U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada
Recent News About U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada
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United States Attorney Martin Estrada has announced his resignation as the chief prosecutor for the Central District of California, effective January 17.
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An art dealer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for embezzling from the bankruptcy estate of Ace Gallery Los Angeles.
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Two men from Southern California have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in supplying fentanyl-laced pills to a drug trafficking operation that distributed these substances to over 1,000 customers nationwide via the dark web.
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The founder and chairman of Hightimes Holding Corp., Adam Levin, has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to a criminal conspiracy involving undisclosed payments.
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A former employee of the California Employment Development Department (EDD) and her former boyfriend have pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $750,000 in COVID jobless benefits.
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An Orange County resident and part-time actor has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme promoting a fake COVID-19 cure.
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A Whittier resident, Salvador Lopez, 24, has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for his involvement in the illegal sale of untraceable firearms and plotting an armed robbery against a federal informant.
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A six-count indictment has been unsealed against two men from Southern California, accusing them of defrauding investors of over $22 million in cryptocurrency through fraudulent digital asset projects known as "rugpulls."
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A United States Postal Service supervisor has been arrested on allegations of stealing over $281,000 in checks from the mail and depositing them into her bank accounts.
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A Palmdale man, Christopher Morales, 22, has been charged with an additional count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
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FBI agents have arrested a Chino Hills resident, Yaoning "Mike" Sun, on federal charges alleging he acted as an illegal agent for the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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A deputy from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has agreed to plead guilty to a federal civil rights violation.
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An Inglewood man, previously granted compassionate release after serving 26 years in federal prison for armed robberies, has been found guilty of robbing a Brinks courier at gunpoint.
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A man from Rancho Cucamonga has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his role in a "birth tourism" scheme.
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A Ventura County physician, Dr. Victor Contreras, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his involvement in a Medicare fraud scheme.
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A Pasadena physician has agreed to plead guilty to charges of conspiracy and tax fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud California's workers' compensation fund. Dr. Kevin Tien Do, 59, is accused of continuing his involvement in workers'...
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A Fresno man has admitted guilt to a federal charge related to a carjacking incident in Fullerton last year.
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A member of the Gardena 13 street gang, Justin Arteaga, was sentenced to life in federal prison for the murder of a 29-year-old man in November 2020.
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A jury has found a Glendale woman and a Lakewood man guilty of participating in a scheme involving illegal kickbacks for patient referrals, leading to fraudulent Medicare claims amounting to approximately $3.2 million.
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A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment against Samir Ousman Alsheikh, a former Syrian government official, charging him with torture.