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Central District of California: Agoura Hills Real Estate Developer Agrees to Plead Guilty to...
Watch Our City News Service, Los Angeles: Mark Handel, 68, of Agoura Hills has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges for failing to...
Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition in Support of Federal Overhaul of Student Loan...
Watch Our City News Service, California: California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office have joined a multistate coalition in a...
Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Support of Increased Transparency from Federal Contractors...
Watch Our City News Service, California: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian...
Northern District of California: Former Bank Vice President Sentenced to Fifteen Months in Prison...
Watch Our City News Service, San Francisco: Mounir Gad, a former Silicon Valley Bank vice president, was sentenced today to fifteen months in prison...
Attorney General Bonta Pushes Back on Cynical Attempt to Erase Federal Workplace Safety Protections...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in an amicus brief pushing back on a cynical...
Central District of California | Pasadena Man Who Allegedly Adheres to Extremist Anti-Government Ideology...
LOS ANGELES – A Pasadena man who allegedly sympathizes with the anti-government extremist “Boogaloo” movement has been charged in a federal criminal complaint alleging...
Attorney General Bonta: California Financing Disclosure Laws Are Not Preempted by Federal Law |...
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today submitted a comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding the agency’s preliminary determination that the California...
Central District of California | Three Prison Inmates Found Guilty of Murder for Beating...
SANTA ANA, California – Three prison inmates have been found guilty of second-degree murder in the beating death of another inmate at the Federal...
Central District of California | Former Owner of Orange County Wastewater Treatment Company Pleads...
LOS ANGELES – The former owner of a wastewater treatment facility in Orange County and his company each pleaded guilty today to a...
Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Against Chain of Skilled Nursing Facilities for Violations...
Understaffing at the facilities resulted in unnecessary amputations, the spread of diseases, and a high number of unreported sexual assault cases
OAKLAND – California Attorney General...
Emails reveal Sam Bankman-Fried’s courtship of federal regulators
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Before his mid-December arrest, cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried repeatedly claimed that he was a responsible business leader who sought more regulation...
Attorney General Bonta Urges Appellate Court to Reject Attack on Federal LGBT Anti-Discrimination Protections...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in an amicus brief in Tennessee v. Department of...
Former Federal Special Agent Found Guilty of Civil Rights Crimes for Committing Sexual Assaults...
RIVERSIDE, California – A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was found guilty by a jury today of federal civil rights...
Eastern District of California | Former Gang Member and California State Inmate Receives Over...
FRESNO, Calif. — Daryol Richmond, 31, who was formerly a gang member and inmate at the Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, California, where...
Eastern District of California | Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison...
FRESNO, Calif. — Keith Delray Breazell, 32, of Fresno, CA, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Ana de Alba...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 2 on Charges of Selling Fentanyl, Other Narcotics through Darknet...
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has indicted two men who allegedly used the darknet and encrypted messaging applications to sell over...
Former Twitter Employee Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Acting as a...
A California man was sentenced yesterday to 42 months in federal prison for his role in accessing, monitoring and conveying confidential and sensitive information...
Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Offering a Million-Dollar Bribe to...
LOS ANGELES – A real estate developer was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for offering to buy a million-dollar home...
Loma Linda Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Investment Fraud that Caused More...
LOS ANGELES – A San Bernardino County woman has pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge for her involvement in an investment fraud...
Former San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputy Faces Federal Civil Rights Charge Stemming from...
LOS ANGELES – A former San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputy has been indicted on federal criminal charges alleging he abused a county...
Federal Prosecutors in Los Angeles and Alaska Charge 6 Defendants with Operating Websites that...
LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department today announced the court-authorized seizure of 48 internet domains associated with some of the world’s leading DDoS-for-hire...
Attorney General Bonta Joins National Coalition Pushing for Stronger Federal Protections Against Worker Misclassification...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general, as well as state and local labor agencies, in...
Former Mobile Phone Store Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Multimillion-Dollar...
LOS ANGELES – A former owner of a T-Mobile retail store in Eagle Rock was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison...
Former TSA Officer Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to...
LOS ANGELES – A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for smuggling what he believed...
Northern District of California | Jury Convicts Former Federal Prison Warden For Sexual Abuse...
OAKLAND – A federal jury convicted former prison warden Ray J. Garcia of seven counts involving sexually abusive conduct against three female victims who...
Attorney General Bonta Urges Swift Action on Federal Proposal to Protect Workers and Ensure...
Previous Trump-era rule exposed millions of workers to harmful and unfair labor practices
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta — alongside the attorneys general...
O.C. Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Pimping and Opening Fire...
SANTA ANA, California – An Irvine man has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for – while on supervised release for...
Metro Board Approves Shortest Alternative for the Eastside Corridor, is Federal Funding at Risk?
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December 6, 2022
By Brian Hews • [email protected]
The Metro Board of Directors, at...
Southern District of California | Man Indicted for Stealing Chief Federal Judge’s Identity and...
For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U. S. Attorney Mark Conover () 546-6763
Honolulu, Hawaii – Edmond Abordo of Honolulu was arrested by the FBI today...
Carson Man Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Federal Prison for Making Sexually...
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay man who – along with three other accomplices – victimized a 15-year-old girl by creating sexually explicit...
Former Federal Agent Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes...
LOS ANGELES – A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was sentenced today to 121 months in federal prison for accepting...
As Fentanyl Crisis Continues to Take Lives, Federal Law Enforcement Responds with Multi-Faceted Approach...
LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities today held a news conference to inform the public of their ongoing efforts to stem the widespread damage...
Philippines Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Fatally Stabbing Fellow Crewmember...
LOS ANGELES – A Filipino man who fatally stabbed a fellow crewmember on a container ship en route from Shanghai to Los Angeles...
Nigerian Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Launder...
LOS ANGELES – A prolific international fraudster who conspired to launder tens of millions of dollars through a series of online scams and...
12 Defendants Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses in a Multi-Agency Operation...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Following an 18-month investigation targeting local criminal street gangs in Bakersfield, 12 defendants have been charged federally and another 17 defendants were...
Attorney General Bonta Calls for Stronger Federal Program to Protect Environmental Justice Communities from...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, announced the filing of a comment letter in support of the...
Federal Prosecutor to Serve as District Election Officer for Seven California Counties During November...
LOS ANGELES – United States Attorney Martin Estrada announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Thomas F. Rybarczyk will serve as District Election...
Attorney General Bonta, National Coalition Blast Extreme Legal Theory Threatening to Undermine Democracy, Free...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a national coalition of 22 attorneys general in an amicus brief in defense of fundamental...
West L.A. Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison for Harassment Campaign Targeting...
LOS ANGELES – A West Los Angeles man who engaged in a harassment campaign targeting two female doctors at the West Los Angeles...
South Bay Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Scam...
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay man, who along with his sister and other co-conspirators participated in a $6 million real estate scam...
Two Men Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging They Shot Guard During Armored Truck Armed...
LOS ANGELES – Two men were arrested this morning on federal robbery and firearms offenses that allege they robbed an armored car on...
FBI San Francisco Warns the Public About Potential Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Fraud Schemes...
Scammers often use electronic (e-mail, text, website) communication methods to explain how a recipient qualifies for government aid and claim to need information or...
Canadian Man Sentenced to 14½ Years in Federal Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring...
LOS ANGELES – A Canadian man was sentenced today to 174 months in federal prison for leading a drug-trafficking organization that intended to...
Former Hollywood Executive Sentenced to over 3 Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining...
LOS ANGELES – The former chairman and CEO of Beverly Hills-based Aviron Pictures was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for...
Federal Grand Jury Issues New Indictment in Conception Boat Fire |
LOS ANGELES – The captain of the P/V Conception – a Santa Barbara-based dive boat that caught fire near Santa Cruz Island in...
Romance Scammer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges, Admitting He Stole Hundreds of Thousands of...
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for defrauding 19 victims – some of whom he...
Attorney General Bonta Sends Letter to U.S. Senate Opposing Federal Preemption of State Notarization...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced sending a letter to California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla expressing his strong concerns with the Securing...
Attorney General Bonta Leads Coalition in Support of Federal Proposal to Reduce Highway Emissions...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, leading a coalition of 13 attorneys general, urged the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to finalize its proposal...
Santa Barbara Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for $14 Million...
LOS ANGELES – A Santa Barbara man was sentenced today to 133 months in federal prison for stealing approximately $14 million from victims...
Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges |
FRESNO, Calif. — Jonathan Gallegos, 32, of Ivanhoe, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana...
State Prison Inmate Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Methamphetamine into...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Patrick Botello, 36, of Richmond, was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison for participating in a conspiracy...
Former Chief Security Officer Of Uber Convicted Of Federal Charges For Covering Up Data...
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury convicted Joseph Sullivan, the former Chief Security Officer of Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”), of obstruction of proceedings of...
Four Inmates Sentenced for Brutal Assault at the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc —...
LOS ANGELES—The last of four inmates who assaulted and severely injured a fellow prisoner at the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc in November 2020...
Multiple Federal Fraud Charges Filed Against San Francisco Father And Son |
SAN FRANCISCO - Santos Rene Soto and Santos Moises Soto III appeared in federal court today to face a federal indictment charging them with...
Attorney General Bonta: Federal Proposal to Strengthen ACA Anti-Discrimination Protections Is Critical for Health...
New proposed rule will protect patients from being discriminated against based on their race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob...
Riverside Man Ordered to Spend 46 Months in Federal Prison in His Second Federal...
LOS ANGELES – A Riverside man who previously served a lengthy prison sentence in two aircraft-related cases was sentenced today to nearly four...
Irvine Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Obtaining More Than $5...
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $5 million...
Attorney General Bonta Helps Secure New Federal Energy Standards for American Families | State...
New standards will save consumers and businesses billions in energy costs and help protect the planet
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate...
Attorney General Bonta Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Policy Prioritizing Threats to...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of guidance issued...
Sherri Papini Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Lying to Federal Agents About...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sherri Papini, 39, of Redding, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison to be followed by 36 months of supervised...
Los Angeles Man Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Federal Prison for Producing...
LOS ANGELES – A man from the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles was sentenced today to 292 months in federal prison for producing...
Beverly Hills Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Hire...
LOS ANGELES – A Beverly Hills man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for attempting to hire a hitman to...
Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition in Support of Federal Proposal Aimed at Strengthening...
Highlights additional areas for action under Title IX to combat sex discrimination in all its forms
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Acting New...
Ohio Man Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Federal Prison for Long-Running Harassment Campaign...
LOS ANGELES – An Ohio man was sentenced today to 40 months in federal prison for his 12-year campaign of harassment – via...
Attorney General Bonta Calls on Federal Government to Reduce the Purchase of Unnecessary Single-Use...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in comments to the General Services Administration (GSA) on its proposal to explore pathways...
Union City Man Sentenced To 4 Years In Federal Prison For Small Business Robberies...
OAKLAND - Nelson Enrike Ramirez was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for multiple robberies of small stores and gas stations in...
Surgeon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Accepting $3.3 Million in Illicit Payments to...
LOS ANGELES – A neurosurgeon pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for accepting approximately $3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal...
Federal Prison Chaplain Sentenced for Sexual Assault and Lying to Federal Agents | OPA
James Theodore Highhouse, 50, a former chaplain with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was sentenced today in federal court in the Northern District...
Downey man faces federal charges in girl’s death
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August 29, 2022
A Downey man is in federal custody on charges of selling...
Hacienda Heights Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Stealing $1.3 Million...
LOS ANGELES – A third-party seller on Amazon.com was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for gaming the online retailer’s payment...
South Bay Chiropractor Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison for Receiving Kickbacks for...
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay chiropractor was sentenced today to 14 months in federal prison for taking kickbacks from Pacific Hospital –...
Three Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Federal Offense and Pay Nearly $13 Million...
LOS ANGELES – A Texas-based oil company and two of its subsidiaries have agreed to plead guilty to violating the federal Clean Water...
Former San Francisco Public Works Director Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison |
SAN FRANCISCO – Former San Francisco City Hall public official Mohammed Colin Nuru was sentenced today to 84 months (7 years) in federal prison...
Sexual Abuse Charges Against Former Federal Prison Warden Expanded To Include Two Additional Inmate...
OAKLAND – A federal grand jury issued an eight count superseding indictment today charging former federal prison warden Ray J. Garcia with seven counts...
Hoopa Valley Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison |
SAN FRANCISCO – Warren Herman Sloan was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for attempting to distribute, and possessing with the intent to...
Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted in Federal Racketeering Indictment — FBI
Twenty-eight members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based Eastside Playboys street gang were arrested today on federal racketeering, narcotics, and firearms charges.The arrests...
South Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted in Federal Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Narcotics, Firearms...
LOS ANGELES – Authorities this morning arrested 28 members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based Eastside Playboys street gang on federal racketeering,...
Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted in Federal Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Narcotics, Firearms and...
28 members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based Eastside Playboys street gang were arrested today on federal racketeering, narcotics, and firearms charges.
The arrests...
Nearly $4 billion in ITT Tech federal student loan debt canceled
Nearly $4 billion in student loan debt will be canceled for 208,000 former students of for-profit ITT Technical Institute, the U.S. Department of Education...
Federal Jury Finds Two San Francisco Residents Guilty For Respective Roles In Shootout Resulting...
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury handed down guilty verdicts in the cases against Robert Manning and Jamare Coats for their respective roles in...
Former Federal Correctional Officer Sentenced to Prison for Lying About Engaging in Unlawful Sexual...
LOS ANGELES – A former correctional officer at the federal jail in downtown Los Angeles was sentenced to a prison term today for...
Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Decision Imposing Moratorium on Federal Coal Leasing Program |...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana overturning the U.S. Department...
Inland Empire Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Coercing 9-Year-Old Girl...
RIVERSIDE, California – A federal judge has ordered a Fontana man to serve a quarter-century in a federal prison for enticing girls as...
Attorney General Bonta Leads Coalition in Support of Federal Effort to Strengthen Access to...
Urges federal agencies to go even further in regulatory reform measures to help tackle persistent racial and economic disparities exacerbated by the pandemic
OAKLAND – California...
Long-Time Leader of South L.A. Street Gang Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison...
LOS ANGELES – A long-time senior leader of the South Los Angeles-based East Coast Crips (ECC) street gang was sentenced late this afternoon...
Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom Lead Multistate Coalition in Defense of Federal Fuel Economy...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and the California Air Resources Board today led a multistate coalition in filing a motion...
Attorney General Bonta and Governor Newsom Announce Federal Moratorium on New Oil and Gas...
Bureau of Land Management will not sell new leases while conducting supplemental review of environmental impacts
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, the California...
Two Orange County Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conning Investors Out of $1.9...
SANTA ANA, California – Two Orange County men each were sentenced today to federal prison terms for conning more than 2,000 investors into...
Op-Ed: The federal American Data Privacy and Protection Act protects everybody’s data
When a business signals “whites only,” it does not matter if it is written in ink or pixels, words or code. The discrimination is...
CEO of Reality TV Production Companies Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for...
LOS ANGELES – The CEO of two Hollywood production companies that specialize in reality-television programming was sentenced today to 12 months and one...
Career Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Latest...
LOS ANGELES – A man who served more than two decades in state prison for a series of armed bank robberies in the...
Attorney General Bonta Leads Coalition Calling for Federal Privacy Protections that Maintain Strong State...
Urges “the floor, not the ceiling” for federal laws that will not preempt California’s cutting-edge privacy protections
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led...
Federal Jury Finds Sacramento Man Guilty of Sex Trafficking |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a six-day trial, a federal jury found Antonio Deshawn Long-Andrews, 28, of Sacramento, guilty of sex trafficking by force, fraud,...
Victorville Man and Alleged Accomplice Face Federal Charges of Transporting 15-Year-Old Girl to Mexico...
LOS ANGELES – A Southern California man who posed online as a teenage boy and enticed a 15-year-old girl to have a sexual...
Compton Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges for Targeting and Robbing Gay Men...
LOS ANGELES – A Compton man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for targeting and robbing Los Angeles-area gay men he met...
RUN FOR 2024, REALLY? Trump Media Subpoenaed in Federal Inquiry, Just Another Subpoena
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NEW YORK TIMES
The investigation threatens to delay a merger that would provide...
Former Head of Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud, False Statement...
LOS ANGELES – The former president and CEO of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for defrauding...
Federal Inmate and Texas Woman Indicted for Attempt to Smuggle Drugs into Prison by...
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Anthony Minor, 34, an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater, and...
Attorney General Bonta Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Protections for Wetlands | State...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of federal protections...
Two California Men Found Guilty of Federal Crimes for Participating in Massive International Fraud...
LOS ANGELES – Two California men were found guilty by a jury today of federal criminal charges for participating in an extensive, long-lasting,...
