U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California
Recent News About U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California
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An Anaheim man was arrested on a federal criminal complaint for allegedly making death threats against Vice President JD Vance during the Vice President's visit to Disneyland Resort in July 2025.
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An Orange County Superior Court judge, Israel Claustro, has been federally charged with mail fraud in connection to a scheme involving California’s workers’ compensation program.
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A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted four individuals associated with an anti-capitalist and anti-government group for allegedly planning to carry out bombings in Southern California on New Year’s Eve.
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Sixteen individuals associated with the Puente-13 street gang were arrested in Los Angeles on federal criminal complaints.
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Four individuals have been arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb two U.S. companies in Southern California on New Year’s Eve, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
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A former Compton city councilman has admitted to paying $70,000 in bribes to a Baldwin Park official in exchange for support with commercial marijuana permits and also pleaded guilty to evading federal income taxes by failing to file returns over...
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A former Santa Monica physician was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for distributing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, despite knowing about Perry’s history of addiction and that the drug was being administered by an untrained personal...
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A man from Koreatown, Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, has been charged with attempting to damage federal property after allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails inside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles.
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Federal authorities have arrested the owner of an Orange County staffing company and three other individuals on charges related to a $90 million tax fraud scheme.
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A woman from Arcadia was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for leading an international money laundering operation that moved over $11.6 million obtained through scams targeting elderly victims.
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A former engineer from San Jose has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for stealing trade secret technology developed for missile launch detection and military aircraft defense.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against California Governor Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber, challenging the state’s new congressional redistricting plan that was enacted with the passage of Proposition 50.
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Five members of the criminal gang Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13) have been found guilty by a jury in Los Angeles for their involvement in six murders intended to increase their status within the organization.
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Law enforcement officials have arrested 10 individuals on federal charges related to violence and civil disorder during protests against immigration enforcement in Southern California earlier this year, according to the Justice Department.
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A Mexican national residing illegally in the United States has been charged with assaulting federal officers after allegedly using his vehicle to ram law enforcement vehicles during an attempted immigration arrest in South Los Angeles.
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Federal authorities in Los Angeles have announced two separate criminal cases involving alleged fraud related to public funds intended for homelessness projects.
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Roger Ver, a prominent early investor in bitcoin often referred to as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice over federal tax charges related to his cryptocurrency holdings.
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Five individuals associated with the Vanowen Street Locos and Elmwood Rifa 13 gangs in the San Fernando Valley were arrested on federal criminal complaints.
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A Los Angeles-based clothing wholesaler and two of its executives have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme that involved laundering money, evading customs duties, and failing to report millions in cash transactions.
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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), alleging that the department has engaged in a pattern of delaying concealed carry weapons (CCW) permits for law-abiding citizens.