LOS ANGELES Officials stated Monday that a NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) employee agreed to plead guilty to defrauding a government-sponsored loan program designed to help people and businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic’s…
“Secretary” to Mexican Mafia Shot Caller Guilty of Armed Robbery and Shooting
LOS ANGELES A federal jury Monday found a La Verne woman guilty of federal criminal charges related to her role as a “secretary” to an imprisoned Mexican Mafia “shot caller” who controlled…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three for Firebombing Planned Parenthood in California
SANTA ANA, California Officials announced that two defendants, now named in a four-count federal grand jury indictment, are scheduled to be arraigned Monday morning on charges alleging they conducted a firebombing attack…
Tennessee Men Sentenced to 10 Years Each in Federal Prison for Carjacking
Federal officials stated that three Tennessee men were each sentenced Thursday to 10 years and one month in prison for committing an armed carjacking of two victims at a gas station in…
Real Estate Developer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Paying $500,000 Cash Bribe to Corrupt L.A. Politician and Official
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a real estate developer was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for paying a $500,000 cash bribe to then-Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar and…
Missouri and Texas Physicians and Medical Practices Pay Over $525,000 to Settle Kickback Allegations
Imran Chishti, M.D. and his medical practice, C Care LLC, both of Chesterfield, Missouri; Shamim Justin Badiyan, M.D., of Frisco, Texas, and Psych Care Consultants LLC, of St. Louis, Missouri, agreed to…
Former LA Deputy Agrees to Plead Guilty to Violating Civil Rights of Skateboarder Who Was Falsely Imprisoned
LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of violating the civil rights of a 23-year-old man at a Compton skatepark, officials…
Man Guilty of Bombing Spa, Killing Ex-Girlfriend and Injuring Others
LOS ANGELES A federal jury Wednesday found a Long Beach man guilty of building and planting a package bomb that detonated inside an Aliso Viejo day spa in May 2018, officials stated….
Member of a White Supremacist Prison Gang Sentenced to 20 Years for Racketeering
A Missouri man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for racketeer-influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO) charges stemming from his membership in the Aryan Circle (AC), a white supremacy prison gang,…
Calif. Man Convicted in Scheme to Illegally Sell Firearms
LOS ANGELES A federal jury Tuesday convicted a Los Angeles man of participating in a scheme that illegally sold 27 guns, including a “Glock switch” that converts a semiautomatic firearm to a…
Oklahoma Undersheriff Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Beating Handcuffed Suspect
Officials stated that a former Oklahoma undersheriff was sentenced to 22 months in prison for violating the civil rights of a handcuffed detainee by using excessive force. On Nov. 8, 2022, Kendall…
Former Virginia Police Officer Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Minor
A former police officer pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Virginia to violating the civil rights of a minor victim by forcibly sexually assaulting her. According to court documents, Cleshaun A….