LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury Thursday returned a 34-count indictment against Jose Huizar, an elected member of the Los Angeles City Council, on charges that he led a criminal enterprise, officials…
Japanese Shipping Company Fined $1.5 Million for Hiding Illegal Discharges of Oily Water
FLORIDA Misuga Kaiun Co. Ltd., a Japanese-based company engaged in international shipping, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court, officials stated. The company pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from…
Native American’s Execution for a Double Murder in Arizona Rescheduled
WASHINGTON D.C. Federal officials reschedule the execution of Lezmond Mitchell, a federal death-row inmate who was convicted more than 17 years ago of the brutal murders of a grandmother and her nine-year-old…
Four Los Angeles Skid Row Men Plead Guilty to Voter Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES Four men have admitted their role in a scheme where money and cigarettes were offered to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for false and forged signatures on ballot…
Just Saying: Biden’s VP Pick & How Cops Tap Dance Around the Miranda Rights
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ NOTEBOOKVENTURA Biden Picks Harris I applaud presidential candidate Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris. But the bottom line, I’d vote for Biden if his VP…
Nineteen Indicted for Drug Trafficking After 18-Month Mexican Cartel Investigation
Seattle Fifteen people were arrested Tuesday throughout the Puget Sound region and in California following an 18-month investigation of a drug trafficking organization tied to the CJNG cartel in Mexico, officials announced….
Six Sex Traffickers Get a Total of 81 Years in Federal Prison
ALEXANDRIA, VA. Six sex traffickers were sentenced to a total of 81 years in prison for trafficking of a minor victim and an adult victim at multiple locations in Northern Virginia and…
Four Alabama Correction Officers Indicted for Allegedly Kicking and Beating Inmate
ALABAMA A federal grand jury this week indicted four officers at the Alabama Department of Corrections for kicking and beating an inmate with batons, according to federal prosecutors. Sgt. Keith Finch and…
Utah Man Allegedly Posed as Doctor to Sell Bogus Coronavirus Cure Indicted on Fraud Charges
UTAH A federal grand jury indicted Utah resident Gordon H. Pedersen for posing as a doctor to sell a phony cure for the treatment for COVID-19, officials announced today. The indictment stated…
California Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Bribing a Los Angeles County Officials.
LOS ANGELES A Ventura County man was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to public officials in Los Angeles County to…
Florida Man Charged with Purchasing Lamborghini with $3.9 Million in Covid-Relief Funds
FLORIDA A Florida man was charged with fraudulently obtaining $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and using those funds, in part, to purchase a sports car for himself. Authorities seized…