SANTA ANA, California A 33-count federal grand jury indicted 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, according to officials. The indictment includes charges of conspiring…
Man Indicted for Allegedly Selling Pounds of Meth and Dozens of “Ghost Guns”
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury on Tuesday charged a San Fernando Valley man with allegedly selling a total of nearly 16 pounds of methamphetamine and 89 firearms, including dozens of “ghost…
Pharmacist Sentenced for $180 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
A former Mississippi pharmacist was sentenced Monday in federal court to 10 years in prison for defrauding TRICARE and private insurance companies, officials stated. Mitchell “Chad” Barrett paid kickbacks to distributors for…
L.A. Water and Power Former Manager Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bribes
LOS ANGELES The former general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was sentenced Monday to six years in prison for accepting bribes, officials stated. David H. Wright…
MS-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Five Murders in Two States
WASHINGTON D.C. A Maryland man was sentenced Monday to life in prison in connection with MS-13 gang murders, according to officials. MS-13 is a transnational gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants…
Two Europeans Allegedly Conspired with U.S. Citizen to Help North Korea
WASHINGTON POST Two individuals are charged with allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or North Korea by working with U.S. citizen, Virgil Griffith, federal officials…
Federal Judge Sentences Man to Life in Prison for Creating Child Porn
LOS ANGELES A Fresno man was sentenced Friday to life in federal prison for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise and creating child sexual abuse material, according to officials. John Richard Brinson…
Alabama Prison Guard Charged with Beating Three Inmates With Wooden Baton
ALABAMA A federal grand jury indicted former Alabama Department of Corrections officer, Sergeant Lorenzo Mills, 55, with assaulting three compliant inmates with a wooden baton at Draper Correctional Facility. Mills is also charged…
Seven Alleged Drug Dealers Who Sold Fentanyl That Caused Deaths Face Criminal Charges
SANTA ANA, California Federal authorities Friday announced seven criminal cases against drug dealers who sold fentanyl-laced narcotics that caused fatal overdoses, according to officials. The alleged crimes occurred in Orange County, including…
DOJ: Former Honduras President Got Huge Bribe from “El Chapo”
According to Reuters, The United States has charged former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was extradited to the U.S. on Thursday, for alleged participation in a cocaine-importation conspiracy and related firearms…
Chiropractor Sent to Prison for Submitting $2.2 Million in False Medical Billings
SANTA ANA, California A former Orange County chiropractor was sentenced Thursday to 70 months in federal prison for stealing from health insurers through fraud, officials stated. Susan H. Poon fraudulently…
Unaccompanied Toddler Abandoned at Border — So far, 38,000 Unaccompanied Children in 2022
ROMA, Texas Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents encounter an unaccompanied two-year-old boy near the Rio Grande, officials stated Thursday. RGC agents working near Roma encountered a two-year-old Noncitizen Unaccompanied…