houston Man Gets Life for Sex-Trafficking Girls
HOUSTON A 45-year-old Houston man has been sent to prison this week and ordered to pay nearly $1 million for sex trafficking adults and minors, according to officials. A Houston federal jury…
Feds Close 2014 Fatal Shooting of 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice by Two Cops
CLEVELAND, OHIO The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a federal investigation of the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice on Nov. 22, 2014 found no evidence to support criminal charges against two police…
Louisville Man Charged for Shooting Officers During Civil Unrest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. A Louisville man who shot two police officers and fired multiple rounds at other officers during civil unrest in Louisville, Kentucky, has been charged with civil disorder, announced U.S. Attorney…
Federal Investigation Alleges Sexual Abuse of Female Inmates by Prison Staff
FLORIDA The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida this week concluded that female inmates are being sexually abused by the facility’s staff….
Former DOD Employee Sentenced for Assaulting Two People in Japan
OKLAHOMA CITY A federal judge on Thursday sentenced an Oklahoma City man to five years in prison for assaulting two neighbors inside their apartment in Okinawa, Japan, officials stated. Brendan Rowin Figuly…