A Huntington Beach, California, man was arrested Friday on federal charges relating to sending threats to North Carolinians and knowingly making false bomb threats, according to federal officials. Kevin Dunlow, age 62,…
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Man Indicted for Allegedly Making a Pattern of “Swatting Calls” to Schools and Airport
RIVERSIDE, California A Riverside County man has been arrested on an 18-count federal indictment alleging he placed “swatting calls” threatening to commit mass shootings at several schools in the Inland Empire and…
New Mexico Man Indicted for Allegedly Trying to Burn Down a Church Preschool and Strip Mall
RIVERSIDE, California A federal grand jury returned a two-count federal indictment against a New Mexico man who allegedly tried to burn down a San Bernardino County church preschool while children and school…
FBI: Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Pulling Out a Shotgun at a Church’s Chicken
ALBUQUERQUE An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a shotgun at a Church’s Chicken in 2022, officials stated Monday. Court documents reveal…
Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Allegedly Fatally Shooting Unarmed Man in the Back
A federal grand jury in San Diego returned a two-count indictment charging former San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Russell for fatally shooting Nicholas Bils on May 1, 2020, officials stated. Russell is…
Two Chinese Nationals Arrested for Allegedly Laundering at Least $73 Million in Shell Companies Tied to Cryptocurrency Investment Scams
LOS ANGELES An indictment was unsealed Thursday in federal court charging Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang, both Chinese nationals, with leading roles in a cryptocurrency investment scam laundering scheme. Li, a dual…
Arrest of Four Alleged Drug Dealers in Two States Results Darknet Narcotics
LOS ANGELES Four defendants in California and Nevada have been arrested on a four-count federal grand jury drug-related indictment, officials stated. The four alleged they shipped hundreds of thousands of dollars worth…
Two Brothers Indicted for Illegally Trying to Get $25 Million in Cryptocurrency in Under 12 Seconds
An unsealed indictment Wednesday accused Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Pepaire-Bueno, 28, of New York, of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to the…
Mississippi Police Officer Admits to Hitting Handcuffed Suspect in the Face
A former Mississippi Bureau of Investigations Officer assigned to the U.S. Marshals’ Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force pleaded guilty Wednesday to hitting a handcuffed suspect in the face, knocking him to…
Utah Man Defrauded Organic Produce Distributor Out of $5.8 Million Via Fake Invoices
LOS ANGELES A jury found a Utah man guilty of being involved in a long-running scheme in which he sent fake invoices on behalf of a shell company to defraud a family-owned…
Man Admits to Shooting Two Jewish Men Leaving Synagogues, a Hate Crime
LOS ANGELES A former Riverside resident who last year shot and wounded two Jewish men as they left religious services in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles has agreed to plead guilty…
Minnesota Man Charged with Allegedly Sexually Abusing Woman at Fort Irwin Training Center
LOS ANGELES A Minnesota man was arraigned Tuesday on a two-count indictment charging him with allegedly sexually assaulting a subordinate at the U.S. Army Fort Irwin National…