LOS ANGELES Officials stated that Milton C. Grimes, a Los Angeles lawyer, pleaded guilty Tuesday to evading more than $4 million in federal taxes over 21 years. Grimes admitted to one count…
U.S. Navy Reserve Officer Sentenced for Bribery Scheme Involving Special Immigrant Visas
A U.S. Navy Reserve Commander from Florida was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for his role in a years-long bribery scheme involving Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) for Afghan…
Federal Prosecutors to Monitor Seven California Counties During Nov. 5 Election
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas F. Rybarczyk and Anna P. Boylan will lead the office’s efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the…
Romanian Guilty of Stealing IDs of Victims on Public Assistance to Get Cash
LOS ANGELES A Romanian man, Sorin-Miguel Ghiorghe, 46, from Los Angeles, pleaded guilty Friday to his role in a scheme involving illegal ATM skimmers. He used the skimmers to steal account information,…
Two Former Deputies Guilty of Beating Jail Detainee, Punching and Kicking Him
Two former Richmond County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office deputies pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal civil rights charges involving an assault on a jail detainee, according to authorities. Daniel D’Aversa, 52, and Melissa Morello,…
Two Women Arrested for an Alleged $3.5 Million Scheme to Defraud COVID-19 Business Loan
RIVERSIDE, California Two Riverside County women were arrested Thursday on a 23-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they and two men schemed to defraud a COVID-19 pandemic relief program out of more…
Man Guilty of Operating Illegal Firearms Business, Setting up Armed Robbery
Los Angeles A Whittier man pleaded guilty on Thursday to orchestrating the armed robbery of a confidential federal informant and running an unlicensed firearms business, which included selling “ghost guns” (firearms without…
Venezuelan Television News Network Owner Charged in Alleged $1.2B Money Laundering Scheme
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida indicted a Venezuelan TV network owner for his role in a $1.2 billion scheme to launder money stolen from Venezuela’s state-controlled oil…
Feds: Man Charged with Bomb Attack on Courthouse Yelled That the “Government Had Taken His Guns”
LOS ANGELES A three-count federal grand jury indictment returned Wednesday charges a Santa Barbara County man with committing a bomb attack at a courthouse in Santa Maria in which several people were…
County Supervisor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy Involving $10 Million in COVID Relief Funds
California Officials stated that District One Supervisor of the Orange County Board of Supervisors agreed to plead guilty to a federal felony charge of accepting over $550,000 in bribes. These bribes were…
Man Sentenced to More Than 20 Years for Drug Trafficking Cocaine and Fentanyl Using Darknet
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man who admitted to causing one fatal fentanyl overdose was sentenced Monday to 20 years and eight months in federal prison for using darknet marketplaces to…
Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Including More than 19,000 Fentanyl-Laced Pills
LOS ANGELES A man was sentenced Monday to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for distributing narcotics, including more than 19,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl, officials stated. U.S….