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,…
High-Ranking Zeta Drug-Trafficking Member Facing Cocaine and Marijuana Charges
WASHINGTON D.C. A Mexican national appeared in federal court Friday to face international cocaine and marijuana trafficking charges. According to court documents, between 2000 and 2010, Eleazar Medina Rojas, aka Chelelo,…
Two Former Correctional Officers Guilty for Their Roles in Brutal Beating of Shackled Inmate
Two former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC) officers plead guilty Friday for their roles in the assault of a restrained inmate, federal officials stated. According to court documents, Randall T. Dennis, 28,…
Southern California Edison and Two Other Companies Pay $22 Million to Settle 32,000 Acre Fire Claim
LOS ANGELES Southern California Edison (SCE); Utility Tree Service LLC (UTS); and Frontier Communications Holdings LLC paid $22 million to resolve claims on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service; officials announced this…