A Lancaster man has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison for killing an 11-year-old girl in a hitand-run crash this summer, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Deputy District Attorney David Delgado said Eduardo Medrano Jr., 25, was sentenced yesterday. On Sept. 6, ...

A 37-year-old woman pleaded no contest today to killing a Los Angeles police officer when her SUV slammed into his motorcycle three years ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Qaneak Shaney Cobb entered her plea to one count of second-degree murder. She is scheduled to...

SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced a $120 million multistate settlement with General Motors Company (GM) over allegations that the company concealed safety issues related to defective ignition switches in GM vehicles. California will be receiving over $7 milli...

SANTA ANA, California – A certified public accountant who worked at a tax preparation firm in Irvine has pleaded guilty to federal charges resulting from her obstruction of a federal investigation into millions of dollars in tax refunds claimed in tax returns that were prepared by her firm. Ant...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was found guilty by a jury today of robbing several marijuana dealers at gunpoint during two large scale drug deals at a resort in Newport Coast. Defendant Charges Maximum Sentence Court Date ...

A Fontana man has admitted that he tried to kill a California Highway Patrol officer in 2015 during a traffic stop in West Covina, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. John Alfred Garcia, 32, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of attempted murder of a peace officer in c...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A woman was sentenced today to five years in state prison for kidnapping, false imprisonment, and falsely reporting crimes, after framing her husband's ex-fiancée for stalking and attempted rape. Defendant Charges Senten...

A real estate investor pleaded guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Raymond A. Grinsell pleaded guilty to two counts of bid rigging in the U.S. District Court for the Northern Distr...

RIVERSIDE, California – A San Bernardino County man who prepared and filed fraudulent tax returns for both his clients and himself that claimed false business losses has been sentenced to serve eight months in federal prison. Mervyn Gucilatar, 46, of Yucaipa, was sentenced yesterday afternoon b...

SANTA ANA, California – The owner and operator of a financial services company that provided accounting, tax and bookkeeping services to small businesses was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.5 million from her clients. Elizabeth Jane Mulder, who also go...

RIVERSIDE, California – An Inland Empire man pleaded guilty late this afternoon to a federal child exploitation offense after coercing at least six boys around the nation to send him sexually explicit videos – some of which were posted on the internet when victims refused to send additional imag...

SANTA ANA, California – A one-time sales representative for AFLAC was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted of federal fraud charges related to a scheme that used bogus disability claims to bilk the insurance company out of more than $4 million. Patricia Diane Smit...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to 12 years in state prison today for money laundering and defrauding over $2.2 million from over 400 troubled homeowners through an illegal loan modification scheme advertised on YouTube. Defendant Charges ...

Four alleged gang members have been charged in connection with the fatal drive-by shooting of a 1- year-old girl in Compton last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Davion Ramal Douglas (dob 9/30/90), Denzell Davon Hull (dob 11/27/91), Ronzay Deshon Richards (dob 4/...

A California federal court entered a consent decree permanently prohibiting Custompax Inc. of Fremont, California, and owner and Chief Executive Officer Cedric P. Ling from distributing adulterated dietary supplements, the Department of Justice announced today.  Under the terms of the injunction,...

The girlfriend of Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest today to violating a court order by selling video evidence that is under seal in connection with the former rap mogul's murder trial, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Toilin Kelly, 37, entered her plea to one co...

Say what you want about Governor Jerry Brown, but never say he's not brave. He just signed a law that could eventually purge 90 percent of the names off of California's lifetime registry for sex offenders. I expect that he, and the legislators who passed it, will be subjected to the withering out...

SACRAMENTO – Just three months after California Attorney General Xavier Becerra challenged a proposed asset sale that could lead to higher gas prices for consumers in California, a federal court has signed a final judgment prohibiting Valero Energy Corporation from acquiring from Plains All Ameri...

RIVERSIDE, California – A Mexican national who was previously designated as an important target because of his links to international drug trafficking was indicted today by a federal grand jury on narcotics charges related to a meth lab in Hesperia where multiple pounds of methamphetamine were s...

An Inglewood father was charged today with DUI and child abuse for a crash that injured his 10-yearold daughter, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Gil Paul Hernandez (dob 3/2/62) faces one felony count each of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing...

It was a typical afternoon at Hop Sing Tong, the Chinatown social club frequented by elderly Chinese immigrants. By 2:45 p.m., some were playing mah-jongg, while others stood and watched. It was then that a bloody confrontation unfolded, ending in two fatal stabbings that stunned Los Angeles' Chi...

After more than a year and a half, authorities have charged four suspected gang members in connection with the 2016 killing of a 1-year-old girl who was shot in her crib in Compton, officials said Wednesday. The four suspects in the Feb. 9 killing of Autumn Johnson in the 300 block of North Holly...

A West Hollywood man was sentenced today to 14 years and four months in state prison for the stabbing of two victims at an apartment complex, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Keri Modder said Alexander Tor McDonald, 31, pleaded no contest on Oc...

A real estate investor pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Jim Appenrodt pleaded guilty to two counts of bid rigging in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Cal...

A Dublin, California man was sentenced to prison today in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California for filing a false tax return, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Brian Stretch for th...