LOS ANGELES A Baldwin Hills man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal criminal charge for conning victims nationwide. The victims gave him their high-end and exotic vehicles with bogus promises he would…
Category: Federal Court
Feds: New Orleans Judge Allegedly Didn’t Report Income from Hundreds of Weddings
A federal grand jury in New Orleans returned an indictment Friday charging a city court judge with filing false tax returns, officials stated. According to the indictment, from 2013 to 2016 Ernestine…
Feds: Colombian Allegedly Tried to Kill Haitian President
A Colombian national was arrested based on a federal criminal complaint filed in Florida, officials stated. Mario Antonio Palacios, 43, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the U.S.,…
California Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2019 Hate Crimes
John T. Earnest, a California man who entered the Chabad of Poway on April 27, 2019, opened fire and killed one woman, injured three others, and attempted to kill 50 others, was…
Defendant Extradited to U.S. to Face Charges of Allegedly Scamming Kuwaiti Embassy
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal court unsealed an indictment of a man who was returned from Egypt to the United States on Dec. 14 to face fraud and money laundering charges, officials stated….
Just Saying: Police Body Cams Shows That Police Illegally Detain Angry Citizen to Force Him to ID
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] There is no such thing as a good cop as long as they stand around while bad cops violate the law and misuse their power. All…
Feds Will Award $1.6 Billion to Reduce Crime and Strengthen Community Services
WASHINGTON D.C. The Department of Justice will award $1.6 billion in grant awards to support a wide range of programs designed to reduce violent crime and strengthen communities. The grants, which are…
Man Charged with Sexual Assault of Four Women
Los Angeles County A Beverly Hills man was charged Friday with sexually assaulting four women. “My office takes violence against women very seriously. By aggressively prosecuting sexual assault cases, we make our…
L.A. Man Guilty of $8.3 Million “Ancient Slag” Scam Involving Precious Metals
A resident of the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles plead guilty
Thursday to defrauding more than 100 investors out of $8.3 million through a scheme that sold “ancient slag,” officials stated.
Border Patrol Disrupt Large Human Smuggling — 119 Illegal Immigrants Detained
ROMA, Texas – Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC) agents encountered a large group and disrupt a human smuggling event. On Dec. 12, RGC agents encountered a group of 119 migrants making landfall…
Leaders of Lorenzana Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited to U.S. from Guatemala
WASHINGTON D.C. Two Guatemalan nationals were extradited to the United States from Guatemala on Friday to face international narcotics trafficking charges, officials announced Monday. Guatemalan nationals Haroldo Geremias Lorenzana-Cordon, aka Chuci, aka…
ISIS Media Figure/Fighter Guilty of Terrorism, Resulting in Death
WASHINGTON D.C. A Saudi-born Canadian citizen pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS), resulting in death. According to court documents, Mohammed Khalifa, aka…