Crack Down On Endangered & Protected Species For Sale On Internet

            LOS ANGELES – Federal and state authorities have filed criminal cases against a dozen people who allegedly used Internet sites to illegally sell endangered species and other wildlife protected by federal and state law, including fish, birds and exotic … Continue reading

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International Arms Trafficking Case

      WASHINGTON – Three Philippine nationals have been arrested on charges of violating the Arms Export Control Act, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of … Continue reading

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Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Wind Energy Technology

 LOS ANGELES – A Carson man is in custody today after being sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for running a $1 million scheme that bilked dozens of victims – including a U.S. Army staff sergeant who was serving … Continue reading

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Six Indicted on Federal Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in $4 Million Internet Scam

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has indicted six foreign nationals on charges related to an Internet sales scheme that allegedly defrauded Americans who attempted to purchase automobiles and other vehicles on the Internet through websites that included eBay … Continue reading

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Appellate Court Welcomes New Presiding Justice

From the press release: “Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Kathleen E. O’Leary as presiding justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three.” “O’Leary, 60, of Santa Ana, has served as an associate justice … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Man Indicted For $7 Million Divorce Fraud

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that a 14-count indictment was unsealed today following the arrest of Troy Stratos, 45, currently of Los Angeles. He is charged with 11 counts of wire and mail fraud, two … Continue reading

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Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Uploading Copy of X-Men ‘Wolverine’ Movie to Internet

  LOS ANGELES – A New York man who admitted illegally uploading to the Internet a pirated, nearly final “workprint” copy of the movie “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” was sentenced this afternoon to one year in federal prison.             Gilberto Sanchez, … Continue reading

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Former Department of Homeland Security Official Guilty of Obstruction of Justice

  LOS ANGELES – A former assistant special agent in charge for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was found guilty this afternoon of obstruction of justice and making false statements for giving false information to a federal prosecutor and … Continue reading

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Aerospace Corporation Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Billing for Phantom Employee

LOS ANGELES – The Aerospace Corporation has paid the United States $2.5 million to settle allegations that for more than seven years it billed the Air Force for the services of an employee who rarely came to work and was … Continue reading

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Tax Scam Involves Los Angeles Woman And Her 20 Fake Children

LOS ANGELES – A former Los Angeles resident was sentenced this afternoon to 18 months in federal prison for filing fraudulent federal income tax returns that claimed deductions for 20 non-existent children who were supposedly all born on the same … Continue reading

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