LOS ANGELES A South Los Angeles man was found guilty by a jury Monday of nine felonies for recruiting and enticing teenage girls for whom he acted as a “pimp” and providing…
84-Year-Old Homeowner Charged with the Shooting of Black Teen Who Rang the Wrong Doorbell
Lawyers for the family of Ralph Yarl, 16, said he was in critical condition after being shot twice in Kansas City, Mo. An 85-year-old white man was charged with first-degree assault, according…
Woman Who Embezzled $3 Million from Employer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County woman, who embezzled over $3 million from two companies while she worked as their financial controller, cheated on her taxes and fraudulently received a COVID-relief business…
Supreme Court Will Rule on Whether Postal Worker Should Get Day Off on Sabbath Sunday
WASHINGTON (Courthouse News) — A decade ago the U.S. Postal Service announced it was teaming up with Amazon to do something it had never done before: making deliveries on Sunday. While aiming…
Nine Sentenced for Involvement in a $126 Million Prescription Drug Scheme
WASHINGTON D.C. Nine defendants – including three compounding pharmacy owners, a physician, two pharmacists, and three patient recruiters – were sentenced Thursday for their respective roles in a years-long, multi-state scheme to…
Feds: Businessman Facing Prison Sentence for Allegedly Hiding $38 Million from the IRS
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment, unsealed Friday, charging a California businessman with conspiracy to defraud the IRS, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering, officials…
Justice Department Unseals Charges Against Seven Leaders of Sinaloa Cartel
WASHINGTON D.C. The Justice Department Friday announced charges unsealed against several leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, a transnational drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico. “Today, the Justice Department is announcing significant…
Man Admits to Threatening Maricopa County Election Official and Official with the Office of Arizona Attorney General
WASHINGTON D.C. An Iowa man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending a threatening communication to an election official on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, officials stated. Mark A. Rissi also sent a…
Two Former L.A. Deputies Charged With Falsely Arresting 23-Year-Old Skateboarder
LOS ANGELES Two former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were named in a five-count indictment for allegedly violating the civil rights of a young man at a skatepark by falsely imprisoning him…
Two Police Detectives Charged with Assault for 2020 On-Duty Shooting of Unarmed Man
LOS ANGELES COUNTY Two Whittier police detectives have been charged for their roles in the April 2020 daytime shooting that left Nicholas Carrillo paralyzed, officials stated Wednesday. “The decision by these two…
Feds: Albuquerque Police Agree to Wear Body Cameras, Create Civilian Investigative Unit
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it has joined with the City of Albuquerque in filing a motion seeking a consent decree regarding the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). The…
Physician and Clinic Office Manager Convicted of Unlawful Distribution of Over 600,000 Opioid Pills
HOUSTON A federal jury convicted a Texas physician and clinic office manager Wednesday for operating a pill-mill clinic that unlawfully prescribed over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash, officials stated. According…