LAS VEGAS, NEV. According to officials, a 21-count indictment was unsealed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court charging 13 leaders, members and associates of MS-13 with multiple drug and firearms offenses, officials…
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Feds: Two Florida Men Allegedly Stole 93 Protected Turtle Eggs
Two Florida men arrested for allegedly stealing 93 protected turtle eggs.
L.A. Man Arrested for Illegally Getting Luxury Vehicles from Owners Who Wanted Out of Leases
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities allege that a Baldwin Hills man conned victims from across the nation into giving him their high-end and exotic vehicles with bogus promises he would find other people…
Eight Arrested, Including a Mother and Four Children, On Charges of Getting $1.1 Million In Unemployment Benefits
LOS ANGELES Law enforcement today arrested eight individuals named in a federal grand jury indictment charging them with creating nonexistent businesses and then claiming more than $1.1 million in unemployment…
California Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Possessing Nearly Two Pounds of Fentanyl
SANTA ANA, CALIF. An Orange County man who was arrested after authorities uncovered at his residence nearly one kilogram of the extremely potent synthetic opioid fentanyl, as well as a .45 caliber…
The U.S. Seeks to Seize Oil Aboard Four Tankers Headed to Venezuela
WASHINGTON D.C. Federal authorities seek to seize oil aboard four takers bound for Venezuela, officials announced Thursday. The shipments are allegedly a “source of influence” for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a…
Ten Charged in $1.4 Billion Rural Hospital Billing Scheme
FLORIDA Ten individuals, including hospital managers, laboratory owners, billers, and recruiters, were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their participation in an elaborate pass-through billing scheme using rural hospitals in several…
Mexican Mafia Associate Sentenced to 17 Years for Ordering Hits and Assaults While in Jail
LOS ANGELES A Mexican Mafia associate who ordered murders and assaults in Orange County’s jail system on the prison gang’s behalf was sentenced Monday to 17 years and six months in federal…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Burn Down African American Church After Racial Slur
NORFOLK, VA. A North Carolina man was arrested Friday for allegedly threatening to burn down an African American church in Virginia Beach, according to officials. John Malcolm Bareswill, 63, lives in Catawba,…
Former California City Officials Guilty of Accepting Cash Bribes Help in Opening Marijuana Dispensary
CALIFORNIA A former Calexico City Councilman along with a former commissioner on the city’s Economic Development and Financial Advisory Commission, admitted in federal court this week to taking cash bribes for help…
California Man Sentencec to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Hundreds of Child Porn Videos
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. A San Bernardino man who was on federal supervised release when he was found with hundreds of videos and still images depicting child pornography has been sentenced to 10 years…
ICE: Salvadoran Fugitive Wanted for Homicide Booted Out of U.S. & Sent Back to El Salvador
05/27/2020 HOUSTON (Press Release) Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Houston, Texas, removed a Salvadoran fugitive Tuesday wanted for aggravated homicide and terrorist organizations….