LOS ANGELES A San Gabriel Valley man who allegedly drove his truck into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators on May 31 in Pasadena was arrested Wednesday, officials stated. Benjamin Jong Ren Hung…
Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Selling Fentanyl that Caused Fatal Overdose
LOS ANGELES An admitted drug dealer was sentenced Wednesday to 156 months in federal prison for selling a fatal dose of the powerful opioid fentanyl to a 19-year-old man who had been…
Fourth Defendant in Gang-Related Shooting of Infant Sentenced to 19 Years
LOS ANGELES A man who was one of four defendants charged in connection with a fatal gang shooting which killed a 1-year-old girl in Compton more than four years ago pleaded no…
Two Marines Indicted for Allegedly Drug Trafficking After Fellow Marine’s Fatal Overdose
LOS ANGELES Two active-duty Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton were arrested Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment charging one Marine and three civilians with conspiring to distribute narcotics – including oxycodone…
Woman Ordered Back to Prison for Pulling Off Another Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES A Corona woman who recently completed a 79-month federal prison sentence stemming from a $15 million bank fraud scheme was ordered back to prison on Monday for executing a similar…
New York City Cop Charged with Spying for China
NEW YORK A criminal complaint was unsealed Monday in federal court charging Baimadajie Angwang, 33, a New York City Police Department officer and United States Army reservist, with acting as an illegal…
United Kingdom National Sentenced for Role in “Dark Overload” Hacking Group
MISSOURI A United Kingdom national pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to commit aggravated identity theft and computer fraud, and was sentenced to five years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Ronnie White…
California Man Guilty of Hate Crime Will be Sentenced Next Month
VENTURA, CALIF. Vidal Fregoso will be sentenced next month for using racial slurs and threatening a 72-year-old Black man on a chartered fishing trip, officials stated. On August 31, 2020, prosecutors stated…
California Woman Linked to Drug Overdoses Charged with Narcotics Trafficking
LOS ANGELES Prosecutors Friday levied drug charges against a San Gabriel woman who allegedly sold narcotics to several individuals in Pasadena who suffered overdoses on Sept. 11. Marisol Bolanos Hernandez, 35, was…
Blue Bell Creameries Pays $17.25 Million for Listeriosis Outbreak
TEXAS A federal court judge sentenced ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries L.P. to pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeriosis outbreak, the…
Alleged Gang Member Charged with Carjacking and Shooting Victim
LOS ANGELES A 36-year-old Compton man was charged Thursday with carjacking and shooting at a man two weeks ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Deonte Lee Murray faces one…