LOS ANGELES A former San Bernardino County planning commissioner has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for funneling bribes through his company to a corrupt Baldwin Park politician in…
Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Threatening Election Official on Instagram
NEBRASKA A Nebraska man was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison for making multiple threatening posts on an Instagram page associated with an election official. “This sentence makes clear that…
Just Saying: FBI and CIA Should Follow the Money to Find America’s Highly Classified Documents
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Huffington Post Headline: Justice Department Thinks Trump In Possession Of More Government Documents: Reports Subheadline: Jay I. Bratt, head of DOJ counterintelligence operations, told Trump’s lawyers he…
Man Sentenced to Five Years In Federal Prison for Two-Month “Smash and Grab” Robbery Spree Targeting Cellphone Stores
LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino County man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for committing 52 smash-and-grab robberies of T-Mobile and AT&T cellphone stores throughout Southern California, officials stated. During…
Man to Plead Guilty to Operating Illegal Casinos in Santa Ana, Paying Bribes to Police Officer
SANTA ANA, California According to a plea agreement, a Fountain Valley man has agreed to plead guilty to federal offenses for operating illegal gambling dens Niem Ngoc Ha also admitted to paying $128,000…
Three Men Charged in $2.6 Million Smash and Grab Theft at Beverly Hills Jewelry Store
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted three Long Beach men who were allegedly involved in the daylight smash-and-grab robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store, according to officials. The theft…
Con Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $62 Million Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Athletes
WASHINGTON D.C. A California man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring with others in schemes to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), officials…
Texas Woman and Calif. Man Charged With Allegedly Trying to Buy and Sell a Jaguar Cub
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Texas woman who allegedly illegally sold a live jaguar cub for about $30,000 to a Riverside County man, officials stated. The man…
Man Allegedly Used Stolen IDs to Apply for $1.25 Million in COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits
SANTA ANA, California A federal grand jury Wednesday returned an eight-count indictment charging an Orange County man with defrauding California’s unemployment insurance program Nhan Hoang Pham used personal information stolen from people…
Florida Man Guilty of Hate Crime for Attacking a Black Man at Parking Lot
Federal officials stated that Robert Lashley, 52, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal hate crime for attacking a Black man. According to the plea agreement, on Nov. 17, 2021, Lashley traveled…
Two Prison Gang Members Convicted of Assault with Dangerous Weapons
MISSISSIPPI A federal jury convicted two members of the Aryan Circle this week for racketeering — assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury and attempted murder, according to officials….
Former Mayor Pro Tem Sent to Prison for Five Years for Accepting Bribes, Trying to Burn Down His Restaurant
RIVERSIDE, California The former mayor pro tem of Adelanto was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for accepting a $10,000 cash bribe, according to officials. He also hired a man…