Americans Who Have Sex with Teenagers in Foreign Countries Will Also Be Punished
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles-area man who traveled to Cambodia to engage in sexual activity with at least five boys has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison,…
Canadian Couple Jailed in U.S. for Scam that Victimized Hundreds of Americans
LOS ANGELES — A Canadian couple have been sentenced for their roles in a mass marketing scheme that targeted hundreds of victims across the United States with counterfeit checks that…
Alleged Pimp Arrested for Trafficking Teen Age Girl as Prostitute in Southern California
RIVERSIDE, California – California law enforcement authorities have arrested an alleged pimp who is charged with trafficking a 16-year-old girl and advertising her services as a prostitute in an online…
Southern California Man Jailed for Receiving Child Pornography and Compiling Large Collection
LOS ANGELES – A Southern California man from Torrance has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for amassing a collection of more than 20,000 images and videos of…
Two Former L.A. Sheriff’s Deputies Jailed for Beating Jail Inmate
LOS ANGELES — Two former deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were ordered Monday to serve time in federal prison for violating the civil rights of a mentally…
65-Year-Old Southern California Teacher Found Guilty of Having Sex with 8-Year-Old Girl in Philippines
SANTA ANA, California – A 65-year-old former teacher with the Santa Ana School District who traveled to the Philippines to engage in sex with two young girls around 8 and…
Kidnapping Own Children from Father Is a Crime as in the Case of a Southern California Woman
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles-area woman who brought her two children to Mexico to keep them from their father was sentenced Thursday to 13 months in prison in a…
Southern California Man Jailed for Sexual Assault of 15-Year-Old Girl
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man who admitted to sex trafficking a 15-year-old girl, subjecting her to a month of sexual abuse, and advertising the victim as a prostitute…
Former U.S. Immigration Officer Takes Bribes to Give Citizenship
LOS ANGELES — A former immigration services officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) who had the power to approve applications for citizenship has been sentenced to 33 months…
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…