LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man has been sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for participating in a massive fraud scheme that used dozens of nonexistent companies to collect nearly $5 million in unemployment benefits for phony employees who never performed any work at the fak...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted today of the shooting-murder of a woman in Garden Grove. Nathaniel Joseph Liscano, 23, Garden Grove, was convicted of one felony count of first degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for personal discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury or de...

RIVERSIDE, California – An Inland Empire man has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his role in scheme that stole victims' identities and used them to claim more than $800,000 in fraudulent tax refunds. Raymond Salazar, 55, of Hemet, was sentenced Monday by United States District J...

            RIVERSIDE, California – A former correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Complex in Victorville has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for sexually abusing several female inmates while on duty.             Apolonio Gamez, 41, of Lake Elsinore, was sentenced late Monday by ...

SANTA ANA, California – An Irvine engineer who stole trade secrets belonging to two former employers, both of which develop and manufacture medical devices used to treat cardiac and vascular ailments, was sentenced late this afternoon to 27 months in federal prison.             Wenfeng Lu, 46, wa...

            LOS ANGELES – Three men allegedly conspired with admitted “swatter” Tyler Rai Barriss to make hoax reports of bombs and murders to police departments, high schools and a convention center across the United States, according to three indictments unsealed today.             The three ne...

LOS ANGELES – A former deputy with Los Angeles Sheriff's Department was convicted today on federal charges of lying to the FBI about the beating of handcuffed man at the Men's Central Jail in 2011.             Byron Dredd, 36, was found guilty of making false statements to the FBI, a federal felo...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged today with the cold case rapes of a woman and girl in the 1990s after being identified through DNA. A third victim was discovered during the investigation. Kevin Konther, 53, Highland, was charged in an amended complaint with two felony counts each of forcibl...

SANTA ANA, California – After finding the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang guilty of racketeering offenses last month, a federal jury today determined that the criminal organization should forfeit the logos worn by members, finding that there was a direct connection between the gang's crimes and th...

            SANTA ANA, California – A Laguna Beach attorney has admitted in court documents that she submitted dozens of fraudulent visa petitions to federal immigration authorities and failed to report the money generated by her fraud to the Internal Revenue Service.             In a plea agreem...

Authorities Target ‘Booter' or ‘Stresser' Services that Facilitate Internet Attacks LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department today announced the seizure of 15 internet domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services, as well as criminal charges against three defendants who facilitated the computer at...

            LOS ANGELES – Morad “Ben” Neman and Hersel Neman – the owners and top executives of Pacific Eurotex Corp., an import-export textile company based in the Los Angeles Fashion District – each received federal prison sentences today for their roles in a “Black Market Peso Exchange” scheme...

            LOS ANGELES – An Orange County woman who used her position at a Hawthorne-based credit union to secretly open more than 25 fraudulent lines of credit for her online boyfriend, extending more than $2.7 million in credit to him, has been found guilty of 15 federal charges, including fra...

WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Los Angeles found a pharmacy owner guilty today for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme involving more than $1.3 million in fraudulent claims for prescription drugs. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. ...

SANTA ANA, California – A Glendale lawyer pleaded guilty today to federal charges of using his client trust bank accounts to launder proceeds of a $14 million tax fraud and identity theft scheme that used false identities and bogus Republic of Armenia passports to obtain tax refunds from the Inte...

LOS ANGELES – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer who once worked at Los Angeles International Airport and his ex-wife have been found guilty by a federal jury of multiple felonies for participating in a narcotics distribution ring that moved hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, heroi...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A California man who possessed and used over 500 fraudulent credit and debit cards throughout the Las Vegas Valley was sentenced Thursday to 60 months in prison, announced U.S. Attorney's Office Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada. Khachatur Zakaryan, 37, of Glendale, Cali...

*Case Was Re-Tried Following Reversal on Appeal SANTA ANA, Calif. – A now-retired Lieutenant for the California Highway Patrol was convicted today of attempting to commit unlawful sexual acts with a fictitious 13-year-old girl, whom he believed was real, after meeting the girl online and engaging...

CORRECTION: Corrects name of investigating agency. A tennis broadcaster and former tennis pro has been charged with assaulting a man with whom is he acquainted, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Justin Gimelstob (dob 1/26/77) of Los Angeles faces one felony count of bat...

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today indicted five men in four countries on federal charges alleging they distributed or offered for sale stolen digital versions of hundreds of motion pictures and television shows – including “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “The Expendables 3” and “The Walking Dead” ...

SANTA ANA, California – Authorities with the Orange County Violent Gang Task Force this morning arrested nine defendants on federal narcotics and firearms charges stemming from an investigation into gang activity in Santa Ana and surrounding communities. The arrests are the result of 10 federal i...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The former Fullerton Police Department (FPD) chief and a captain were charged with battery on emergency medical technicians at a concert in Irvine. Defendant Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date David James Hendricks, 47 ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted today of murdering his business partner in their San Juan Capistrano office to gain control of the victim's shares of the company. Defendant Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date Edward Younghoon Shin, 41, Irvine Found guilt...

            LOS ANGELES – A Hollywood man who allegedly sold fentanyl to buyers he met on Craigslist was indicted today on federal charges of selling the powerful synthetic opioid to a customer who suffered a fatal overdose. Andrew Madi, 25, was charged by a federal grand jury with one count of d...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – DNA evidence of the 1979 rape and murder of Joan Anderson, a wife and mother, has been confirmed to be that of convicted murderer William Evins, who pleaded guilty to the murder in 1985. Evins was sentenced on Sept. 25, 1985, to 15 years to life in state prison after he pleade...