A former Los Angeles police officer William Rodriguez was sentenced Friday to six years in prison after he was found guilty in June of forcibly raping a woman while he was off-duty…
Man Who Wanted to Kill “Mexicans” Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
Officials stated this week that a Utah man was sentenced to 20 years for his bias-motivated attack on three men at a family-owned business. On Feb. 19, 2020, after a five-day trial,…
Medical Clinic’s Former CEO Submitted Fraudulent Billings Totaling Nearly $5 Million
LOS ANGELES This week, a Whittier medical clinic’s former president and CEO pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent billings to a Medi-Cal. A health care program that provides family planning services to low-income…
Wanted and Convicted Felon Allegedly Posed as Ivy Leaguer to Run a $3.1 Million Stock Scam
SANTA ANA, California A convicted felon who allegedly posed as an experienced Wall Street stock trader has been charged with running a securities scam that caused victim investors to lose approximately $3.1…
Former Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison
A Colombian on Tuesday was sentenced to 45 years in prison for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the…
Rapper Sentenced to 10 Years for Shooting Artist Megan Pete
LOS ANGELES Daystar Peterson, the rap artist known as Tory Lanez, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after he was convicted by a jury of the 2020 attack and shooting…
“Ringleader” of “Romance Scams” Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A New York City man has been sentenced to six years and ten months in federal prison for leading a conspiracy that laundered money…
Calif. Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering Man Shot on Boat and Dumped into Ocean
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man was sentenced Monday to life in federal prison for the October 2019 murder of a man whose body was found floating in the Pacific Ocean…
Just Saying: Clowns with Cameras v. First Amendment Auditors
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ There are clowns with cameras, and there are First Amendment Auditors. First Amendment auditors video record at public spaces, including City Halls, DMVs, police on patrol, police…
Doctor Facing Up to 50 Years in Prison After Conviction for $15 Million Medicare and Insurance Fraud
A federal jury in Baltimore convicted a Maryland doctor Monday for submitting over $15 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and insurance companies. Dr. Ron Elfenbein fraudulently billed Medicare and…
Jamaican Pleads Guilty of Running a Lottery Scheme that Targeted Elderly Victims
NORTH CAROLINA A Jamaican, who was previously extradited to the U.S. from Jamaica, pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with a fraudulent Jamaica-based lottery scheme that targeted elderly victims in the…
Two U.S. Navy Sailors Arrested for Giving Sensitive Military Information to China
CALIFORNIA In two separate cases in the Southern and Central Districts of California, two U.S. Navy servicemembers were arrested for transmitting sensitive military information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “These…