LOS ANGELES Five alleged members of an international drug trafficking ring based in the San Gabriel Valley were arrested today on a 27-count federal grand jury indictment charging them with conspiring to…
Calif. Engineer Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Trade Technologies for Detecting Nuclear Missile Launches, Tracking Missiles
LOS ANGELES A former engineer at a Southern California company has been arrested on federal charges alleging he stole trade secret technologies developed for use by the United States government to detect…
Three Involved in Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison on Tuesday for Getting and Misusing COVID-19 Federal Loans
Three people were sentenced on Tuesday for unlawfully acquiring and misappropriating Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, which the U.S. Small Business Administration backed as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…
“Secretary” to Mexican Mafia Shot Caller Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Armed Robbery
LOS ANGELES A La Verne woman was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for being a “secretary” to an imprisoned Mexican Mafia “shot caller” who controlled Latino gangs in Pomona,…
Stock Newsletter Analyst, Beverly Hills CEO, and Money Launderer Charged with Conspiring to Tout Securities in Exchange for Money
LOS ANGELES Federal criminal charges were filed Monday against an analyst for a newsletter promoting unregistered securities and over-the-counter stocks, his money-laundering associate, and the CEO of a Beverly Hills company, officials…
CEO For-Women-Beverage Co. Allegedly Got More Than $13.5 Million From More Than 1,000 Investors
LOS ANGELES An Antelope Valley woman was arrested Monday on a 39-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she obtained more than $13.5 million from more than 1,000 investors for her for-women beverage…
Calif. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegally Selling Firearms and Possessing Methamphetamine
LOS ANGELES A hookah lounge owner was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for illegally selling firearms, including several “ghost guns,” officials stated. The weapons were sold out of his…
New York Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Defrauding Heath Insurances Out of Over $336 Million
A New York man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay over $336 million in restitution for a years-long fraud scheme in which he and his co-conspirators,…
New Mexico Man Guilty This Week for His Role in Shootings That Targeted Residences of Elected Officials
A New Mexico man pleaded guilty this week to his role in shootings that targeted the residences of elected officials following the 2022 election, officials stated. According to court documents, Solomon Pena…
JUST SAYING: RNC Chairwoman Relegated to Court Jester to Deal with a Cash Crunch, Attacks Trump Allies
The RNC Chairwoman Calls For Unity As The Party Faces A Cash Crunch And Attacks By Some Trump Allies — Huffington Post Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is calling for the…
Canadian Man Guilty for Role in Scheme That Manipulated Penny Stock Prices and Cost Investors of Over $215 Million
LOS ANGELES A trader for a group of hedge funds pleaded guilty this afternoon to participating in a scheme that manipulated penny stock prices to inflate the hedge fund’s reported profits—false gains…
N.J. Man Admits to a Series of Violent Assaults Against Members of the Orthodox Jewish Community
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Thursday to committing a series of bias-motivated violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood, New Jersey, officials stated. On Feb….