A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an unsealed indictment yesterday, charging a Utah man with wire fraud, making a false statement, impersonating a federal officer, and aggravated identity theft….
Former Navy SEAL Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Images
LOS ANGELES A Santa Clarita man who is a former Navy SEAL was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for surreptitiously filming nude…
More Than 70 Current and Former New York City Housing Authority Workers Arrested for Bribe and Extortion Scheme
NEW YORK POST: More than 70 current and former NYCHA workers have been busted in a bribe-and-extortion scheme that authorities say involves the largest number of federal bribery charges in a single…
Five Indicted on Allegations San Gabriel Valley Crew Shipped Methamphetamine to Australia and New Zealand
LOS ANGELES Five alleged members of an international drug trafficking ring based in the San Gabriel Valley were arrested today on a 27-count federal grand jury indictment charging them with conspiring to…
Calif. Engineer Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Trade Technologies for Detecting Nuclear Missile Launches, Tracking Missiles
LOS ANGELES A former engineer at a Southern California company has been arrested on federal charges alleging he stole trade secret technologies developed for use by the United States government to detect…
Three Involved in Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison on Tuesday for Getting and Misusing COVID-19 Federal Loans
Three people were sentenced on Tuesday for unlawfully acquiring and misappropriating Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, which the U.S. Small Business Administration backed as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…
“Secretary” to Mexican Mafia Shot Caller Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Armed Robbery
LOS ANGELES A La Verne woman was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for being a “secretary” to an imprisoned Mexican Mafia “shot caller” who controlled Latino gangs in Pomona,…
Stock Newsletter Analyst, Beverly Hills CEO, and Money Launderer Charged with Conspiring to Tout Securities in Exchange for Money
LOS ANGELES Federal criminal charges were filed Monday against an analyst for a newsletter promoting unregistered securities and over-the-counter stocks, his money-laundering associate, and the CEO of a Beverly Hills company, officials…
CEO For-Women-Beverage Co. Allegedly Got More Than $13.5 Million From More Than 1,000 Investors
LOS ANGELES An Antelope Valley woman was arrested Monday on a 39-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she obtained more than $13.5 million from more than 1,000 investors for her for-women beverage…
Calif. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegally Selling Firearms and Possessing Methamphetamine
LOS ANGELES A hookah lounge owner was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for illegally selling firearms, including several “ghost guns,” officials stated. The weapons were sold out of his…
New York Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Defrauding Heath Insurances Out of Over $336 Million
A New York man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay over $336 million in restitution for a years-long fraud scheme in which he and his co-conspirators,…
New Mexico Man Guilty This Week for His Role in Shootings That Targeted Residences of Elected Officials
A New Mexico man pleaded guilty this week to his role in shootings that targeted the residences of elected officials following the 2022 election, officials stated. According to court documents, Solomon Pena…