U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California
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Jonathan Christopher LaRoche, a former detective with the Naval Base San Diego Criminal Investigations Division, has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California has announced the conclusion of Tara McGrath's tenure as the chief federal law enforcement official for San Diego and Imperial counties, effective February 12, 2025.
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Fabrisio Arias has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his involvement in an international scam that targeted elderly individuals with false promises of sweepstakes winnings. U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta also ordered Arias to pay...
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Alexander Dmitrienko of Finland has become the last of eight defendants extradited so far to plead guilty in a global conspiracy case involving ANOM encrypted communication devices.
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Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Brink’s, Inc. and The Brink’s Company, has agreed to forfeit over $50 million following allegations of operating as an unlicensed money transmitting business.
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Rafael Castro, a former employee of the Veterans Health Administration and the Internal Revenue Service, along with his wife Miriam Castro, admitted guilt in federal court to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of over $130,000.
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A federal court in San Diego has unsealed a two-count indictment against Sheriff's Deputy Jeremiah Manuyag Flores.
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Carlos Manuel da Silva Santos, the founder and CEO of Ethos Asset Management, Inc., based in San Diego, has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft.
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U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath has announced that the Southern District of California collected a total of $18,932,200 in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2024.
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Ruben Montes, a resident of Calexico, California, has admitted guilt in federal court for his involvement in smuggling and distributing over $3 million worth of unapproved Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs into the United States.
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Lillian Arielle Markowitz, the former owner of three surrogacy consulting businesses in San Diego, has pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
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Russell Thurston, a former executive vice president at Cambridge International Systems, Inc., has admitted guilt in a federal court for his involvement in a bribery scheme.
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Octavio Leal-Hernandez, known as Chapito Leal and an alleged leader of a Sinaloa Cartel cell, appeared in a San Diego federal court following his extradition from Mexico.
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A federal grand jury has indicted three individuals in connection with a scheme that defrauded elderly authors across the United States of nearly $44 million.
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Scott Anthony Sargent, a resident of San Diego, has entered a guilty plea in federal court, acknowledging his role in supplying fentanyl that led to the deaths of two individuals in North Park in 2022.