LOS ANGELES – Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who was convicted of overseeing a scheme designed to obstruct a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights abuses at county jail facilities, was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison. Baca, 74, who also was found guil...

Two drivers who were reportedly involved in a hit-and-run crash have been charged with killing another motorist after both allegedly ran a red light in Torrance, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Ryan Gould said Darryl Leander Hicks Jr. (dob 5/2...

A babysitter was found guilty today of assaulting a 4-month-old boy who later succumbed to his injuries, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Brittany Ann Ingrassi, 31, of Palmdale was found guilty of one count each of second-degree murder, assault on a child becoming coma...

SACRAMENTO – This morning, Judge Charles Breyer of the United States District Court for Northern District of California approved a $250 million settlement with Volkswagen over its “defeat device” software to bypass emissions controls in its 3.0 liter diesel vehicles. The settlement was negotiated...

LOS ANGELES – A Santa Ana man was arrested today by special agents with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service after he was charged with unlawfully selling feathers from a bald eagle and other protected migratory birds. Tyler Rene Vela, 27, was arrested this morning without incident pursua...

LOS ANGELES – A Pasadena resident has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for distributing child pornography over a peer-to-peer file-sharing network. Michael Brian Perry, 38, was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II. Perry pleaded guilty on February 15...

LOS ANGELES – A Lancaster-based radiation therapy center has paid $3 million to resolve allegations that it submitted fraudulent bills over a nearly 10-year period to three government-run healthcare programs for unsupervised radiation oncology services. Valley Tumor Medical Group paid $2,865,69...

Three homeless men were arraigned today after being ordered to stand trial in connection with a dozen mobile phone store robberies, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Renell Samuel Collins (dob 6/13/65) faces 14 counts of second-degree robbery and one count of attempted ...

A 56-year-old man was sentenced today to 30 days in jail for soliciting a prostitute last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. On April 10, Raymond Edward Bernasconi pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of soliciting a prostitute in case 6PC05400. At today's cou...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Fontana man was arraigned yesterday for trafficking a minor girl from San Bernardino County and pimping the victim in Santa Ana. Defendant Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date ...

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A woman was convicted of violating a protective order by facilitating communication between a child rape victim and the perpetrator. Defendant Charges Sentence Jessica Lee Pearles, 37, Garden Grove Pleaded guilty on May 5, 2017, to ...

A man accused of arranging the murder of his pregnant girlfriend more than a decade ago and the hired hitman were both convicted today, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office announced. Derek Paul Smyer, 36, was found guilty today of one count each of first-degree murder with the speci...

Bumble Bee Foods LLC has agreed to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to fix the prices of shelf-stable tuna fish, such as canned and pouch tuna, sold in the United States, the Department of Justice announced. According to a one-count felony charge filed today in the U.S. District Court fo...

LOS ANGELES – Two men were arrested Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport and charged in Federal court with attempting to smuggle heroin in luggage on two commercial airline flights. Cristian Santos, 21, of Compton, was arrested by special agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Three men were convicted today of defrauding over $70 million from insurance companies in an overbilling scheme. Defendant Pleaded Guilty on May 5, 2017, to: Sentence Jeffrey Edward Campau, 42, Yorba Linda Landen...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A paroled murderer was convicted today of armed robbery and initiating a police pursuit four months after his release from prison. Defendant Maximum Sentence Court Date Chandler Emile Graham, 54, Los Angeles 48 years and eight months in state pri...

VARSITY FOOTBALL COACH FACING CHARGES FOR INITIATING 10-HOUR STANDOFF WITH POLICE AT EL MODENA HIGH SCHOOL Defendant Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date Michael James Snitzler, 26, Santa Ana Charged on April 25, 2017: Felony Possession of a...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Los Angeles man was sentenced yesterday to 10 years and four months in state prison for trafficking, pimping, pandering, and assaulting a victim with a screwdriver. Defendant Charges Sentence ...

LOS ANGELES – A certified public accountant who was the business manager for singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, as well as other well-known entertainment and sports figures, was sentenced today to six years in federal prison for stealing approximately $7.2 million from his clients. Jonathan T...

LOS ANGELES – A former resident of Aliso Viejo has been found guilty of 15 counts of health care fraud for submitting bills to insurance companies that sought millions of dollars in reimbursement for tests and services that were never performed. Michael Mirando, 40, who currently resides in Por...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to 24 years in state prison yesterday for human trafficking, kidnapping, and burning a woman with an iron. Defendant Charges Sentence Renice Stevenson Flores-Davis, 28, Cost...

LOS ANGELES – A concert promoter with operations in Dallas, Texas and West Hollywood has been arrested on federal wire fraud charges in a case that alleges he defrauded investors in connection with concerts and other events. Gabriel Martin Reed, 46, a former Malibu resident who recently relocat...

LOS ANGELES – The United States has intervened and filed a complaint in a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc. that alleges UnitedHealth obtained inflated risk adjustment payments based on untruthful and inaccurate information about the health status of beneficiaries enrolled in its largest M...

The United States has intervened and filed a complaint in a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UHG) that alleges UHG obtained inflated risk adjustment payments based on untruthful and inaccurate information about the health status of beneficiaries enrolled in UHG's largest Medicare Advantag...

LOS ANGELES – Federal agents this morning arrested a Fountain Valley man on federal animal smuggling charges that allege he illegally brought to the United States 93 Asian songbirds on a flight from Vietnam – most of which died in transit or soon after arriving at Los Angeles International Airpo...