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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U.S. authorities have arrested Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas at Chile's request over serious criminal charges linked to Tren de Aragua activities. The case underscores international cooperation against transnational crime as extradition proceedings move forward.
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Four members connected with Pomona street gangs and the Mexican Mafia have been sentenced to life imprisonment following convictions related to racketeering activities including murder. Authorities say these sentences reflect coordinated efforts against organized crime impacting Southern California communities.
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An individual from Guatemala has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to leading a large human smuggling operation that brought about 20,000 people into the United States over five years.
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A former resident of Laguna Niguel was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for threatening to kill a judge who presided over his family law case.
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Twelve individuals identified as members and associates of the 18th Street gang were arrested in Los Angeles on charges including murder, extortion, and drug trafficking.
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An actor and animal welfare organization founder from Acton has been arrested on a federal charge of attempted kidnapping, according to the Justice Department.
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Two women have been convicted of felony stalking after following a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer from his workplace to his home and livestreaming the pursuit on social media, according to the Justice...
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A Pasadena commercial real estate broker was sentenced to two years in federal prison for obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over several years, according to a statement released Friday.
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The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has filed a lawsuit against the University of California, alleging that its Los Angeles campus (UCLA) permitted a hostile work environment for Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff.
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A South Florida resident has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his involvement in an international scheme that stole millions of dollars from American consumers’ bank accounts.
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A former congressional candidate from Torrance, California, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for embezzling campaign funds through a scheme involving his mother and a friend.
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A man from Pennsylvania has been arrested and charged federally after allegedly grooming a 13-year-old girl to send him sexually explicit material and images of self-harm, culminating in her rescue from a motel in the Santa Clarita Valley.
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A Downey resident, Bryant Najera Gonzalez, 24, was arrested on federal charges related to the production of child pornography.
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A Compton resident has admitted to assaulting a federal officer during an anti-immigration enforcement riot in Paramount last year.
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A licensed real estate broker and two others were arrested in Los Angeles on allegations they participated in the fraudulent sale of a $1.5 million home in Burbank, using stolen identities to obtain nearly $1 million in loan proceeds.
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A dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, Daren Li, was sentenced in absentia to 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in a large-scale cryptocurrency investment scam that operated from Cambodia.
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A Pasadena woman has been sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for stalking and making bomb threats against a U.S. consulate in Vietnam.
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An individual from Mexico was sentenced to four years in federal prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at law enforcement officers during an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Paramount, California.
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A Chinese national has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for his involvement in laundering more than $36.9 million from victims of a digital asset investment scam.
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A federal court has ordered JMG Investments Inc., a Woodland Hills-based rehabilitation center, and its owner Jeffrey Schwartz to pay over $1.5 million to the United States for violating the False Claims Act related to COVID-19 business loans.