LOS ANGELES – One of the leaders of the Hazard street gang – a Mexican Mafia-controlled criminal enterprise that has been responsible for criminal activity in and around the Ramona Gardens housing complex in Boyle Heights for decades – was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for his conviction...

Two former executives of foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) were sentenced today for conspiring to submit bogus claims and invoices to the U.S. Navy in an effort to win contracts and overcharge the U.S. Navy by tens of millions of dollars as part of a years-long corruptio...

A jury has found a 29-year-old man guilty of killing a dog owner after he injured the victim's pet with his car, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. On July 27, Demonte Antone Thomas of Lancaster was found guilty of first-degree murder with a handgun-use enhancement. Depu...

A 53-year-old man received a 15-year sentence today for defrauding immigrant families to get their loved ones out of custody by posing as a law enforcement officer, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Gregory Chavez's sentence will be served in county jail for 10 years, f...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man and woman are scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow for operating stolen laser machines without a license at their medical spa in Laguna Niguel. Defendant Felony Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date Mathew Louis Finnes, 32, Laguna Niguel ...

A 33-year-old man pleaded no contest today to raping two elderly women on separate occasions, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Danilo Arturo Gonzalez entered his plea to two counts of forcible rape as well as two counts of assault by means of force likely to cause grea...

The former director of food services for the Los Angeles Unified School District has been charged with more than a dozen counts including misappropriation of public funds, embezzlement of public funds and conflict of interest, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. David Gle...

A 22-year-old man pleaded no contest today to killing a friend he knew since childhood, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. David Aldana pleaded no contest to one count of voluntary manslaughter and admitted a special allegation of personally using a handgun. Sentencing i...

A Sylmar man has been charged with the stabbing death of a strip mall security guard, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced today Santiago Madrigal (dob 1/25/93) faces one count of murder with an allegation that he used a knife as a deadly weapon. Madrigal was arraigned yest...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney's Office (OCDA) is seeking the public's help identifying potential additional victims of a man who is accused of forcibly raping and sexually assaulting two teenagers in Santa Ana and San Juan Capistrano. Defendant Charges S...