A Florida man was charged with a federal hate crime on Wednesday for a murder he committed while staying in the Kansas City, Missouri, area, according to authorities. A federal grand jury…
Calif. Man Indicted for Allegedly Making and Distributing Child Pornography
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury charged a San Gabriel Valley man with producing and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting himself sexually abusing a toddler, the Justice Department announced Wednesday….
Colorado Supreme Court Removes Former President Trump from 2024 Ballot
In a stunning decision, the Colorado Supreme Court removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot, ruling that he isn’t an eligible presidential candidate because of the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist…
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Brutally Beating Restrained Inmate
A former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) lieutenant, Mohammad Shahid Jenkins, 52, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years and three months in prison for brutally beating an inmate, officials stated. Jenkins was…
California Man Charged with Alleged Road-Rage Shooting that Killed Four-Year-Old Boy
LOS ANGELES Officials stated on Tuesday that Byron Burkhart was charged in a road rage shooting that killed a four-year-old boy who was traveling in a motor vehicle with his mother and…
Another Defendant Convicted for Laundering Money for Drug Trafficking Organization
LOS ANGELES A federal jury on Tuesday convicted Gustavo Adolfo Aldana-Martinez, 57, of conspiracy to launder money, which involved transferring millions of dollars in narcotics-related funds from the US to international drug…
Arizona Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Federal Officials, Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison
A federal grand jury indicted Michael Lee Tomasi, a 37-year-old resident of Rio Verde, Arizona, on Friday, officials stated. He faces six charges in total, encompassing three counts of threatening a federal…
Two Brothers Each Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Running Heroin “Home Delivery Service” in California
SANTA ANA, California Two Riverside County brothers who ran a drug trafficking operation that used two Orange County-based call centers that took telephone orders for deliveries of the drug, which resulted in…
Mexican Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Smuggling Migrants on Panga Boat That Landed on California’s Central Coast
LOS ANGELES A Mexican man was sentenced Monday to 110 months in federal prison for trafficking 11 undocumented individuals, as well as 45 pounds of methamphetamine, on a panga boat that landed…
Calif. Man Sentenced to a Year in Prison for His Role in $105 Million VA Fraud Scheme
A California man was sentenced Monday to one year and a day in prison for his role in defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefit program, officials…
L.A. Gang Member Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Being the Shot Caller of Cocaine Trafficking Ring
LOS ANGELES A leader of the Bounty Hunter Bloods (BHB) street gang was sentenced Friday to 168 months in federal prison for leading a manufacturing and distribution of crack cocaine organization. The…
Four Men Charged with Allegedly Running Drug Trafficking Ring
LOS ANGELES Two Orange County men were arrested on a three-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they ran a transnational drug trafficking organization that exported wholesale amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine The…