LOS ANGELES A superseding indictment was unsealed this week, charging an Australian national and a Hollywood Hills man with operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of more than $25 million….
Former LA Deputy Sentenced to Two Years for Falsely Arresting a Man and Lying About the Arrest
LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for depriving a 23-year-old man of his civil rights in 2020 by…
Calif. Gang Leader Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Federal Racketeering, Drug Crimes
LOS ANGELES A Sherman Oaks man who ran the San Fernando Valley-based Vineland Boys street gang was sentenced Monday to 16 years in federal prison for committing federal racketeering and narcotics crimes,…
Two N.J. Residents Allegedly Participated in a Dog Fighting Ring Involving “DMV Board”
Two New Jersey residents were charged with participating in a dog fighting ring involving the “DMV Board,” a Telegram-based dog fighting collective spanning several states, according to officials. Tommy J. “Snakes” Watson,…
Just Saying: The So-Called “Weaker” Sex at Beth’s HIT Classes Are Beasts
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ The whole notion that women are inherently weaker than men is just false. It’s noticeable from my front-row seats at the gym. My twice-weekly High Intensity Training…
Clothing Wholesaler Ordered to Pay $10.4 Million for Violating Drug Laws, Doing Business with Woman Linked to Sinaloa Cartel
LOS ANGELES A Paramount-based clothing wholesale company was fined $4 million, ordered to pay $6.3 million in restitution, and placed on probation for five years for undervaluing imported garments This undervaluing of garments…
Calif. Man Sentenced for Trying to Export High-End Computer Servers to Iran
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man was sentenced Friday to 18 months in federal prison for conspiring to buy and illegally ship high-end computer servers from the U.S. to Iran in violation…
L.A. Pimp Sentenced to Life in Prison for Recruiting Teen Girls for Sex Work and Sex Trafficking an Adult
LOS ANGELES A South Los Angeles man was sentenced Thursday to life in federal prison for recruiting and enticing teenage girls for whom he acted as a…
Retired Police Chief Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Obstruction of Congress During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Defendant, a Retired Police Chief and Member of the “DC Brigade,” Conspired To Halt Electoral College Vote WASHINGTON D.C. A Texas man, formerly of California, was sentenced Thursday after he was convicted…
3,300 Anxiety Pills Seized at South Texas Border Checkpoint
FALFURRIAS, Texas Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle 110 bottles of unprescribed alprazolam at the Falfurrias Checkpoint on Tuesday. On December 5, 2023,…
A Major International Drug Trafficking Operated resulted in 60 Mexican and Foreign Nationals indicted
Eight separate indictments were unsealed in Washington D.C., California, and Illinois, charging 60 suspects with smuggling and distribution of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana. This action represents a significant blow to…
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Beating and Robbing Eight Haitians
A Springfield, Ohio, man was sentenced in U.S. District Court Tuesday to 20 years in prison for committing federal hate crimes targeting and attacking Haitian nationals residing in the area, officials stated….