SANTA ANA, California Federal prosecutors on Tuesday filed criminal charges against an Irvine man whose company allegedly used high-pressure sales tactics to raise more than $9.5 million with bogus claims that the…
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Man Involved in 2015 Terrorist Attack in San Bernardino Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
RIVERSIDE, California A Riverside man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to commit terrorist attacks in the Inland Empire and for providing assault rifles later used in…
Man Arrested for Fraud Involving Adult Entertainment Website Scam
LOS ANGELES A Montrose was arrested on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with defrauding investors out of more than $1 million via an adult entertainment website scam, prosecutors announced…
Man Charged with Allegedly Illegally Seeking More Than $6 Million from COVID Relief Funds
NORTH CAROLINA A man was charged with fraudulently seeking over $6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, federal prosecutors allege. Tristan Bishop Pan, 38, of Garner, is charged with wire fraud,…
Corrections Officer Sentenced to 11 Months for Beating Inmate
The Justice Department stated that a former correctional officer with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office (RPSO), Detention Center 1, in Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced Friday in federal court for assaulting an inmate…
Fourth Defendant in Gang-Related Shooting of Infant Sentenced to 19 Years
LOS ANGELES A man who was one of four defendants charged in connection with a fatal gang shooting which killed a 1-year-old girl in Compton more than four years ago pleaded no…
Two Marines Indicted for Allegedly Drug Trafficking After Fellow Marine’s Fatal Overdose
LOS ANGELES Two active-duty Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton were arrested Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment charging one Marine and three civilians with conspiring to distribute narcotics – including oxycodone…
California Woman Linked to Drug Overdoses Charged with Narcotics Trafficking
LOS ANGELES Prosecutors Friday levied drug charges against a San Gabriel woman who allegedly sold narcotics to several individuals in Pasadena who suffered overdoses on Sept. 11. Marisol Bolanos Hernandez, 35, was…
Two Self-Described “Boogaloo Bois” Allegedly Tried to Help Terrorist Group
MINNESOTA Federal officials on Friday stated that Michael Robert Solomon, 30, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, are charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to Hamas, a terrorist organization. “Michael…
Three Former Caregivers Sentenced for Roles in the Death of a Disabled Resident
MISSOURI A federal judge sentenced three former caregivers in Fulton to prison for their roles in the death of a disabled resident at Second Chance Homes. Second Chance Homes, an organization that…
Four Defendants Arrested for Theft and Sale of U.S. Weapons Systems to California Company
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities Wednesday arrested four defendants alleging a civilian employee of U.S. Navy downloaded technical drawings and manuals about military weapons systems, according to officials. The items were sold to…
California Man Sentenced to Three years for Causing $3.4 Million in Losses to Investors
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a Santa Barbara County man to three years in prison for orchestrating a years-long scheme that defrauded investors out of more than $3.4 million, officials stated….