LOS ANGELES A Beverly Hills man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing jewelry and other items from victims staying at a luxury hotel last year, officials stated. He then traveled to Florida…
Romanian Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Stealing Benefits from Low-Income Families
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced Romanian Marius Oprea, 38, to six years and three months in federal prison for orchestrating a fraud that primarily victimized low-income families, officials stated. According to…
Peruvian Extradited to U.S. For Allegedly Operating Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly People
A resident of Lima, Peru, was extradited to the United States and made his initial appearance Friday in Miami federal court, where he stands accused of operating a large fraud and extortion…
Owner and Consultant Sentenced to Prison for $9 Million Medicare Fraud
The owner of two California-based hospice companies and his consultant were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a scheme that stole over $9 million from Medicare through false and fraudulent claims for…
Calif. Man Charged with Allegedly Transporting 14-Year-Old Arizona Runaway for Sex
LOS ANGELES A Long Beach man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he traveled with a 14-year-old runaway from Arizona – whom he met in a Reddit internet forum…
Five Arrested for Allegedly Trafficking Firearms to Drug Cartel
Five individuals were arrested in Laredo, Hebbronville, and Falls City, Texas, last week for allegedly trafficking military-grade firearms to a drug cartel in Mexico, officials announced Wednesday. According to court documents, Gerardo…
Ex-Ohio Deputy Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Beating Inmate Confined to Restraint Chair
A former Pike County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office deputy was sentenced Wednesday to eight years and four months in prison and three years of supervised release for federal civil rights violations involving excessive…
Former Correction Officer Guilty of Sexual Acts With Female Inmates —Seventh Correctional Officer Sentenced
CALIFORNIA A former correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution Dublin (FCI Dublin), where he supervised prisoners, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for sexually abusing five inmates at FCI Dublin,…
Former L.A. Deputy Mayor Guilty of Corrupting City Real Estate Development Projects
LOS ANGELES A former deputy mayor and long-time Los Angeles city official was found guilty by a jury Wednesday of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribe money and facilitating illicit…
Man Guilty of Extorting Koreatown Businesses and Carjacking One Victim in Karaoke Shakedown
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man was found guilty by a jury Tuesday of dozens of felonies for extorting Koreatown karaoke companies and sometimes violently attacking victims who refused to pay,…
Former Detention Officer Guilty of Strangling Handcuffed Woman into Unconsciousness, Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison
A former detention officer with the Fulton County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating a detainee’s civil rights by using excessive force while booking her into a Fulton County detention…
A California Man and Two Chinese Sentenced to Prison for Laundering Gift Cards Purchased by Victims
LOS ANGELES An El Monte man and two Chinese nationals living elsewhere in Los Angeles County were sentenced Tuesday to federal prison for laundering gift cards purchased by telephone scam fraud victims…