LOS ANGELES Three South Los Angeles relatives were charged with scamming dozens of immigrants by unlawfully providing legal services for residency or work permits, according to officials. “The immigrant community should not…
Mississippi Prison’s Deputy Warden Charged with Beating Inmate
A federal grand jury indicted Melvin Hilson, 49, currently a deputy warden at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, for repeatedly striking an inmate and knocking him to the ground, resulting in injury to…
Feds: Man Arrested for Allegedly Paying Impoverished Filipino Boys to Film Sex Acts
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities arrested a Redondo Beach man on charges of producing child pornography, allegedly by developing a relationship with at least one boy in the Philippines who performed sex acts…
Mother Charged with Murdering Her Three Young Children
LOS ANGELES A woman was charged Wednesday with killing her three children earlier this week in East Los Angeles, according to state prosecutors. “In an instant, three innocent children were taken from…
Belgian Security Co. and Three Former Execs Indicted for Bid Rigging U.S. Defense Contracts
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Belgium-based Seris Security NV (Seris) and three executives for their roles in a conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, officials announced Wednesday….
Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for $3.3 Million Ponzi Scheme
LOS ANGELES An accountant was sentenced Tuesday to four years and three months in federal prison for running a four-year, $3.3 million Ponzi scheme, according to officials. The scam conned dozens of…
Man Indicted for Allegedly Running a $12 Million Ponzi Scheme and Money Laundering
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment that alleges a Santa Barbara man stole approximately $12 million from victims who were promised their money would be used to purchase…
U.S. Border Patrol: More Than $1 Million Worth of Marijuana Seized
EDINBURG, Texas Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents stopped three drug smuggling attempts worth over a million dollars, according to officials. Monday, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents…
Man Guilty for Role in Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Laptop Computer Batteries (video)
LOS ANGELES A San Gabriel Valley man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal criminal charges for participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to manufacture and ship counterfeit laptop computer batteries and other electronics from…
Four Found Guilty of Fraudulently Getting Millions of Dollars from COVID-Relief Programs
LOS ANGELES – A federal jury found four Los Angeles-area residents guilty of criminal charges for scheming to submit fraudulent loan applications, officials announced Tuesday. The loans sought millions of dollars in Paycheck…
Man Who Tried to Breach Cockpit, then Opened Emergency and Jumped from Departing Plane Facing Charges
LOS ANGELES A Mexican national, who was aboard a SkyWest Airlines flight taxiing to the runway at Los Angeles International Airport Friday evening, allegedly approached the cockpit – banging on the cockpit…
Jury Convicts Man on Dog Fighting Charges, 11 Co-Defendants Pleaded Guilty
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal jury convicted a Georgia resident on federal charges stemming from violations of the Animal Welfare Act, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Kizzy Solomon, aka Kizzy Andrews, 44, of Camilla,…