SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man pleaded guilty this week to federal criminal charges for unsafely operating a drone aircraft on several occasions, officials stated. According to authorities, This includes flying…
Man Who Relentlessly Stalked and Harassed Woman Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man was sentenced Thursday to 24 months in federal prison for stalking a professional online gamer during a long-running harassment campaign, officials stated. District Judge Fernando…
Louisiana Man Guilty of Being Involved in Dog Fighting, Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison
Officials stated that a Louisiana man – Antonio Damon Atkins, 35, of Baton Rouge – pleaded guilty Thursday for his part in a conspiracy in organized dog fighting to violate the Animal…
Three Cubans Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking in Strip Clubs
Three Cubans were sentenced for sex trafficking and related crimes in strip clubs in Houston, officials stated Thursday. Rasiel Gutierrez Moreno, 38, Hendry Jimenez Milanes, 39, and Rafael Mendoza Labrada, 29, were…
Calif. Elementary School Teacher Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Six Students
A first-grade elementary school teacher from Sunrise Elementary School in East Los Angeles has been charged with sexually assaulting six female students at the school. “Our educators are entrusted with creating a…
Former Prisoner Transport Officer Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Raping Detainee
A former private prisoner transport officer was sentenced in federal court to nine years in federal prison raping a female pretrial detainee’s civil rights by sexually assaulting her, officials announced Tuesday. According…
Two Calif. Men Face Up Five Years in Prison Each for Stealing $200,000 via Skimmers Placed at Gas Stations
FRESNO, Calif. Federal officials announced that Akop Dongelyan, 47, of Glendale, and Artak Vardanyan, 40, of Burbank, plead guilty Monday to conspiring to commit credit and debit card fraud. According to court…
Alleged Scammers Indicted for Targeting Elderly for Over $4.5 Million
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a West Los Angeles man who allegedly ran a decade-long telemarketing scam primarily targeting elderly victims that fraudulently obtained more than $4.5 million,…
Convicted Murderer Who Ran $1.5 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Fraud from Prison Sentenced
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,…