LOS ANGELES – A Corona woman who was the chief executive officer of a high-end jean company that outfitted Hollywood celebrities pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to bank fraud and bankruptcy…
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Former Head of Narcotics Organization Pleads Guilty to Drug and Money Laundering Charges
ALBUQUERQUE— The former leader of a narcotics organization plead guilty Thursday to cocaine trafficking conspiracy and four money laundering charges, according to authorities. Under a guilty plea, Christopher Roybal, 35, is required…
“Revenge Porn” Website Owner Pleads Guilty to Hiring a Man to Hack Email Accounts
LOS ANGELES – A Northern California man who operated the Internet’s best-known “revenge porn” website plead guilty Wednesday to federal computer hacking and identity theft charges for hiring another man to hack…
Alabama Cop Pleads Guilty to Trying to Fix Cocaine Trafficking Charges
BIRMINGHAM—A Huntsville police officer plead guilty Tuesday in federal court to taking part in a conspiracy to fix cocaine trafficking charges against an individual arrested by another Huntsville officer, according to federal…
L.A.Executive Arrested in Connection with Alleged $9 Million Bank Fraud
WASHINGTON – A Los Angeles-area executive was arrested Tuesday in connection with a $9 million scheme to defraud United Commercial Bank and East West Bank, officials announced. Chung Yu “Louis” Yeung, 37,…
Two Sentenced to 25-Years Each for Helping Terrorists Plot to Kill Americans in Afghanistan
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. – Two men were each sentenced Monday to 25 years in federal prison for helping to plot with al Qaeda and the Taliban to kill Americans, officials said. U.S. District…
Bookkeeper Used Boss’ Signature Stamp to Steal $3.4 Million From Business
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – A Huntington Beach woman was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for embezzling nearly $3.5 million from her former employer, a warehouse and trucking-services company, officials…
Smugglers Sentenced for Leaving Pregnant Woman to Die in Mountain Wilderness
SAN DIEGO – Two smugglers who left a pregnant woman to die in the rugged Otay Mountain wilderness during an ill-fated border-crossing attempt were sentenced in federal court last week. The woman’s husband…
Man Who sold Heroin and Guns Near a School Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
SEATTLE – A federal judge on Friday sentenced a man who sold guns and heroin from the basement apartment of a home in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood in Seattle to six years in…
Women Who Ran $1.4 Million Real Estate Con Sentenced to Prison
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – A Seal Beach woman was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in federal prison for operating a $1.4 million con that bilked clients who paid money in response…
Nebraska Sovereign Citizen Sentenced for Obstructing IRS and Filing False Property Liens
NEBRASKA – A member of the so-called sovereign citizen group, “Republic for the United States of America” was sentenced to three years in prison for conspiring to retaliate against federal officials by…
Long Beach Pimp Gets 20 Years in Prison; Ten Victims Get $866,244 as Restitution
LOS ANGELES – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Long Beach pimp to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking young women who he forced to work as prostitutes, according to…