LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury this afternoon returned an indictment that charges two men in a scheme to rob an undercover agent with the United States Secret Service at gunpoint under the pretense of selling the law enforcement officer counterfeit money. Richard Taron Henderson, aka “Profi...

WASHINGTON — Today, as the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an inte...

LOS ANGELES – As the tax filing season comes to an end, federal authorities are reminding members of the public of their obligation to timely file accurate tax documents – and that evading taxes or defrauding the Internal Revenue Service can led to substantial fines, penalties and prison sentenc...

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced that defendant Carl Ferrer, Chief Executive Officer of online sex advertising website Backpage.com, has pled guilty to one charge of conspiracy and three counts of money laundering. The defendant entered the guilty plea in Sa...

A transient has pleaded no contest to trespassing onto a property owned, but not currently occupied, by singer Taylor Swift, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Justin Christoph Lilly (dob 11/3/94) entered the plea yesterday to one misdemeanor count of trespassing and ref...

A transient was charged today with trespassing onto a property owned, but not currently occupied, by singer Taylor Swift, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Justin Christoph Lilly (dob 11/3/94) faces one misdemeanor count of trespassing and refusing to leave private prop...

A 42-year-old man was sentenced today to 91 years and eight months to life in state prison for killing his neighbor, shooting another and pointing a gun at several other individuals before fleeing from deputies, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. On Jan. 26, a jury convi...

A federal court in San Diego has permanently barred Melissa Lang (formerly known as Melissa Ann Vega) from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.  In its complaint, the government alleged that Melissa Lang operated tax return preparation businesses calle...

A Ventura County man was charged today with stealing a police vehicle and leading officers on a chase from Hollywood to the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Ethan Rutland (dob 9/19/89) faces one felony count each of fleeing a pursuing peace officer...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – An 18-year-old man was charged with attempted forcible rape and sexual battery for assaulting female joggers in Irvine. Defendant Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date Keenan Al-Sayed Ahmad, 18, Irvine Charged on April 3, 2018, with the followi...

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced the seizure of Backpage.com(link is external), the Internet's leading forum for prostitution ads, including ads depicting the prostitution of children. Additionally, seven individuals have been charged in a 93-count federal indictment with the ...

SACRAMENTO – Today, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the world's largest online brothel, Backpage.com, and affiliated websites have been seized and shut down. The website's closure follows a joint law enforcement effort involving the California Department of Justice (CA D...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A serial arsonist was charged today with setting six fires in Mission Viejo. Defendant Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date Jack Frye, 19, Lake Forest Charged on April 6, 2018, with the following felony counts: (6) Arson ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – A man who sodomized a toddler was sentenced today to 25 years to life in state prison after the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One reversed a trial judge's illegal 10-year sentence. “Sodomizing a 4 year old is obviously a heinous crime. The Orange Cou...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted today of trafficking, pimping, and pandering a 16-year-old girl in Santa Ana. Defendant Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date Isaiah Rene Harris, 27, Hawtho...

SANTA ANA, California – Three Orange County men have been charged in a scheme to use the synthetic opioid fentanyl and a similar drug to manufacture and distribute counterfeit pharmaceutical pills designed to look like brand-name oxycodone pills. A criminal complaint filed Wednesday in United S...

The Justice Department today announced that three East Los Angeles men have agreed to plead guilty to federal civil rights and racketeering charges for participating in the 2014 firebombing of African-American residences inside the Ramona Gardens Housing Development. On the night of May 11, 2014...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A police officer pleaded guilty today to stealing money from fellow officers out of a collection of donations intended to purchase a gift for a retiring colleague. Defendant Charges Sentence Mario Ricci, 49, Los Angeles Pleaded guilty toda...

A man was convicted today of killing his father, stepmother and two half-brothers nearly 20 years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Jurors deliberated for about four days before finding Saulo Alvarado (dob 6/19/82) guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and o...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of a water polo coach who was arraigned today for sexually assaulting underage female players during practice sessions in Los Alamitos. Defendant Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date Bahram H...

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed a criminal complaint alleging 38 individuals defrauded the United States Veterans Administration (VA) out of $4.3 million. According to the complaint, five of the charged defendants operated the Alliance Trucking School in Chatswor...

LOS ANGELES – Two executives at a South Los Angeles company that offered alcohol and drug abuse treatment services were arrested this morning on federal charges that allege they defrauded the Medi-Cal program by submitting bills seeking more than $2 million for services that did not qualify for ...

A 34-year-old man was sentenced today to 85 years to life in state prison for murdering two women and trying to kill a 16-year-old girl in a South Los Angeles crime spree four years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Robert Lawrence Ransom Jr. was sentenced by Los A...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was charged with murder and attempted murder for stabbing his mother to death and stabbing his father multiple times. The defendant is also charged with attempting to murder another victim and attempting to carjack a bystander. Defendant Charges Maximum ...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued the following statement on the Department of Justice's new lawsuit against the State of California: “I regret the need to file yet another lawsuit against the state of California today. The Department of Justice is fighting every day to take illegal guns and ...