LOS ANGELES The San Luis Obispo County Jail violates the rights of prisoners by, among other things, failing to provide adequate medical care and subjecting some prisoners to excessive uses of force,…
Trio Charged with Staging Auto Accidents in Insurance Fraud Ring
Los Angeles County Three people are accused of staging automobile accidents on local freeways — some causing major injuries — in order to collect money from insurance companies, authorities announced Monday. “Purposefully…
L.A. Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Transporting Fireworks, Including Devices That Caused Huge Explosion (News Videos)
LOS ANGELES A South Los Angeles man whose fireworks were detonated by police, leading to a massive explosion that destroyed a specially designed containment vehicle, damaged a neighborhood, and injured 17 people,…
Ex-Chairman of Los Angeles-Based Church Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing $11 Million in Church Funds
LOS ANGELES The former chairman of the board of the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, of Los Angeles was sentenced Monday to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for stealing…
FBI Releases 2020 Hate Crime Statistics
(PRESS RELEASE) Monday, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2020, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation. The 2020 data, submitted by 15,136 law enforcement agencies,…
Torrance Police Officer Charged With Assault in Non-Fatal Shooting (News Video)
Los Angeles County A Torrance police officer was charged Friday with excessive force in connection with a 2018 non-fatal, officer-involved shooting. “Excessive force by law enforcement authorities breeds mistrust in our communities,”…
Man Sentenced Six Years in Prison in Michigan Governor Kidnap Plot
NEW YORK TIMES: The only defendant to plead guilty to taking part in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan was sentenced on Wednesday to six years and three months…
Former Priest and ‘Shelter Home’ Operator Indicted for Illicit Sexual Conduct Against Minors (News Video)
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., returned an indictment Thursday charging a U.S. citizen and resident of Timor Leste with seven counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign…
Louisiana Doctor Indicted for Illegally Dispensing Over One Million Doses of Opioids and for $5.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned an indictment Friday charging a Louisiana physician for his role in distributing over 1,200,000 doses of Schedule II controlled substances, according to officials….
Disbarred Lawyer Found Guilty of 22 Felonies for Stealing Client Settlement Money. He is facing up to 200 Years in Prison.
LOS ANGELES A disbarred personal-injury lawyer was found guilty by a federal jury today of 22 felonies for stealing the majority of a multimillion-dollar settlement that should have been paid to a…
Former Music Teacher Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Lewd Acts with Minors
LOS ANGELES A former music teacher in Southern California who contracted with several schools to teach music to children was sentenced today to 183 months in federal prison for producing child pornography….
Sidney Powell, L. Lin Wood, and seven other lawyers deceived federal courts, a federal judge wrote: Undermining Democracy and Recommends Sanctions, Disbarment (Read Entire Court Decision)
Washington Post: “A federal judge in Michigan has ordered that Sidney Powell, L. Lin Wood and seven other attorneys who filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election be…