SANTA ANA, CALIF. A Southern California man plead guilty in federal court to scamming 1,500 victims by lying and misrepresenting a worthless mortgage-modification scam, federal officials announced Monday. Charles Wayne Farris, 55,…
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Salesman Pleads Guilty to Swindling Consumers Through Debt Relief Firms
A Newport Beach, California, man plead guilty Monday for his role as a salesman at fraudulent debt relief firms that offered to settle credit card debts but instead took victims’ payments as undisclosed up-front fees, according to federal officials.
Video Shows Off-Duty NYPD Cop Shooting Unarmed Man in Road Rage Rift
Newly emerged surveillance video shows the moment an off-duty NYPD officer shot and killed an unarmed motorist who approached his vehicle after an apparent traffic dispute in Brooklyn earlier in the week.
CEO of Substance Abuse Treatment Program and Three Others Indicted for $50 Million Counseling Fraud
A federal indictment named four people Friday for allegedly participating in a scheme that submitted more than $50 million in fraudulent claims to California’s Drug Medi-Cal program for alcohol and drug treatment services for high school and middle school students, according to officials.
Defense Contractor Employee Arrested for Selling Satellite Secrets to Undercover Agent Posing as a Spy
A Culver City, California, man was arrested Thursday on federal charges of economic espionage and violations of the Arms Export Control Act for his attempts to sell sensitive satellite information to a person he believed to be a foreign intelligence agent, according to officials.
Gregory Allen Justice, 49, who worked for a cleared defense contractor as an engineer on militar
California Man Who Claimed More than $53 Million In Fraudulent Tax Returns Convicted
An Oxnard-based tax return preparer was convicted Thursday of conspiracy to file false tax refund claims and for having signed tax returns claiming more than $53 million in fraudulent tax refunds, officials announced Friday.
Seven Los Angeles Gang Members and Associates Charged With Allegedly Firebombing Black Residents’ Homes
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury issued a 10-count indictment against seven Los Angeles men for allegedly firebombing residents of blacks living in Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles, officials announced Thursday. The…
Man Who Helped an Identity Theft Ring with “Technical Support” Sentenced to Prison
A man who formerly resided in Glendale has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for his role of providing “technical support” to a credit card fraud ring that caused an estimated loss of more than $3 million during his involvement and for applying for a phony passport to flee prosecution, according to officials.
Alleged Terrorist Indicted for Plotting to Kill a Federal Judge Presiding Over His Case
A federal grand jury indicted Yahya Farooq Mohammad Wednesday, charging him with soliciting the murder of a federal judge, according to officials.
Former Postal Employee Admits to Stealing at Least 6,240 Credit Cards from the Mail
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A Garden Grove man who worked for the U.S. Postal Service for more than two decades appeared in federal court Tuesday after agreeing to plead guilty to stealing from…
Two Former South Texas School Board Members Sentenced to Prison for Bribery
Two former elected members of the School Board of Donna, Texas, and a private citizen who served as a middleman were sentenced Monday for accepting bribes in connection with a services contract held by the Donna Independent School District, officials said.
Feds: Leader of Heroin and Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Network Sentenced to Prison
A federal judge on Friday sentenced the leader of a large drug trafficking group with ties to California and Mexico, U.S. Justice Deptto ten years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes.