LOS ANGELES A woman serving a life sentence in state prison for murder was sentenced today in federal court to seven years in federal prison for leading a ring that fraudulently obtained…
U.S. and Mexican Cooperation Results in Significant Drug Trafficking Arrests/Seizures
U.S. and Mexican law enforcement made significant enforcement arrests against a prolific transnational drug trafficking organization operating in Nogales, Sonora, along the U.S.-Mexico border, officials announced last week. After extensive bilateral cooperation…
Mexican Mafia Member Who Ran Rackets at L.A. Jail Stabbed to Death At Folsom Prison
According to KCAR 3 News, an inmate and known member of a Mexican gang at California State Prison, Sacramento, died after prison officials said two other inmates stabbed him this week. A…
Florida Man Guilty of Vile Shotgun Attack on Two Black Women
Federal prosecutors stated that a Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to two federal hate crimes for attacking two Black women with a gun. According to the plea agreement, Frederick Eugene Pierallini III,…
High-Ranking Zeta Drug-Trafficking Member Facing Cocaine and Marijuana Charges
WASHINGTON D.C. A Mexican national appeared in federal court Friday to face international cocaine and marijuana trafficking charges. According to court documents, between 2000 and 2010, Eleazar Medina Rojas, aka Chelelo,…
Two Former Correctional Officers Guilty for Their Roles in Brutal Beating of Shackled Inmate
Two former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC) officers plead guilty Friday for their roles in the assault of a restrained inmate, federal officials stated. According to court documents, Randall T. Dennis, 28,…
Southern California Edison and Two Other Companies Pay $22 Million to Settle 32,000 Acre Fire Claim
LOS ANGELES Southern California Edison (SCE); Utility Tree Service LLC (UTS); and Frontier Communications Holdings LLC paid $22 million to resolve claims on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service; officials announced this…
Man Guilty of Murder-for-Hire Plots Against Former Lawyer and Litigant
RIVERSIDE, California On Friday, a San Gabriel Valley man was found guilty by a jury of federal criminal charges, including conspiring with his employee to hire a hitman to kill two men…
Businessman Fails to Report Nearly $9 Million in Company’s Income
SANTA ANA, California The owner of a Newport Beach-based artificial turf company plead guilty Friday to a federal criminal charge for failing to report nearly $9 million in income his business earned….
Just Saying: Ron is the New and Improved Version of Trump Offering Neatly Packaged Cruelty
Ron DeSantis Cooks Up Excuses For Low Poll Numbers: ‘They’re Targeting Me” — Huffington Post Fox News host Will Cain asked the 2024 GOP presidential contender why he’s “not yet” connecting with…
PetSmart Agrees to Pay $1.4 Million for Over Charging Consumers on Ad Prices
Los Angeles County PetSmart LLC has been ordered to pay $1.46 million to settle a lawsuit that alleges the company overcharged customers for items it listed in advertisements, officials announced Thursday. “Charging…
Former Calif. Resident Guilty of Fleecing Investors Out of $3 Million With Promises of Discounted Pre-IPO Shares os Alibaba
LOS ANGELES A former Malibu resident who defrauded several individuals out of more than $3 million with bogus claims he had access to stock shares of Alibaba This was done before its…