May 23, 2024 Following years of judicial misconduct and other serious allegations exposed in an ABC15 investigation, Maricopa County’s top judge has disqualified his entire bench from hearing a post-conviction relief challenge…
Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to Seven Years and Three Months in Prison for Bribery and Drug
Court records note that Hector Hernandez admitted that he agreed to use his official position to open southern border fences and allow unauthorized immigrants to enter the country. On top of that,…
Mexican Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for International Drug Trafficking of Methamphetamine and Marijuana
NEBRASKA A manager of a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization was sentenced Friday to 21 years and 10 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $1.3 million for his role in an international…
California Woman Sentenced to Prison for Making Anti-Semitic Threats to Former Executive Director of Tree of Life Synagogue
MIAMI Melanie Harris, 59 of Riverside, California, was sentenced Thursday to two years and eight months in prison for making anti-Semitic threats against a Jewish family, officials stated. Harris pleaded guilty to…
Convicted Sex Offender Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Solicit Sex From Minors on Reddit
SANTA ANA, California A convicted sex offender faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison after his arrest Thursday on a five-count federal grand jury indictment alleging he tried to…
Man Allegedly Went on Armed Robbery Spree of a Dozen Southern California Businesses
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with the attempted armed robbery of a Downey business—an attack in which a store employee pulled out…
Patient Coordinator for Sober Living Home Arrested for Alleged Kickback Payments to “Body Brokers”
SANTA ANA, California A patient intake coordinator for an addiction treatment facility in Orange County was arrested Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he conspired to pay $37,000 in illegal…
Two Alleged Members of a Transnational Money Laundering Organization Arrested for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds
Two alleged affiliates of a global money laundering network were arrested on charges linked to their supposed role in a plot to launder millions of dollars derived from illicit drug sales, officials…
Man Indicted for Allegedly Making a Pattern of “Swatting Calls” to Schools and Airport
RIVERSIDE, California A Riverside County man has been arrested on an 18-count federal indictment alleging he placed “swatting calls” threatening to commit mass shootings at several schools in the Inland Empire and…
New Mexico Man Indicted for Allegedly Trying to Burn Down a Church Preschool and Strip Mall
RIVERSIDE, California A federal grand jury returned a two-count federal indictment against a New Mexico man who allegedly tried to burn down a San Bernardino County church preschool while children and school…
Georgia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Running Business Email and Romance Fraud Schemes
A man from Georgia was sentenced to a 10-year prison term on Tuesday for laundering over $4.5 million obtained through various fraudulent schemes, including business email compromise (BEC), defrauding a health care…
FBI: Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Pulling Out a Shotgun at a Church’s Chicken
ALBUQUERQUE An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of a shotgun at a Church’s Chicken in 2022, officials stated Monday. Court documents reveal…