LOS ANGELES Ten people were arrested in multiple cities over the past day for two federal indictments charging members of an organized crime syndicate, officials announced Tuesday. Defendants allegedly conspired to traffic…
JUST SAYING: Taylor Swift and Her Chief Boyfriend Are Good for the Modern Day Roman Coliseum
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ I am not a Taylor Swift fan and don’t listen to her music, but many of her critics should seriously STFU. From what I read, she is…
Maryland Man and Others Involved in the MS-13 Murder of a Victim Who the Gang Suspected Was Police Informant
A Maryland man was sentenced Monday to 26 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy, including murder, connected to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal enterprise also known as MS-13,…
Calif. Man Guilty of Federal Stalking Charge, Admits to Threatening Mass Shooting of Synagogues
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge of stalking, authorities stated. Andre Morrow Lackner also admitted to engaging in a 14-month campaign in which he…
Canadian Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Hundreds of Pounds of Cocaine from Stash Houses
LOS ANGELES A Canadian man was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for distributing hundreds of pounds of cocaine out of stash houses in the…
Calif. Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Committing 10 Armed Robberies in Two Days
SANTA ANA, California A Riverside County man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in federal prison for the armed robbery of a convenience store in Orange County—his tenth such robbery committed during…
Two Guilty of Making False Documents by Creating False Calibration Certificates within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PENNSYLVANIA Miguel Marcial Amaro and Martin Ramos plead guilty last week to the felony offense of making and using a false document, officials stated. Each defendant is banned from participation in or…
Colombian Guilty of Kidnapping and Assaulting Two U.S. Army Soldiers on Temporary Duty in Bogota
Jeffersson Arango Castellanos, 36, and his co-conspirators targeted, incapacitated, and kidnapped two U.S. soldiers in Bogota, officials stated. On the evening of March 5, 2020, the two victims were in an entertainment…
Mexican Mafia Associate Guilty in Attack in California Jail That Left Victim with His Throat Slashed
SANTA ANA, California The Justice Department announced on Friday that a jury had found a member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang guilty of federal charges related to his involvement in an…
Former L.A. Politician Sentence to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Tax Evasion
LOS ANGELES Former Los Angeles City Councilmember José Luis Huizar was sentenced Friday to 13 years in federal prison for using his powerful position at City Hall to enrich himself and his…
Russian Sentence to Five Years and Four Months in Prison for His Involvement in Using a Malicious Software Known as “Trickbot”
OHIO A Russian national was sentenced on Wednesday to five years and four months in prison for his involvement in developing and using the malicious software known as Trickbot, which was used…
Ohio Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Dogfighting and Fentanyl Distribution
An Ohio man was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to dogfighting and fentanyl distribution, officials stated. He will serve nine months concurrent with, and 12 months after,…