WASHINGTON D.C. The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, leader of the Mexican drug trafficking organization known as the Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges related to international drug trafficking,…
Border Patrol Apprehends 123 Illegal Immigrants in Four Failed Smuggling Attempts
EDINBURG, Texas Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended 123 subjects in four failed human smuggling attempts, authorities announced Thursday. On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, Border Patrol agents assigned to the…
Man Charged with Murdering Good Samaritan Who Tried to Stop a Kidnapping
LOS ANGELES A man has been charged with kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and fatally shooting a man who tried to intervene, according to officials. “It’s especially tragic when a good Samaritan becomes a…
Former Olympic Figure Skater, a Slovenian national, Allegedly Defrauded U.S. for More Than $1.5 Million
NEW YORK Federal officials charged Luka Klasinc, a former Olympic ice skater, with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with his use of falsified documents. Klasinc, of Slovenia, attempted to…
Federal Inmate Admits He Conspired with Others to Kill Fellow Inmate
ABINGDON, Va. An inmate at U.S. Penitentiary- Lee County pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to kill a fellow inmate, attempting to commit murder, and being an inmate in possession of a…
Former Digital Marketing Executive Sentenced to Over 6 1/2 Years for Embezzling More Than $22 Million from Employer
LOS ANGELES A former executive at a Hollywood-based digital marketing company that represents influencers on Instagram and YouTube was sentenced Wednesday to six years and seven months in federal prison. Dennis…
Federal Indictment Names 19 in Alleged Drug Dealing Conspiracy From Mexico to California
RIVERSIDE, California Law enforcement authorities Wednesday arrested 12 defendants charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging they conspired to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine The methamphetamine made its way from suppliers…
Three Men Arrested for Allegedly Collecting Ransom Payments for Kidnapped Victims
LOS ANGELES Law enforcement officials have arrested three men allegedly involved in a ring that kidnapped at least six people near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials stared. They later demanded ransom for their…
Nun Guilty of Embezzling $835,000 from School Funds to Finance Gambling Habit
LOS ANGELES A now-retired nun who was the principal of a Catholic elementary school in Torrance agreed to plead to stealing more than $835,000 in school funds to pay for personal expenses,…
L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Allegedly Deleting Video of Her Assaulting Suspect
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with altering evidence where she allegedly assaulted a man during an arrest in Lancaster two years ago. “Tampering or destroying evidence…
Former Police Officer Charged with Soliciting Sex in Exchange for Favors
SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA Thomas McDonald, age 47, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was charged with a federal bribery violation, officials announced this week. According to Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, the charge alleges…
California Man Sentenced to Prison for In-Flight Assault
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Alton James Johnson, 43, of Yuba City, California, was sentenced last week in federal court to six months in prison for assaulting two flight…