LOS ANGELES– A Paso Robles man has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for misappropriating millions of dollars that victims invested in Central Coast real estate projects and for helping a real estate developer defraud a bank. James Hurst Miller Jr., 67, the former president of the Ata...

LOS ANGELES– A former registered representative at a now-defunct Sherman Oaks brokerage and investment firm was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison on wire fraud charges associated with a real estate investment scam that resulted in about five dozen investors losing nearly $4 million. ...

Riverside, California – A Seal Beach man has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges related to a mortgage rescue scheme in which he made false promises to the distressed homeowner, filed fraudulent bankruptcies to delay foreclosure and rented the property to third parties as the foreclosure proc...

LOS ANGELES– A former officer with the Transportation Security Administration was indicted today by a federal grand jury on narcotics and bribery charges for allegedly accepting payment to allow checked bags filled with marijuana to be cleared through screening checkpoints at Los Angeles Internat...

LOS ANGELES– In a case stemming from the beating of a handcuffed man at Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles, a sixth member of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department was indicted today on federal charges for allegedly participating in the cover-up of the violent incident. Byron Dredd, 33, wh...

A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted the former owner and the former operator of a durable medical equipment supply company of health care fraud charges in connection with a $1.5 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department's Criminal ...

Two purported Bryant Street gang members have been charged with the murder of a man allegedly hit by a stray bullet during a shooting in Canoga Park, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced today. To purported Bryant Street gang members have been charged with the murder of a m...

A man convicted in 1998 of killing a woman in Lancaster has been charged with sexually assaulting and raping another woman in Lancaster, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced today. Leonard Earl Bales (dob 12/22/68) of Palmdale, faces one count each of forcible oral copulati...

LOS ANGELES– Investigations led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations in the Los Angeles area have resulted in the arrest of a dozen defendants allegedly involved in the large-scale manufacture and distribution of sy...

A 22-year-old man was charged today with making bomb threats to a television station, causing the studio's evacuation, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Tyler Raj Barriss (dob 11/9/92) of Glendale faces two felony counts of false report of bomb to agency or business and...

A film director and an insurance agent have been charged in a 72-count complaint for allegedly bilking more than $21 million from people investing in the 2009 movie “Not Forgotten,” the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Dror Soref (dob 7/23/50) and Michelle Seward (dob 10/4...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney's Office (OCDA) and the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) are seeking the public's help identifying potential additional victims of a former Santa Ana High School (SAHS) science teacher charged with having sex with an underage female studen...

LOS ANGELES– An Antelope Valley woman pleaded guilty this morning in a mail fraud scheme that used personal data stolen from elderly victims in an effort to defraud California's unemployment insurance program out of nearly $300,000. Dena Peterman, who also uses the name Dena Buttram, 32, of Littl...

A 35-year-old Pacoima woman has been indicted for murder in the 2014 fatal crash that killed LAPD motorcycle Officer Christopher Cortijo, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced today. Qaneak Shaney Cobb pleaded not guilty on Tuesday when the three-count indictment was unseale...

A 33-year-old man pleaded no contest today to raping two women in separate incidents in Long Beach, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. At today's court appearance, David Faavale Tautolo of Signal Hill pleaded no contest to two counts of forcible rape in case NA100574. Th...

A 44-year-old man and his wife were charged today with child abuse after Burbank police discovered a live hand grenade and illegal drugs in their home, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Peter Jacquin (dob 12/12/70) and Deborah Charves (dob 5/7/71), both of Burbank, face...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted yesterday of having unlawful sexual intercourse with four underage girls, providing them with drugs and trafficking three of the victims. Daryl Anthony Hicks, 57, Midway City, was convicted by a jury yesterday Oct. 7, 2015, of three felony counts of human t...

A 53-year-old man was charged today after he was accused of fatally stabbing another man in Whittier, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. George Luis Delgado (dob 3/14/62) of Pico Rivera has been charged with one count of murder in case VA140282. The felony complaint incl...

LOS ANGELES – Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a settlement with Houzz Inc., an online platform for home remodeling and design, to resolve allegations that the company violated California privacy laws by recording incoming and outgoing telephone calls without notifying all partie...

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A man was sentenced to six years in state prison today for trafficking an 18-year-old woman and physically assaulting her, including burning her leg with a blow torch, and attempting to force her to work as a prostitute for his benefit. Richard Jordan Sandoval, 24, Garden Gr...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man who was driving under the influence of heroin is scheduled to face trial Tuesday for killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash in Newport Beach. Neil Storm Stephany, 24, Huntington Beach, is charged with one felony count of murder. If convicted, he faces a maximum sente...

A California man was indicted today for his role in a mass mailing scam targeting holders of U.S. trademarks. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker of the Central District of California, Inspector in Charge Robe...

Two Orange County men who were indicted in June 2015 for conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have been indicted for additional charges involving bank fraud and financial aid fraud. Nader Elhuzayel, 25, and Muhanad Badawi, 24, both of Anaheim, ...

Today the Justice Department has reached asettlement agreementwith Riverside County, California, resolving claims alleging that the county violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The complaint, filed on Sept. 28, 2015, alleges that the county discriminated in its employment practices...