LOS ANGELES The captain of the P/V Conception, a Santa Barbara-based dive boat that sank near Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day in 2019 after catching fire, was sentenced Thursday to 48…
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L.A. Men Guilty of Using Instagram to Get Account Holders to Deposit Stolen Checks
LOS ANGELES On Wednesday, two men from Los Angeles admitted to federal criminal charges, accused of scamming banks and credit unions out of a minimum of $2.7 million, officials stated. They…
California Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking
A California man was sentenced Tuesday for sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, and interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution, according to authorities. Michael Deon Fulcher, 54, of Gardena, was sentenced…
Two Men Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Sentences for Drug Dealing on Darknet
SANTA ANA, California Two men, one from Orange County, California, and the other from Texas, were sentenced Monday to lengthy prison terms for using the darknet and encrypted messaging applications to sell…
Deputy Marshal and Two Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
A Deputy U.S. Marshal and two Task Force Officers were killed in the line of duty and multiple other officers were wounded while serving a state arrest warrant on a fugitive in…
Laboratory Marketer and North Carolina Physicians Agree to Pay Over $1.3M to Settle Alleged Kickbacks
Laboratory marketer Thomas Anthony Carnaggio of Irmo, South Carolina, and his marketing company, as well as three physicians in Charlotte, North Carolina, Steven Bauer, M.D., Larry Berman, M.D., and Alireza Nami, M.D.,…
Man Arrested Friday While Crossing Border from Mexico After Stealing 41 Firearms in Kansas
A Kansas man was arrested Thursday while crossing the border from Mexico back into the United States after being indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing 41 firearms from a gun…
Woman Guilty of Counterfeit Postage Fraud That Caused More Than $150 Million in Losses to U.S. Postal Service
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a San Gabriel Valley woman pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) out of more than $150 million by using counterfeit postage to…
Nursing Home Chain and Executives to Pay More Than $7 Million to Settle COVID-Related False Claims
LOS ANGELES The federal government and the State of California have reached a $7 million civil settlement with Monrovia-based ReNew Health Group LLC, ReNew Health Consulting Services LLC, and two corporate executives…
Twelve Drug Traffickers Tied to Jalisco Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Prison
Twelve drug traffickers tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel have been sentenced to between four and a half and 40 years in federal prison, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern…
Man Who Attacked Two Black Women With a Gun Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for committing two federal hate crimes by attacking two Black women with a gun, officials stated. According to authorities, Frederick Eugene…
Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in Multi-state Recovery Home Patient Scheme
A California has been sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that involved bribing drug-addicted individuals to enroll in drug rehabilitation centers as part of a…