SANTA ANA, California A convicted sex offender faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison after his arrest Thursday on a five-count federal grand jury indictment alleging he tried to…
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Man Allegedly Went on Armed Robbery Spree of a Dozen Southern California Businesses
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with the attempted armed robbery of a Downey business—an attack in which a store employee pulled out…
Patient Coordinator for Sober Living Home Arrested for Alleged Kickback Payments to “Body Brokers”
SANTA ANA, California A patient intake coordinator for an addiction treatment facility in Orange County was arrested Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he conspired to pay $37,000 in illegal…
Man Indicted for Allegedly Making a Pattern of “Swatting Calls” to Schools and Airport
RIVERSIDE, California A Riverside County man has been arrested on an 18-count federal indictment alleging he placed “swatting calls” threatening to commit mass shootings at several schools in the Inland Empire and…
Georgia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Running Business Email and Romance Fraud Schemes
A man from Georgia was sentenced to a 10-year prison term on Tuesday for laundering over $4.5 million obtained through various fraudulent schemes, including business email compromise (BEC), defrauding a health care…
FBI: Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Pulling Out a Shotgun at a Church’s Chicken
ALBUQUERQUE An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a shotgun at a Church’s Chicken in 2022, officials stated Monday. Court documents reveal…
Virgina Businessman Sentenced to Six Years and Six Months for Hiding $200,000 from IRS
A Virginia businessman was sentenced to six years and six months in prison for evading the payment of employment taxes, filing false tax returns, and obstructing the IR, officials stated Monday. According…
“Pharoah” Arrested for Allegedly Operating One of the Largest Illegal Narcotics Marketplaces on the Internet
Federal officials stated that Rui-Siang Lin, also known as Ruisiang Lin, Pharoah, and faro, 23, of Taiwan, was arrested Monday in connection with his operation and ownership of “Incognito Market,” an online…
Feds: Man Arrested for Allegedly Producing AI-Generated Images of Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Acts
Authorities arrested a Wisconsin man last week on charges connected to his alleged creation, distribution, and possession of AI-generated explicit images of minors, as well as sending similar explicit AI-generated images to…
Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Allegedly Fatally Shooting Unarmed Man in the Back
A federal grand jury in San Diego returned a two-count indictment charging former San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Russell for fatally shooting Nicholas Bils on May 1, 2020, officials stated. Russell is…
Two Chinese Nationals Arrested for Allegedly Laundering at Least $73 Million in Shell Companies Tied to Cryptocurrency Investment Scams
LOS ANGELES An indictment was unsealed Thursday in federal court charging Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang, both Chinese nationals, with leading roles in a cryptocurrency investment scam laundering scheme. Li, a dual…
Arrest of Four Alleged Drug Dealers in Two States Results Darknet Narcotics
LOS ANGELES Four defendants in California and Nevada have been arrested on a four-count federal grand jury drug-related indictment, officials stated. The four alleged they shipped hundreds of thousands of dollars worth…