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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Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas and five other individuals were arrested on charges of operating an illegal gambling business that allegedly hosted high-stakes poker games at a mansion in Encino, California.
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An Arizona resident has pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and conspiracy to obstruct justice in connection with a scheme that defrauded investors of more than $13 million.
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Two staff members at a San Bernardino County surgery center have been charged in a federal criminal complaint for allegedly assaulting and interfering with U.S. immigration officers.
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A former Amtrak employee has been sentenced to 25 months in federal prison for conspiring with her husband to steal nearly $1 million in COVID-19 unemployment insurance benefits and fraudulently obtaining more than $63,000 in sickness benefits.
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An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been charged with orchestrating a fake kidnapping to gain public sympathy and solicit donations, according to the Justice Department.
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A Nevada woman has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for defrauding a lender of $3.7 million through false applications for fine art insurance policies.
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An Inglewood woman has been arrested following a federal grand jury indictment, which alleges she fraudulently obtained over $1.3 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds.
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A former FBI electronics technician and his sister have been charged with conspiring to defraud the United States by securing at least $350,000 in electronics contracts through deceitful means.
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An Orange County man, Paul Richard Randall, 66, has been charged with aiding and abetting health care fraud.
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A Riverside County man has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for tax fraud related to the sale of Stan Lee memorabilia.
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The former CEO and chairman of Ontrak Inc., a publicly traded health care company based in Miami, Florida, has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for insider trading.
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An Inland Empire woman has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $1.7 million in COVID-19 related benefits and loans.
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Two corporate executives have been sentenced to federal prison for failing to report defective dehumidifiers linked to over 450 fires.
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A San Gabriel Valley commercial real estate broker has admitted to obstructing the IRS in a long-term effort to avoid paying taxes, according to an announcement by the Justice Department.
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An individual from China has admitted guilt in a federal court for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition, and other military items to North Korea.
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Brendan Ross, the former CEO of Direct Lending Investments LLC, has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison.
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A man from the San Fernando Valley has admitted guilt to a federal charge for possessing methamphetamine-coated clothing in two suitcases at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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The founder of a non-profit organization has been indicted on federal charges, accused of bribing former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Hoang Do to secure approximately $12 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
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A Washington state resident has been apprehended on charges of providing material support to the individual responsible for the Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing, as announced by the Justice Department.
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Disbarred attorney Thomas Vincent Girardi, 86, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for embezzling tens of millions of dollars from his clients.