North Hollywood Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud
LOS ANGELES – A North Hollywood man was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for his role in
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Previously Removed Illegal Alien Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Ammunition Offense
SANTA ANA – A previously removed illegal alien was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing with intent
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23 Skid Row Drug Dealers Arrested as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Takedown Targeting High-Crime Areas of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement today arrested 23 defendants out of a total of 28 individuals, including residents of West
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MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Participating in Two Murders of Fellow Gangsters
LOS ANGELES – A ranking member of a San Fernando Valley-based wing of the transnational criminal organization Mara Salvatrucha 13
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Previously Deported Illegal Alien Charged with Attempting to Smuggle Illegal Aliens Through Newport Beach Harbor
SANTA ANA – A previously deported illegal alien has been charged in a federal criminal complaint alleging he attempted to
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California Woman Arrested on Charges Alleging She Acted as Agent of China and Spied on Relatives of U.S. Based High-Ranking Taiwanese Government Official
Wanying Zhang, 34, also known as Heather Zhang, of Irvine, California, was arrested Sunday on a one count complaint charging
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Irvine Woman Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging She Acted as an Agent of China and Spied on U.S.-based Relatives of High-Ranking Taiwanese Government Official
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County woman has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging her with acting in
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Koreatown Man Pleads Guilty to Throwing Molotov Cocktails at Security Guards Inside Federal Building in Downtown L.A.
LOS ANGELES – A Koreatown man pleaded guilty today to assaulting security officers assisting federal law enforcement by throwing two
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Self-Proclaimed ‘Godfather’ Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Fraud, Tax Evasion, and Using LASD Deputies to Torment His Opponents
LOS ANGELES – A now-imprisoned fraudster was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for hiring several now-convicted off-duty
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Guatemalan National Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Federal Prison for Leading Massive Human Smuggling Ring, Holding Migrants Hostage
LOS ANGELES – An illegal alien from Guatemala was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison for leading one
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4 Illegal Aliens Arrested on Federal Charges that They Stole Social Security Numbers to Run Up Large Retail Credit Card Debts Then Filed for Bankruptcy
SANTA ANA, California – Four illegal aliens were arrested today out of five total charged in separate federal criminal complaints
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San Gabriel Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Smuggled to China More Than $300 Million in Export-Controlled Computer Servers
LOS ANGELES – The owner of a San Gabriel Valley-based technology company was arrested today on a three-count federal indictment
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California Man Arrested for Smuggling More Than $300 Million in Export-Controlled Computer Servers to China
The owner of a San Gabriel Valley-based technology company was arrested today on a three-count federal indictment charging him with
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Twin Brothers Plead Guilty to Tax Crimes from Their MRI Technician Jobs and Their Golf Tee-Time Brokering Side Hustle
LOS ANGELES – Two twin brothers and MRI technicians pleaded guilty today to deliberately failing to report to the IRS
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Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Misusing U.S. Passports Belonging to Real Citizens at John Wayne Airport in O.C.
SANTA ANA, California – Two Chinese nationals have been charged in a federal criminal complaint alleging they presented United States
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Manhattan Beach Family Therapist Sentenced to Nearly 17 Years in Federal Prison for Installing Hidden Bathroom Camera to Film Girls
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay family therapist was sentenced today to 200 months in federal prison for installing a
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Illegal Alien from El Salvador Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for SoCal Robbery Spree He Resumed Upon Illegally Reentering the U.S.
LOS ANGELES – An illegal alien from El Salvador was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for committing
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Two Indian Nationals Found Guilty of Participating in Cargo Theft Scheme in Which Freight Was Stolen from Shippers
LOS ANGELES – Two Indian nationals were found guilty by a jury today of conspiring to steal cargo from warehouses
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Former L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years in Prison for Violating Rights on Crypto-Criminal’s Behalf, Cheating on Taxes
LOS ANGELES – A former deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) was sentenced today to 21 months
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‘Smart Rings’ CEO Found Guilty of Running $2 Million Ponzi Scheme
SANTA ANA, California – The CEO of a wearable technology company has been found guilty by a jury of running
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Inland Empire Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in Crime Ring that Fraudulently Obtained $3.5 Million in COVID Business-Relief Loans
RIVERSIDE, California – A Riverside County man pleaded guilty today – making him the third defendant in his case to
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Tech CEO, Russian National Arrested on Complaint Alleging They Hid Russian Ownership and Development of Software Sold to U.S. Government
LOS ANGELES – The CEO of a Virginia-based software company and a Russian national have been arrested on a federal
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Veteran Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Navy Out of More Than $9 Million Via Bid Rigging and False Billing
LOS ANGELES – A Navy veteran was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for defrauding the Navy out
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Irvine Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Not Reporting $2.6 Million in Income She Obtained via Crypto Criminal
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County woman who is the former girlfriend of a cryptocurrency fraudster who called himself “The