LOS ANGELES The United States is seeking the forfeiture of a more than 30,000-square-foot mega-mansion in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, officials announced Thursday. The civil forfeiture complaint filed alleges…
Fugitive Returned to U.S. for Sentencing on Tax Charges More Than 21 Years Later
WASHINGTON D.C. A former California man made a court appearance this week after being extradited to the U.S. from Costa Rica so that he could be sentenced by a federal judge, according…
Russian Oligarch’s Yacht Worth $300 Million Seized by Fiji at Request of U.S.
WASHINGTON D.C. Fijian law enforcement executed a seizure warrant freezing the Motor Yacht Amadea (the Amadea), a 348-foot luxury vessel owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, according to officials. The U.S….
Leader of Oath Keepers Guilty of Sedition and Obstruction of Congress
A regional leader of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of Congress after a breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, officials stated. His and…
12 Medical Professionals Charged with Allegedly Opioid Distribution Offenses
WASHINGTON D.C. Fourteen defendants in eight federal districts across the United States for their alleged involvement in crimes related to the unlawful distribution of opioids. Twelve of the defendants were medical professionals…
L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with On-Duty Assault of 32-Year-Old Unarmed Woman
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was charged with unlawfully assaulting a woman last year and then lying about what happened in a report, officials announced Wednesday. “Police accountability is an essential…
Man Guilty of Scamming 20 Investors of $1.7 million through Real Estate “Coupon Bonds”
LOS ANGELES A Santa Clarita resident who invested in real estate and sold “coupon bonds” that promised regular interest payments on top of principal repayment admitted to defrauding investors out of more…
Dutch National Guilty of Financing Ring to Support Terrorist Group al-Shabaab
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal jury convicted a Dutch woman Tuesday on charges stemming from her participation in a terrorist financing ring in support of the Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabaab, officials stated. According…
Former Special Agent with Homeland Security Guilty of Helping Drug Criminals
LOS ANGELES A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was found guilty by a federal jury Tuesday of dozens of criminal charges for accepting cash payments and other benefits to…
Man Admits Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate Scam Involving Fake Open Houses
LOS ANGELES A South Bay man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for participating with his sister in a $6 million real estate scam that involved listing homes without the…
California Couple Forced Mother and Two Daughters to Work in Restaurant and Janitor Business
SACRAMENTO Nery A. Martinez Vasquez, 54, and Maura N. Martinez, 54, both of Shasta Lake, California, were both sentenced Monday for forcing three Guatemalan victims to work at their businesses, according to…
White Supremacist Gang Leader “Filthy Fuhrer,” Gang Members and Associates Convicted of Racketeering, Murder
Five members and associates of a violent white supremacist gang, the 1488s, were convicted Monday in Alaska in federal court of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping, and assault, officials…