SANTA ANA, California A man was sentenced Friday to 24 months in federal prison for operating an illegal virtual-currency money services business that exchanged up to $25 million, according to authorities. Some…
Audit the Audit: Crude Remark to Police Results in Traffic Stop, Police Officer Later Fired
Officer Swiftly Fired After Challenging Altercation
Bank Julius Baer Agrees to Pay More Than $79 Million for Money Laundering
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. (BJB or the Bank), a Swiss bank with international operations, admitted Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn that it conspired to launder over…
Three Charged in Nationwide Scheme to Sell Hundreds of Thousands Fake Texas Paper Tags
HOUSTON Authorities are searching for two men indicted for using fictitious car dealerships to issue nearly 600,000 automobile paper tags and selling them on the internet without selling any cars, announced Acting…
Sheriff’s Deputy Charged With Lying About Finding a Gun in a Vehicle
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was charged Thursday for lying about finding a gun in a vehicle two years ago, according to officials. “Lying under oath damages the credibility…
Off-Duty LA Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Murder for Crash That Killed Passenger (Video)
LOS ANGELES An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was charged today with murder for a fatal solo car crash last summer, according to officials. “Reckless driving can be deadly and no…
Two LAX Cargo Handlers Arrested for Alleged Theft of Gold Bars
LOS ANGELES Two employees of a cargo handling company who worked at Los Angeles International Airport were arrested Tuesday for theft, according to officials. A federal grand jury indictment charges the defendants…
Two Postal Workers Guilty of Using EDD Debit Cards to Illegally Buy Postal Money Orders
LOS ANGELES Two U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges accusing them of unlawfully buying and cashing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of Postal money orders,…
Man Sentenced to 13 Years and Six Months for Setting Up Shell Business to Steal Money
LOS ANGELES A Gardena man was sentenced Monday to 13 years and six months in federal prison for running a multi-year scam, according to officials. Troy Rustill Stroud fraudulently obtained nearly $1…
Former Police Officer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Beating 52-Year-Old Suspect
MINNESOTA A former officer with the St. Paul Police Department in St. Paul, Minnesota, was sentenced Friday to six years in prison after a jury found him guilty of a civil rights…
Beverly Hills Man Charged with Allegedly Hiring a Hitman to Murder Girlfriend who Rebuffed Him
LOS ANGELES A Beverly Hills man was arrested Friday on a murder-for-hire charge, officials announced. Scott Quinn Berkett allegedly tried to hire a hitman to kill a woman he briefly dated…