U.S. Army Contracting Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes from South Korean Companies
LOS ANGELES – A U.S. Army Contracting Officer Representative pleaded guilty Thursday to federal bribery charges stemming from his approval of fraudulent invoices issued by South Korean contractors in return…
U.S. Federal Government Joins Lawsuit against City of LA for Failing to Provide Housing Accessible to Disabled
LOS ANGELES – The United States has intervened in a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and the CRA/LA (formerly the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los…
Southern California Man Pleads Guilty for Forcing a Woman to Work as Prostitute
SANTA ANA, California – A Southern California pimp who recruited a woman through a social media website and advertising her services as a prostitute in an online publication has pleaded…
Southern California Newspaper Editor Jailed for Illegally Possessing Firearms in ‘Guns for Haiti’ Investigation
LOS ANGELES – The editor of a newspaper that covers the Sunland/Tujunga area in Southern California has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for illegally possessing firearms, the…
Southern California Woman Arrested on Charges for Smuggling Restricted Space Communications Technology to China
LOS ANGELES – A Southern California woman was arrested Tuesday morning on federal charges that accuse her of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her…
Asian American Clothing Factory Manager Sentenced for Offering Bribe to Federal Labor Investigator
LOS ANGELES – An Asian American garment factory general manager in Southern California who was found guilty of offering to pay bribes to an investigator with the United States Department…
U.S. Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty for Kicking Inmate in Head and Lying about Incident
RIVERSIDE, California – A correctional officer with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons at the Victorville Federal Correctional Complex pleaded guilty Friday to two counts relating to an incident in which…
Owners of Los Angeles Area Drug Wholesale Companies Arrested in $20 Million Federal ‘Structuring’ Conspiracy
LOS ANGELES – The owners of two local drug wholesale companies were among four defendants taken into custody Wednesday morning on federal “structuring” charges that allege they made millions of…
Immigrants from Russia & Belarus Plead Guilty to Cyberattacks on U.S. Companies that Resulted $5 Million in Losses
LOS ANGELES – Five immigrants – four from Russia and one from Belarus – have pleaded guilty for credit card fraud from a series of cyberattacks on U.S. companies that…
Southern California Man Indicted for Allegedly Producing Child Pornography Involving 6-Year-Old Girl
LOS ANGELES – A Simi Valley man in Southern California was indicted Friday by a federal grand jury on charges of producing child pornography in a case involving a 6-year-old…