LOS ANGELES– A Palm Springs man who helped fraudulently raise millions of dollars for independent movie productions – money that primarily went to the fundraisers – has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison. Paul Baker was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge John F. Wal...

Two men were charged today with breaking into a home and leading police on a pursuit that began in Cerritos and ended in South Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Herschel Reynolds (dob 12/8/95) and Isaiah Dewayne Young (dob 12/17/96) have each been charged w...

LOS ANGELES– A Mexican Mafia member who is also a member of the El Monte Flores street gang, and another man who was a “shotcaller” of the gang, have pleaded guilty to federal racketeering offenses. The two gang leaders pleaded guilty Thursday in United States District Court after they were ind...

A 19-year-old man was sentenced today to 365 days in county jail and five years of formal probation after he was convicted of participating in a street race that resulted in the death of two people, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. On April 7, Carlos Hernandez (dob 1/1...

A 43-year-old woman was sentenced today to 31 years to life in state prison for planning to kill her mother in Long Beach, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. On Dec. 3, 2015, a jury convicted Holly Ramos of seven felony counts in case NA097487: two counts of forgery and ...

The Department of Justice announced today that the United States has settled civil mortgage fraud claims against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Wells Fargo) and Wells Fargo executive Kurt Lofrano, stemming from Wells Fargo's participation in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Direct Endorsement Le...

Two women were sentenced today to decades in state prison for killing a man and attempting to kill another person outside a Westlake district church in 2012, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Janeth Lopez, 26, was sentenced to 40 years to life in state prison, while Ivy...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced a $25 million settlement today with Uber Technologies Inc. over allegations the ridesharing company misled the public about background checks on its drivers. “We are pleased that Uber has...

LOS ANGELES – The operator of a Glendale tax preparation business was arrested this morning on charges that he defrauded customers of his tax preparation business by diverting their tax refunds into his own bank accounts. Michael Joseph Calalang Cabuhat, 40, a resident of the Hollywood Hills West...

RIVERSIDE, California– A Corona man who had a stolen, blue mail-collection box in his living room was arrested today on federal charges that allege he stole mail, “washed” checks that he found and cashed the checks using a stolen identity. Paul Wagner, 28, was arrested this morning without inci...

Blake Robert Johnston, 42, of Martinez, California, was sentenced to 30 years in prison late yesterday and ordered to serve a lifetime on supervised release for traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a minor, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brian Stretch and Spe...

LOS ANGELES– A street gang member has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after being found guilty of two narcotics trafficking charges in relation to the sale of about two ounces of methamphetamine during an undercover investigation. Aaron “Droopy” Ramos, 31, a resident of the Florence-...

LOS ANGELES– Paul Tanaka, who was the second in command of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, was found guilty today of two obstruction of justice charges for overseeing efforts to derail a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights violations by sheriff's deputies at two downtown ...

A 63-year-old man was charged today with stabbing his wife in their Monterey Park home last week, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Kam Hing Wong (dob 12/19/52) has been charged with three felony counts in case GA098540: attempted premeditated murder, injuring a spouse,...

A former assistant superintendent at the Palmdale Unified School District entered a no contest plea today to animal abuse charges after 19 pit bulls recovered from her home had to be euthanized, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Pauline Ruth Winbush, 53, and her live-in...

SAN FRANCISCO– Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today filed a lawsuit against investment bank Morgan Stanley for misrepresentations about complex investments such as residential mortgage-backed securities, in which large pools of home loans were packaged together and sold to investors.  These mi...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two Colorado men and a Long Beach man have been charged with human trafficking, pimping, and pandering a 17-year-old girl in Orange County. Jovon Andrew Williams, 20, and Jahsee Elan Brewster, 33, both of Denver, Colorado, and Clifton Haralson, 33, Long Beach, are each charged...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A striker is scheduled to be arraigned today on charges of committing a hate crime assault against an unarmed African American minor and his brother on the campus of Irvine High School. Christopher Qu, 24, Irvine, is charged with one felony count of aggravated assault, one fel...

LOS ANGELES– Two former baggage handlers who worked at Los Angeles International Airport were arrested today by law enforcement authorities investigating the use of employee credentials to breach airport security. Adrian Ponce, 27, and Alberto Preciado Gutierrez, 26, both of South Gate, were ar...

LOS ANGELES– A Los Angeles federal jury has convicted a Garden Grove man of smuggling Asian songbirds into the United States concealed in his suitcase at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Can Thanh Nguyen, 63, was found guilty Thursday of importing and bringing Asian songbirds into the U...

LOS ANGELES– A man who responded to an Internet advertisement to have sex with a young girl has been arrested and now faces more than 15 years in prison. Joshua Paul Crouch, 28, of San Pedro, was arrested Wednesday in San Pedro and charged Thursday with attempted sex-trafficking of a minor. Thi...

SAN FRANCISCO– Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today filed a lawsuit against investment bank Morgan Stanley for misrepresentations about complex investments such as residential mortgage-backed securities, in which large pools of home loans were packaged together and sold to investors.  These mi...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A parolee striker has been charged with the attempted human trafficking, pimping, and pandering of a fictitious minor girl on social media. Roger Lee Perryman, 30, Gardena, is charged with one felony count of attempted human trafficking of a minor, one felony count of attempte...

SANTA ANA, California– A Santa Ana man pled guilty today to intentionally aiming a laser pointer at a law enforcement helicopter. Mario Deleon Lopez, 35, pled guilty before United States District Judge Andrew J. Guilford.  Lopez's sentencing was set for July 18 at which time he will face a stat...

Los Angeles– A Northern California man has been convicted of a federal assault charge for choking and hitting a fellow passenger on a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Lawrence Wells, Jr., 54, of Richmond, California, was convicted by a jury yesterday afternoon in United States District...