A former Monterey Park police officer was convicted today of sexually assaulting women while on duty four years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Jurors deliberated for about two days before finding Israel Sanchez (dob 3/17/76) guilty of 14 counts: five counts of s...

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles man who admitted he illegally manufactured and sold firearms – specifically short-barreled AR-15-style assault rifles and silencers – was sentenced this afternoon to 46 months in federal prison. Axel Fernando Galvez, 37, who resides in Watts, was sentenced today by U...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced today to six years and four months in state prison for ramming a stolen vehicle into a California Highway Patrol (CHP) car twice during a high-speed chase in Dana Point. Defendant Charges Sentence (Court Offer) Charles Lawson, 29 ...

LOS ANGELES – A man who was already serving a 25-year prison sentence for providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization pleaded guilty today to trying to kill the warden of the federal prison where he was serving his sentence. Fazliddin Kurbanov, 34, entered a guilty plea to on...

A Los Angeles, California-based dentist was charged in an indictment unsealed on Monday for his alleged participation in a health care fraud and identity theft scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Nicola T. Hanna of ...

LOS ANGELES – A Canoga Park man who worked with a tax preparer in a large stolen-identity and tax-refund fraud scheme was sentenced today to 52 months in federal prison. Arthur Bakunts, 40, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dale S. Fischer, who also ordered Bakunts to pay a total of...

The co-owner of a Los Angeles drug and alcohol treatment facility pleaded guilty today to 46 felony counts related to a $175 million fraudulent health care billing scheme, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo immedia...

LOS ANGELES – A South Los Angeles woman who describes herself on social media as “The Most Hated Hoe in LA” was indicted today on federal sex trafficking charges that include allegations that she used the internet to solicit two minor victims to engage in prostitution. Melanie Denae Williams, 2...

SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man has been indicted on wire fraud charges that allege a $6 million scheme that bilked investors who were promised large profits from the resale of tickets to high-profile sporting events. Seyed Reza Ali Fazeli, 49, a professional poker player who resid...

Vincent Ramos, the chief executive of Canada-based Phantom Secure, and four of his associates were indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges that they knowingly and intentionally participated in a criminal enterprise that facilitated the transnational importation and distribution of narco...