Defendants Conspired Together to Travel and Obstruct Official Proceedings on January 6th WASHINGTON Four Three Percenters from California were found guilty in Washington D.C. on Tuesday of conspiracy to obstruct an official…
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two For Allegedly Selling Fentanyl and Other Drugs in 50 States Using the Darknet
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury has indicted two men who allegedly supplied fentanyl-laced pills and methamphetamine to a drug trafficking organization that used the darknet and encrypted messaging applications to sell…
Maine Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Conspiring to Provide Firearms and Explosives to Terrorists
A Maine man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, officials stated. According to court documents, Xavier Pelkey, 20, of Waterville, pleaded guilty…
Man Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Prison for $5 Million Surety Bond Scam
LOS ANGELES, CA A Westwood man was found guilty this week of cheating people out of over $5 million by pretending to sell bonds for large-scale building projects and other endeavors, as…
Trio Charged with Armed Robberies During a One-Week Spree, Fleeing Police Resulted in Fatal Car Crash
LOS ANGELES Three Southern California residents have been charged in a federal criminal complaint with allegedly committing three armed robberies of a liquor store, gas station, and convenience store, according to officials….
Calif. Man Allegedly Posted Online Videos Threatening to Kill Military Personnel
LOS ANGELES The Justice Department stated Thursday that a man from Northern California has been charged with a crime for allegedly posting videos of himself online threatening to kill several military soldiers…
Former State Corrections Supervisor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Beating Inmate
Former supervisory state corrections officer Kenan Lister was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison after he plead guilty to beating an inmate and violating his civil rights, officials stated. In…
Four Guatemalans Sentenced to Federal Prison for Human Smuggling Scheme That Resulted in Death of Guatemalan in 2021
Federal officials announced Wednesday the sentences of four men from Guatemala who were involved in a human smuggling scheme that resulted in the death of a Guatemalan migrant in 2021. Four defendants…
Man Guilty of Running House-Flipping Investment Scams That Raised More than $17 Million
LOS ANGELES A Costa Mesa man pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges for running fraudulent investment schemes that raised more than $17 million by promising investors—several of them elderly—returns of up…
La Luz del Mundo Megachurch Leader Charged by Federal Grand Jury for Possessing Chid Sexual Abuse Images
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury on Thursday charged the Mexico-based La Luz del Mundo megachurch leader with two felony counts, officials stated. Naasón Joaquín García allegedly produced and possessed child sexual…
Three Mississippi Corrections Officers Sentenced to Prison for Beating Defenseless Inmate
Three former Mississippi Department of Corrections officials were sentenced Wednesday for using excessive force against an inmate, involving the use of dangerous weapons and resulting in bodily injury. According to court documents,…
22-Year-Old Driver Who Killed Four Pepperdine University Students Charged with Murder
Fraser Bohm was charged with four counts of murder and four counts of vehicular manslaughter in the Oct. 17 crash. He made his initial court appearance Wednesday a day after he was…