SANTA ANA, CALIF. A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl to a 22-year-old man who suffered a fatal overdose about 20 minutes…
Man Sentenced for Setting Fire to Three African-American Churches
LOUISIANA A federal judge on Monday sentenced Holden Matthews, 23, to 25 years in prison for setting fire to three African-American Baptist churches because of the religious character of those buildings, officials…
Owner of “Serenity Ranch Recovery” Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Health Fraud
Miami, Fl. A federal district judge last week sentenced defendant Sebastian Ahmed, 42, of Delray Beach, Florida, to 17 years and six months in prison for illegally getting millions through health care fraud,…
Self-Proclaim Boogaloo Bois Member with Mental Issues Arrested for Possessing Firearm
A self-proclaimed Boogaloo Bois member residing in San Antonio faces a federal firearms charge, according to federal officials. Cameron Emerson Casey Rankin, left, a self-proclaimed member of the Boogaloo Bois, is seen…
Australian Woman Who Killed a Bicyclist in 2017 Extradited to U.S.
LOS ANGELES A woman charged with running over and killing a bicyclist in Whittier then fleeing three years ago is now in local custody, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced…
83-Year-Old Psychiatrist Sentenced for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
A west Tennessee psychiatrist was sentenced Friday to four years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully distributing opioids, according to authorities. U.S. District Judge Thomas L….
Owner of T-Shirt Silk Screen Printing Shop Facing Life in Prison for Sexually Assaulting 11 Victims
LOS ANGELES The owner of a T-shirt silk screen printing shop in Paramount previously charged with sexually assaulting 12 women and girls now faces charges for assaulting 11 more victims, the Los…
L.A. Sheriff’s Custody Assistant Charged with Forcing Oral Sex on Female in Jail
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles County sheriff’s custody assistant has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a jail cell last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday….
Former DEA Agent Charged with Posing as Covert CIA Officer in Elaborate $4 Million Fraud
VIRGINIA A former Drug Enforcement Administration public affairs officer was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for defrauding at least a dozen companies of over $4.4 million, according to federal…
Man Admits Role in Conspiracy to Kidnap Chinese National Who Died
LOS ANGELES A Pasadena man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge of conspiring to kidnap a Chinese national who was violently abducted from a San Gabriel parking lot, authorities stated. Ruochen…
California Convicted Felon Charged with Hate Crime Threats
A man who threatened a group of protestors calling themselves the “Good Trouble Brigade,” has been charged with criminal threats, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today. Timothy James Carroll…
Afghan Arrested for 2008 Abduction of New York Times Journalist
NEW YORK CITY Haji Najibullah, a/k/a “Najibullah Naim,” a/k/a “Abu Tayeb,” a/k/a “Atiqullah” was indicted for six counts related to the 2008 kidnapping of New York Times journalist David Rohde, and two…