SANTA ANA, California Federal authorities this week arrested four defendants charged in a 29-count grand jury indictment, officials stated. The indictment alleges that they scammed dozens of timeshare owners out of more…
Teen Charged with Allegedly Shooting at LAPD Officers with a “Ghost” Gun
A man is charged with using a ghost gun to shoot at two Los Angeles police officers in a patrol car on Monday, officials allege. “Stopping violent crime that targets police officers,…
Three Kentucky Correctional Officers Indicted for Allegedly Beating Inmates
LONDON, KENTUCKY A grand jury indicted three U.S. Big Sandy federal correctional officers — two officers and a lieutenant for assaults against two inmates and subsequent cover-ups, officials announced Friday. Officers Samuel…
Ex-Marine Admits to Three Counts of “Sextortion” Cyberstalking Young Women
LOS ANGELES A South Bay man pleaded guilty today to cyberstalking multiple young women in a “sextortion” campaign He waged the campaign while he was an active-duty member of the United States…
Real Estate Developer Allegedly Stole More than $1.5 Million from COVID-19 Relief Money
PORTLAND A federal indictment was unsealed Thursday charging a California real estate developer with using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in loans, according to officials. The loans were…
Former Mississippi Deputy Warden Admits Beating an Inmate, Facing up to Ten Years in Prison
Melvin Hilson, 49, a former deputy warden at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, which is also known as Parchman, pleaded guilty today to violating an inmate’s civil rights in 2016. In June 2021,…
U.S. Mail Carrier Allegedly Schemed to Steal $800,000 in Jobless Benefits
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier and a Santa Clarita Valley man for allegedly scheming to steal approximately $800,000 in unemployment insurance (UI) funds, according…
Feds: MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder, Racketeering
An El Salvador man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for murder in aid of racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, officials stated. Juan Carlos Sandoval-Rodriguez, aka…
Calif. Indictments Allege Gambling Dens, Bribery, Extortion & Drug Trafficking
SANTA ANA, California An investigation by the Orange County Asian Organized Crime Task Force resulted in the arrest of seven out of nine defendants, federal officials stated They are charged in three…
Federal Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Admits to Raping Female Inmate
LOS ANGELES A corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for sexually…
Two Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking Runaway, Teen-aged Girls
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal jury found Willis Lewis, 48, and Brittany Jones, 32, guilty of federal charges, including sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, sex…
FBI Arrest Man for Allegedly Stalking a Professional Online Gamer
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man is expected to appear in federal court Tuesday after his arrest on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he stalked a professional online gamer, officials…