LOS ANGELES A South Los Angeles man was convicted Tuesday for the armed robbery of an armored truck in Hawthorne on Valentine’s Day 2022, officials stated. During the heist, over $166,000 in…
Former Federal Employee Sentenced to 40 Years for Kidnapping, Who Was Murdered After Her Adbuction
LOS ANGELES A former federal law enforcement employee was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison for orchestrating the abduction and murder of his estranged wife, who was strangled to death in…
Former Veterans Affairs Police Officer Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Beating Victim, 45 Times with Baton
LOS ANGELES A former police officer with the Veterans Affairs Police Department (VAPD) was sentenced last week to 12 months in federal prison for violating a victim’s civil rights by using a…
Fifth West Virginia Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation in Connection with Death of Inmate
A former corrections officer from the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in an assault that resulted in the death of an inmate, identified by…
Two Chicago Residents Sentenced for Sex Trafficking a Minor Who was Beaten
A Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking a minor victim and distributing child sexual abuse material, officials stated. His co-defendant, a Chicago woman, was sentenced…
Two Somali Pirates Sentenced to 30 Years Each in Prison for Armed Hostage Taking of American Journalist
Abdi Yusuf Hassan, 56, from Minneapolis, and Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed, 43, from Mogadishu, were each sentenced to 30 years in prison for taking American journalist Michael Scott Moore hostage in Somalia. A…
China-Base Co., the Director and Senior Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Distribution
LOS ANGELES Law Enforcement in People’s Republic of China arrested defendants. A chemical company, its director, and three senior employees face federal charges in a 13-count indictment for allegedly selling fentanyl precursor…
Man Charged with Possession of Machine Guns and Child-Abuse Porn Images
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man was indicted Wednesday for allegedly possessing four machine guns and hundreds of images and videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that law enforcement recovered…
Woman and Man Arrested for an Alleged $2.1 Million Scheme to Illegally Get COVID Jobless Benefits
Two San Bernardino County residents, Lisa Puente and Arthur Marquez, were arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing over $2.1 million in COVID-19 unemployment funds, officials stated. They are accused of filing more than…
Florida Man Faces Prison Time for Online Threats to Children and Others
Nathaniel James Holmes, a 51-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, was charged with four counts of threatening to harm others. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. According to the…
Former Mexico City Resident Who Oversaw International Drug Money Laundering Conspiracy Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES The lead defendant in a criminal case who oversaw a money laundering conspiracy that moved millions of dollars in narcotics-related funds from the United States to international drug trafficking organizations…