The feds arrested Andrew Rene Hernandez, 22, a Hollywood man, for recklessly operating a drone that crashed into a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter. The drone damaged the LAPD aircraft and forced the pilot to make an emergency landing. The drone also damaged a vehicle when the the drone f...

Effective July 1, 2021, courts will no longer have authority to collect the following fees: • Government Code:     § 27712 (public defense fee)     § 27753 (cost of counsel)     § 29550(c) (criminal justice administration fee)     § 29550(f) (administrative screening fee and citation processing f...

             The feds arrested Maurice Antwion Pilgrim Jr., 19 years old, on charges that he robbed a credit union in Santa Barbara County, tried to rob a bank, and then led law enforcement on a high-speed chase that resulted in him crashing his getaway car at Vandenberg Air Force Base.  He will ...

The feds charged Armando Garcia, 29, who went to an Army Reserve Center, drove away with a military Humvee worth more than $200,000, and led police on a chase through residential streets with theft of United States government property. Garcia had already been convicted of theft and burglary charg...

    A federal judge sentenced Ash Narayan, 55, a former Orange County financial advisor and lawyer to 37 months in federal prison for stealing millions of dollars of his pro athlete clients' money and investing it in a cash-losing ticket company on which he was a board member. Narayan had pleaded...

            Chang Yu “Andy” He, 55, the owner of Fair Price Immigration Service, pleaded guilty today to a federal conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and admitted that he helped orchestrate a scheme in which Chinese nationals paid up to $60,000 to enter into sham marriages with U.S. citizens in ...

In Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), the United States Supreme Court held that a person questioned by law enforcement after being “taken into custody” must first be warned that he or she has the right to remain silent, that any statements he or she makes may be used against the person, and...

The LA Jobs Portal was created in response to the economic crisis many Angelenos are experiencing, due to cut hours or job losses as a result of COVID-19. This is a way that people can find help and jobs while adhering to the Safer At Home Orders that have been put into place by Mayor Garcetti an...

Free COVID-19 Testing is now available for all Los Angeles County residents. The City of Los Angeles in partnership with the County of Los Angeles and Community Organized Relief Efforts (CORE) is now offering free testing. Testing is by appointment only and is available to residents regardless...

Many business owners have been affected as result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Los Angeles along with other entities have enacted programs that may assist businesses during this time. See below for a list of organizations and websites that provide information regarding assistance. For up...

            The feds arrested Patrick Khalafian, 51, on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with defrauding investors out of more than $1 million via an adult entertainment website scam, the Justice Department announced today. The single-count indictment charged him with wire fraud. Khal...

             Daeon Raishawn Cox, 22, a Riverside an who led a crew that committed at least 15 armed robberies of Inland Empire AutoZone stores, sometimes using an AR-15-style rifle, got sentenced to 108 months in federal prison. Cox pleaded  guilty in July 2019 to one count of conspiracy to inter...

            A federal judge sentenced Robin DiMaggio, 49, the former musical director of “The Arsenio Hall Show” to 27 months in federal prison for embezzling nearly $1 million from a charity concert intended to raise money for children made homeless by wars.             During the summer of 2016...

            A federal judge sentenced James Stiles, 43, of Orange County man who falsely held himself out to be a United States Marine Corps combat veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient to fraudulently obtain veterans' health care and housing benefits 16 months in federal prison. Stiles als...

Theft Involving Over $500,000 in COVID-19 Unemployment Relief              The feds arrested Cara Marie Kirk-Connell, 32, of Menifee in Riverside County woman on charges that she defrauded California's unemployment insurance system by using stolen personal information obtained from the darknet to...

          The federal government captured David Anthony Battle, 50, of Moreno Valley who ore medical masks over his face during a month-long robbery spree of Inland Empire pharmacies.  The federal government charged Battle with six counts of interference with commerce by robbery (Hobbs Act robber...

            A federal grand jury indicted  Mei Xing, 59, a.k.a. “Xing Mei,” “Anna,” and “Boss,” of San Gabriel on charges of sex trafficking five immigrant women by hiring them to work at massage parlors and forcing them to engage in commercial sex acts. The federal indictment charges Xing with  ...

    The feds arrested Benjamin Jong Ren Hung, 28, of San Marino, a San Gabriel Valley man who allegedly drove his truck into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators on May 31 in Pasadena. The feds charged him with conspiring to violate firearms laws.              According to an affidavit filed with th...

           A federal judge ordered Carolyn Marie Jones, 57, a Corona woman who recently finished a 79-month federal prison sentence stemming from a $15 million bank fraud scheme back to 20 months in prison for doing a similar fraud scheme in which she lied to a victim about celebrities such as Le...

             The feds arrested two active-duty United States Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton on a federal grand jury indictment charging one Marine and three civilians with conspiring to distribute narcotics – including oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl – to civilians and members of the Uni...

A federal judge sentenced Steve S. Kim, 41, of La Crescenta, to 42 months in federal prison for attempting to obtain ricin from an online source that he admitted was intended to be used as a weapon. Kim pleaded guilty in September 2019 to one count of violating a criminal statute called prohibiti...

CALIFORNIA RACIAL JUSTICE ACT NEEDS GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE AB2542 – the California Racial Justice Act – was passed in the final moments of the 2019-2020 legislative session with 26 votes in the Senate and 49 in Assembly. Californians may soon have the opportunity to challenge their arrests...

             A federal judge sentenced Federico ASantiago Quiroz Lucca, 52, a.k.a. Christian Sergio Alessandro Hernandez Valenzuela, rhe ringleader of a prolific robbery crew that targeted traveling jewelry salespeople, following them for many miles at times and stealing about $835,000 worth of g...

           Federal prosecutors today filed criminal charges against Roland Goldman, a.k.a. “Morrie,” 57, of Porter Ranch, a longtime Los Angeles City Hall lobbyist and close associate of City Councilman Jose Huizar with participating in a bribery scheme in which he brokered deals where a develope...

            The feds charged Jordan Gerbich, 30, of Santa Maria, a Santa Barbara County man with shooting and killing a northern elephant seal on a beach near San Simeon.       The Marine Mammal Protection Act protects the Northern elephant seals species. They live up and down North America's Pac...