A jury found a Gardena man guilty of 14 felony counts for trafficking seven girls who worked as prostitutes, several of whom worked under threats of force, fraud or coercion.
Laron Carter, also known as “Birdd” and variations of that moniker, 39, was found guilty Wednesday afternoon by a federal jury in Los Angeles.
Feds: Three Connected to San Bernardino Terrorist Attack Arrested on Conspiracy, Marriage Fraud and False Statement Charges
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Three people with family connections to Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the perpetrators of the December 2, 2015 terrorist attack at the San Bernardino Inland Regional Center, were arrested this…
Defendant Convicted in Federal Court for Extorting Business Owners with Help from Crooked Cop
NEW YORK Redinel Dervishaj and his co-defendants, including a former New York City police officer, extorted a Queens restaurant owner shortly after he opened his business, demanding regular payments in exchange for…
Federal Grand Jury Indicted Two Men on Hate Crimes for Attacking Three Somalians
Omar Cantero Martinez, 31, and Armando Sotelo, 24, both of Dodge City, Kansas were charged with federal hate crimes for attacking three Somali men, according to officials.
The indictment, which was unsealed Wednesday, charges Martinez and Sotelo with three counts of causing bodily injury to a victim because of actual and perceived race and national origin.
Pharmaceutical Companies Pay $784.6 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Underpaid Drug Rebates to Medicaid
Federal authorities announced today that two pharmaceutical companies agreed to settle a lawsuit and pay $784.6 million in connection with allegations that they falsified reports to the government on two drugs, which allegedly cheated Medicaid from getting drug rebates, according to officials.
L.A. School District Cop Arrested for Attempting to Sex Traffic a Child and Use Internet To Engage in Sex Trafficking
A police officer employed by the Los Angeles Unified School District was taken into federal custody this morning after being named in an indictment that charges him with the attempted sex trafficking of a child, according to officials.
Feds: Pilot Charged with Flying Private Jet With Passengers and Not Having a Valid FAA License
LOS ANGELES An Irvine man was arrested today on federal charges of illegally flying a twin-engine Falcon 10 turbojet airplane with passengers onboard without having a valid pilot’s license from…
Clothing Factory Manager Guilty of Offering $10,000 Bribe to Federal Inspector
A jury Tuesday found the manager of Seven-Bros Enterprises in La Puente, Howard Quoc Trinh, 42, of Arcadia, guilty of offering to pay $10,000 in bribes to a Department of Labor Wage and Hour Investigator to close an investigation, officials said.
Prison Guard Who Stole Inmate’s Gold Plated Grill Designed to Cover Teeth Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison
U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced Jason Dean to four years and three months in prison after the former prison guard admitted stealing an inmate’s gold plate used to cover teeth from an inmate, according to officials.
The 30-year-old Dean, of Henderson, North Carolina, was also given three years of supervised release, officials said.
Lawsuit: Off-Duty Cop Working Security at Walmart Severely Beats Man Who He Falsely Accused of Stealing Tomato
A local man said an off-duty police officer working security for Walmart severely beat him after he was falsely accused of stealing a tomato.
After he was handcuffed to his hospital bed with a broken leg and severed artery, Tyrone Carnegay told Channel 2’s Craig Lucie he spent three days in jail and the charges were dropped.
11 Men Arrested for Trading Child Pornography via Peer-to-Peer-File-Sharing Programs
Authorities today arrested 11 defendants who are accused of using peer-to-peer file-sharing programs to receive and possess – and, in some cases, distribute – child pornography.
Dentist Who Billed Medicaid for $407,000 for Work He didn’t Do Charged with Medicaid Fraud
OHIO Federal authorities charged a Cleveland Dentist for billing Medicaid $407,000 for work never done, such as fillings on patients with dentures, officials announced this week. Robert Rouzaud, 59, operated Five Points Dental…