LOS ANGELES– A Long Beach man has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge related to a long-running mortgage rescue scheme that involved nearly $3 million in illegal fees charged to distressed homeowners and about 200 fraudulent bankruptcy petitions. Karl Robinson, 52, pleaded guilty Tuesday t...

A 37-year-old man was sentenced today to life in state prison without the possibility of parole for killing a Glendale man in a scheme to collect on his $2.5 million life insurance policy, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. On June 24, a jury found Hovanes “John” Maskovi...

A 39-year-old woman was charged today with killing her 11-year-old son, whose body was found in a closet in their home, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Verónica Aguilar (dob 3/31/77) of Los Angeles faces one count each of murder and child abuse resulting in death in c...