LOS ANGELES– A former resident of the San Gabriel Valley who was a major distributor of counterfeit cigarettes in the Los Angeles area has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for trafficking in counterfeit goods. Su Qin Yang, who also used the names “Lily” and “Anita Chang,” was...

LOS ANGELES– A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty late yesterday afternoon to conspiring to use stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service that sought more than $2.6 million in false tax refunds. Heber Cotton, 39, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to one count of ...

A 49-year-old man was sentenced today to 50 years to life in state prison for killing a former coworker and then hiding his body by encasing it concrete under a Santa Fe Springs business, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Steven Schreiner said J...