LOS ANGELES Members of an FBI-led task force Tuesday arrested 18 individuals named in a series of federal indictments that allege narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses, officials stated. The charges included the…
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Feds: Calif. Man Who Allegedly Harassed Family for Decades Indicted
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury indicted Port Hueneme man on charges of making threats to rape and kill a student who is the daughter of a woman he allegedly began stalking…
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Two Women, Lying to Investigators
ALABAMA Adrian L. Stargell, 39, a former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Corrections Officer who worked as an Education Specialist at theCwas sentenced Wednesday in federal court to three years and six months…
Former CIA Officer Charged with Spying for China
Former CIA Officer Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, was arrested last week for allegedly spying for China, according to officials. Ma passed Top Secret information to the Chinese, officials allege. “The trail…
Former California Music Teacher Admits to Producing Child Porn
LOS ANGELES A former music teacher who contracted with a number of school districts in Southern California pleaded guilty today to a federal child pornography charge, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. John…
Disbarred Beverly Hills Attorney Admits Embezzling His Client’s Money to Pay Off Debt
LOS ANGELES – A disbarred Beverly Hills lawyer plead guilty Monday to stealing more than $500,000 from a client he represented in bankruptcy proceedings, according to prosecutors. He used part of the money…
Owner of Talent Management Co., Eight Others Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA The owner of a Florida talent management company and four others were charged Wednesday for their alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $24 million,…
Native American’s Execution for a Double Murder in Arizona Rescheduled
WASHINGTON D.C. Federal officials reschedule the execution of Lezmond Mitchell, a federal death-row inmate who was convicted more than 17 years ago of the brutal murders of a grandmother and her nine-year-old…
Six Former NFL Players Charged with Allegedly Defrauding Retired NFL Players in Health Care Scheme
KENTUCKY Six former NFL players for their alleged roles in a nationwide fraud on a health care benefit program for retired NFL players, federal prosecutors announced Friday. Named in an indictment are…
Feds Want Companies to Forfeit More Than $2.37 Million Accused of Laundering Money for North Korea
WASHINGTON D.C. Four companies laundered money on behalf of sanctioned North Korean banks, according to federal prosecutors. According to the complaint, the North Korean banks used these laundered funds as part of…
Crips Gang Leader Arrested on RICO Conspiracy Case Alleging Two Unsolved Murders
LOS ANGELES A long-time senior leader of the South Los Angeles-based East Coast Crips street gang was arrested Wednesday on a federal grand jury indictment alleging a decades-long conspiracy to murder…
Feds Seek Public Money Allegedly Stolen by Kuwait Officials
LOS ANGELES According to officials, the federal government filed seven lawsuits seeking the forfeiture of real estate, a private jet, a yacht, and other assets from former high-level Kuwait officials. The money…