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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A brother and sister from Rosarito, Mexico, have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a kidnapping and ransom plot that targeted a neighbor.
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Two men from the San Fernando Valley were arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a scheme involving the export of more than $611 million worth of consumer electronics and gift cards, according to federal...
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A San Diego man has pleaded guilty to federal charges after twice illegally landing a small airplane on a U.S. Navy airstrip on San Clemente Island, then stealing a Navy truck and causing significant property damage.
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Two brothers from Southern California, Se Youn “Steve” Kim of Buena Park and Hee Youn “Ted” Kim of Pomona, have been indicted on federal charges related to tax evasion and failure to report more than $1.1 million in income to the Internal Revenue...
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An Orange County man has been charged with defrauding hundreds of investors out of about $62.5 million through a promissory note scheme, according to the United States Department of Justice.
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A man from La Puente in the San Gabriel Valley was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for his involvement in laundering more than $36.9 million as part of an international digital asset investment scam.
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A former United States Postal Service letter carrier has been sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for stealing more than $10 million in Treasury and other checks from the mail over a four-year period.
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An Antelope Valley resident, Leandrew Raglin, 22, of Lancaster, was convicted by a federal jury for his role in the fatal shooting of a victim during a marijuana transaction in Inglewood in 2021.
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The United States government has filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison Co. (SCE), seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages.
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Two residents of Riverside County have admitted to participating in a fraudulent scheme that targeted Apple Inc., resulting in more than $16 million in losses for the company.
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A new federal animal abuse task force has been established in Los Angeles, according to an announcement by Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli.
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A Burbank resident has admitted to evading more than $11.2 million in federal taxes and fraudulently collecting Medicare payments by using a third party to hide his involvement with his blood-testing business, according to the U.S. Department of...
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An Orange County resident was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for operating an illegal sports-betting business and failing to report income on his taxes.
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A Downey resident, Dong Hwan Kim, 27, was arrested on Wednesday by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) after a federal search warrant was executed at his home.
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A Los Angeles lawyer was convicted by a federal jury of accepting a $2.1 million bribe while serving as an official for Nigeria’s state-owned oil company.
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A former movie producer and accountant has been arrested on federal charges alleging he defrauded victims, including independent film projects, of more than $12 million.
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Two staff members at a San Bernardino County surgery center have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of assaulting and interfering with United States immigration officers during an attempt to detain an individual last month.
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A Mexican national living in Anaheim was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for producing, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse material involving a 13-year-old girl.
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A federal grand jury has indicted a former Culver City government employee on charges related to the production and possession of child pornography involving a 7-year-old girl enrolled in an after-school program.
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An Orange County resident and co-founder of the company formerly known as Aspiration Partners Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud charges after being accused of defrauding investors and lenders out of more than $248 million.