RIVERSIDE, California A Michigan man was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in federal prison for maliciously setting fire to six semi-trailers, federal officials stated. The trailers…
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Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Masterminding Marijuana Robbery That Resulted in a Death
RIVERSIDE, California A San Bernardino man who arranged a drug deal that resulted in a 21-year-old man being shot and killed was sentenced today to 15 years and six months in federal…
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…
Man Who Allegedly Set Fire to Sen. Bernie Sanders Office Arrested
In Burlington, Vermont, Shant Soghomonian, also known as Michael Soghomonian, 35, formerly of Northridge, California, was arrested Sunday on charges related to an arson incident at One Church Street — the office…
Calif. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegally Selling Firearms and Possessing Methamphetamine
LOS ANGELES A hookah lounge owner was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for illegally selling firearms, including several “ghost guns,” officials stated. The weapons were sold out of his…
Texas Man and Girlfriend Coerced Two Adults to Commit Sex Trafficking, Resorted to Violence and Money Quotas
A Texas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, according to officials. Court documents reveal that in 2021 and 2022, 30-year-old Gregory Massey and…
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery Spree That Ended in a Violent High-Speed Chase
RIVERSIDE, California An Arizona man was sentenced today to 312 months in federal prison for committing armed robberies of nine stores in Southern California and Arizona during a crime spree in the…
South L.A. Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Weapons Convictions
LOS ANGELES A member of the South Los Angeles-based Florencia 13 street gang who admitted to distributing kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine and to selling dozens of firearms and 16 machine gun…
Calif. Man Who Illegally Sold Guns, Facing Up to 25 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge Thursday convicted a South Los Angeles man of participating in a scheme in which he and others illegally sold 22 guns and three silencers. Jonathan Perez,…
Violent Crime Crackdown in Cleveland Nets 59 Suspects
This week, federal, county and local law enforcement officials announced that 59 individuals were charged and arrested in connection with firearms trafficking, narcotics, conspiracy, or other firearms offenses, officials stated. According to…
Two Members of Florencia 13 Street Gang Sentenced in Federal Court to Life in Prison
LOS ANGELES Two Huntington Park men who are members of the Florencia 13 street gang and were involved in the murder of another gang member were sentenced to life without parole in…
Newspaper Editor Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms
LOS ANGELES The editor of a newspaper that covers the Sunland/Tujunga area was sentenced last week to three years and five months in federal prison for illegally possessing firearms, according to officials….