LOS ANGELES– A federal grand jury has issued a superseding indictment that charges a West Los Angeles pharmacy and its owners with operating a years-long narcotic drug trafficking, money laundering, and tax fraud conspiracy. Under the new indictment, Brentwood residents Berry Kabov, 45, and his...

LOS ANGELES– A British man who traveled to the Coachella Valley to have sex with pre-teen boys pleaded guilty today to transportation of child pornography and agreed to a 13-year prison sentence. Paul Charles Wilkins, 70, of Littleport in East Cambridgeshire, England, a dual United States-Unite...

LOS ANGELES– A Lancaster man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for criminal copyright infringement for illegally posting screener versions of two movies – “The Revenant” and “The Peanuts Movie” – to a publicly accessible website. As a result of the illegal upload, “The Revenant” was avail...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was arraigned today for posing as a fire marshal and charging small businesses across Orange County for fraudulent inspections. Brian Lee Carsten, 36, Newport Beach, is charged with four felony counts of second degree burglary, four felony counts of extortion by force or...

SANTA ANA, California– An Orange County man who deceived distressed homeowners with false promises that he could help them avoid foreclosure by obtaining modifications to their mortgages – or even completely eliminating their loans – was convicted today on federal fraud charges. Antonio Marque...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A private investigator working for a law firm retained by the Costa Mesa Police Officers' Association (CMPOA) was convicted today of committing crimes against two Costa Mesa council members and a competitor attorney. Christopher Joseph Lanzillo, 46, Lake Arrowhead, pleaded gui...

SANTA ANA, California– A Utah man has been arrested for his role in a real estate fraud scheme in which Southern California investors collectively suffered nearly $3.5 million in losses. Shawn Patrick Watkins, 46, of Layton, Utah, was taken into custody on September 1 when he surrendered to FBI...

A 28-year-old man was sentenced today to 12 years in state prison for burglarizing a home that resulted in the fatal shooting of a fellow burglar, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. On Aug. 22, a jury found Gus Polly Adams guilty of two felony counts in case NA099761: fi...

A Pollock Pines, California, woman who owned a tax return preparation business and two of her employees, pleaded guilty to charges related to filing more than 250 false claims for refund, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department's T...

A German man was found guilty today for setting a series of fires over several days during the holiday season five years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Jurors deliberated for less than a day before finding Harry Burkhart, 29, guilty of 25 counts of arson of prop...