Two suspects were charged this week for their involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys, according to federal prosecutors. Nicholas T….
Georgia Attorney and Former Police Officer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Defrauding Federal Program Out of $15 Million
A Georgia attorney and former City of Atlanta police officer was sentenced Friday to seven years and three months in prison for conspiring to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of approximately…
Michigan Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Setting Fires to Commercial Truck Trailers
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…
“Chesapeake Bandits” Member Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Robbing Armored Truck, Stealing $160,000 in Cash
LOS ANGELES A member of the “Chesapeake Bandits,” a group of law enforcement officials, was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison, according to authorities. He served as a lookout during…
Former Bank Senior Executive Officer Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Embezzling $700,000 From Employer
LOS ANGELES Federal officials stated that the former chief financial officer at a bank in the Chinatown area of downtown Los Angeles was sentenced Friday to three years in federal prison for…
Five Suspects Were Arrested for Allegedly Defrauding $15 Million from Medicare via Sham Hospice Businesses
Five individuals were arrested Thursday in Los Angeles on criminal charges related to their alleged roles in a years-long scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $15 million, according to federal officials….
L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Four Girls
LOS ANGELES Judge George Gonzalez Lomeli sentenced former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Sean Essex to 40 years in state prison. Essex plead no contest Friday to sexually abusing four girls who…
Former California Officer Indicted for Sexually Assaulting Four Women While on Duty
A federal grand jury in Fresno, California, returned a superseding indictment charging former Sanger, California, Police Department officer DeShawn Torrence with deprivation of constitutional rights under color of law for allegedly sexually…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Causing Fireworks to be Shot from Helicopter for YouTube
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he directed a YouTube video in which two women in a helicopter – flying near the…
Man Charged for Allegedly Shipping Protected Turtles to China for Global Pet Trade Black Market
Officials stated that a federal grand jury charged a New York man Wednesday with a three-count indictment alleging he illegally shipped eastern box turtles and three-toed box turtles. Both eastern box and…
Federal Grand Jury Indicted 47 Alleged Members of California-Based Gang Linked to Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl
Fourteen indictments were unsealed Wednesday, charging 47 alleged members of an Imperial Valley, California-based fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution network linked to the Sinaloa Cartel with drug trafficking, firearms, and money laundering offenses….
Man Found Guilty of Sending Threatening Emails to FBI, Including Bomb Threat
LOS ANGELES A jury on Wednesday found a San Fernando Valley man guilty of sending threatening emails to the FBI, including ones in which he threatened to bomb the FBI’s Los Angeles…