Hollywood Director Richard Anderson Premieres Documentary Film on U.S. POWs in China during World War II
LOS ANGELES – The sufferings and struggle of some 1,500 American POWs during World War II in Shenyang, the Japanese occupied Northeastern city of China, seemed to have been forgotten…
ADVANCING JUSTICE-LA MOBILIZES VOLUNTEERS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT VOTERS
LOS ANGELES – As fears arise that racial minority and immigrant voters may be intimidated from voting, non-partisan organizations like Asian Americans Advancing Justice are expanding efforts to ensure that…
13 Gang Members in Southern California Charged with Firearms & Narcotics Violations
LOS ANGELES – U.S. federal grand juries have issued nine indictments that charge a total of 13 defendants in Southern California with firearms and narcotics violations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
Australian Man Who Traveled to U.S. to Have Sex with 6-Year-Old Boy Sent to Jail
LOS ANGELES – An Australian geneticist who pleaded guilty to a federal charge of traveling to Los Angeles to engage in criminal sexual conduct with a 6-year-old boy was sentenced…
U.S. Federal Agents Arrest Two Americans for Smuggling $3 Million in Military Aircraft Parts and Defense Items to Iran
LOS ANGELES – U.S. law enforcement has arrested two Los Angeles-area men on federal charges for their alleged role in a scheme to smuggle military aircraft parts and other potential…
One Ton of Marijuana Seized from Boat in Southern California
LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement seized over one ton of marijuana in Long Beach and charged four Southern California men for drug trafficking, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Approximately…
Pennsylvania Man Jailed for Hacking Apple and Google E-Mail Accounts Including Many Celebrities
LOS ANGELES — A Pennsylvania man was sentenced Wednesday on felony computer hacking charges related to his illegal access of over 100 Apple and Google e-mail accounts, including those belonging…
Informational Hearing on Asian Americans Held to Know Their Diverse Needs
Rosemead, California — The California Senate Select Committee on Asian & Pacific Islander Affairs, chaired by Senator Richard Pan (D – Sacramento), held an informational hearing to explore the needs…
Southern California Man Jailed for Advertising, Distributing, & Possessing Pornographic Images of Toddlers & Infants
LOS ANGELES – A Southern California man has been sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison for advertising child pornography in a members-only online chatroom for people with a…
FBI Announces Progress in Child Sex Trafficking Crackdown
LOS ANGELES—The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Monday announced that child sex trafficking crackdown has made remarkable progress and it has expanded to foreign countries. FBI, along with representatives from…