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Press Releases 2011
December 29, 2011
Six Indicted on Federal Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in $4 Million Internet Scam involving Vehicles Offered for Sale
December 21, 2011
Orange County Pharmacist Charged with Providing Material Support to Terrorists by Sending Money to Person in Pakistan
December 19, 2011
New York Man Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for Illegally Uploading Copy of X-Men ‘Wolverine’ Movie to Internet Site
December 13, 2011
Former Department of Homeland Security Official Found Guilty of Obstruction of Justice for Lying to Federal Judge and Prosecutor
Connecticut Man Allegedly Affiliated with Anonymous Arrested on Charges of Attacking and Shutting Down Gene Simmons’ Website
December 9, 2011
Austin, Texas Man Charged with Fraud and Identity Theft in Nationwide Foreclosure-Rescue Scheme
December 8, 2011
14 Arrested in Task Force Operation Targeting Whittier-Based Drug Trafficking Organization and Mexican Suppliers
Former Fund Manager Indicted on Federal Charges of Bilking Primarily Persian Investors and Banks out of at least $20 Million
December 7, 2011
Shield Healthcare Pays $5 Million to Resolve ‘Whistleblower’ Lawsuit Alleging It Overbilled Medi-Cal Program for Incontinence Supplies
December 6, 2011
Aerospace Corporation Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Billing for Phantom Employee
December 5, 2011
Bay Area Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Bilking I.R.S. Through Tax Returns That Claimed 20 Non-Existent Dependents
December 2, 2011
8 Inland Empire Child Pornography Suspects Arrested by ICE Agents
November 30, 2011
Owner of La Verne Flight School Arrested on Visa Fraud Charges
November 28, 2011
Former Exec at O.C. Bank Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $2 Million
November 21, 2011
Ex-Employee of a Central Coast Bank Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Stealing $110,000 – Mostly from Two Elderly Customers
Paso Robles Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Filing Application that Contained Forged Signatures for $35 Million in Federal Grants to Fund After-School Programs in Coachella Valley
November 18, 2011
Los Angeles-Based U.S. Attorney’s Office Collected Over $200 Million in Civil, Criminal and Asset Forfeiture Actions During 2011 Fiscal Year
November 15, 2011
Companies Related to Santa Ynez Valley Ranch Pay $17 Million to Settle Federal and State Claims Related to 2007 Zaca Wildfire
San Fernando Valley Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Illegally Storing Toxic and Explosive Hazardous Waste In His Backyard
November 4, 2011
Claremont Woman and Son among Four Charged in Money Laundering Conspiracy Related to ‘Purple Drank’ Distribution Scheme
October 31, 2011
Orange County Man Found Guilty of Using Credit Cards Stolen from Victims in the Vietnamese Community to Purchase Luxury Goods
October 27, 2011
Authorities Arrest 16 Linked to $18 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Bogus Prescriptions for Expensive Anti-Psychotic Drugs
October 26, 2011
Arrests Follow Undercover Deal involving 10 Pounds of Methamphetamine
O.C. Doctor Arrested on Charges of Illegally Prescribing Addictive Pain Medications, Often Meeting with 'Patients' at Starbucks
October 25, 2011
Parolee Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Identity Theft
West Covina Woman Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Running Investment Scheme that Raised Nearly $7 Million
October 24, 2011
Montebello Attorney Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison for ‘Structuring’ Cash Transactions in Bid to Avoid Paying Income Taxes
October 18, 2011
Bel-Air Man Convicted of Bankruptcy Fraud and Assault Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison
Task Force Investigation Results in Whittier-Area Gang Members Being Named in Federal Narcotics Trafficking Indictment
October 14, 2011
Santa Barbara Accountant Arrested on Federal Tax Charges
October 14, 2011
L.A.-Area Immigration Consultants Indicted in Asylum Fraud Scheme Involving Chinese Aliens and Bogus Claims of Religious Persecution
October 13, 2011
Grand Jury Indicts 14 in L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring that Allegedly Distributed Over 1 Million Pills of the Highly Addictive Painkillers
October 11, 2011
Final U.S. Defendant Charged with Participating in Online Child Pornography Bulletin Board Found Guilty in Federal Court
Prominent L.A. Businessman Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Nearly $21 Million Entrusted to His Company
October 7, 2011
California’s Top Federal Law Enforcement Officials Announce Enforcement Actions Against State’s Widespread and Illegal Marijuana Industry
Enforcement Actions Directed At Commercial Marijuana Operations Across Southland Include Criminal Drug Trafficking Case, Property Forfeiture Lawsuits and Warning Letters to Landlords
October 5, 2011
Doctor Who Wrote Prescriptions for Addictive Narcotics for Cash Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison on Drug Trafficking Charges
October 4, 2011
Promoter of Christian Rock Concerts Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud Charge in $1 Million Ponzi Scheme
October 3, 2011
Former LA City Building Inspector Sentenced to 18 Months on Federal Bribery Charges
55 Indicted in Massive Federal Income Tax Fraud Scheme that Illegally Sought More Than a Quarter Billion Dollars in Tax Refunds
September 27, 2011
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY DOCTOR CONVICTED OF SELLING BOGUS CANCER CURE TO CHRISTIANS ACROSS THE NATION
September 23, 2011
SCE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PAY $9.6 MILLION TO SETTLE FEDERAL CLAIMS RELATED TO 2007 GRASS VALLEY FIRE
September 20, 2011
FEDERAL COURT SHUTS DOWN BURBANK-BASED TAX PREPARER
September 16, 2011
FORMER L.A. CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR SENTENCED TO 21 MONTHS IN PRISON ON FEDERAL BRIBERY CHARGES
September 15, 2011
O.C. SEX OFFENDER FACES 26 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO PRODUCING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF SELLING STOLEN ART AND SELLING FORGED PAINTINGS FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
September 14, 2011
CALIFORNIA MAN SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TAKING 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL TO LAS VEGAS TO HAVE SEX
September 12, 2011
WESTSIDE MORTGAGE BANKER SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ‘PROPERTY-FLIPPING’ FRAUD SCHEME
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR IMPORTING COUNTERFEIT EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
September 9, 2011
DEFENDANT IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCAM ORDERED HELD WITHOUT BOND AFTER DEPORTATION FROM SAMOA
SMUGGLER INVOLVED IN THE MISTREATMENT OF ALIENS AT HIGH DESERT ‘DROP HOUSE’ SENTENCED TO OVER 7 YEARS IN PRISON
September 8, 2011
ENTERTAINMENT EXECUTIVE PLEADS GUILTY IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR STOCK FRAUD AND SCHEME TO BILK INVESTOR
September 7, 2011
SIX DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN LOS ANGELES AS PART OF NATIONWIDE MEDICARE FRAUD STRIKE FORCE TAKEDOWN
September 6, 2011
MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR NASCAR MERCHANDISE PONZI THAT BILKED FRIENDS AND FAMILY
September 2, 2011
BAY AREA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD FOR FILING TAX RETURNS THAT CLAIMED NON-EXISTENT DEPENDENTS
September 1, 2011
LOS ANGELES TAX PREPARER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR VISA AND TAX FRAUD SCHEME
ORANGE COUNTY MAN WHO ADMITTED HACKING INTO PERSONAL COMPUTERS SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ‘SEXTORTION’ OF WOMEN AND TEENAGE GIRLS
August 31, 2011
LAWYER CONVICTED OF FEDERAL CHARGES FOR ACCEPTING CASH AFTER PROMISING TO TAMPER WITH WITNESS TESTIMONY
August 30, 2011
EMPLOYEE OF CENTRAL COAST BANK ADMITS STEALING NEARLY $110,000 – MOSTLY FROM ACCOUNTS OF TWO OCTOGENARIANS
August 29, 2011
FORMER BANK EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
August 18, 2011
FORMER PRESIDENT OF HURST FINANCIAL CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING INVESTORS IN CENTRAL COAST REAL ESTATE
August 16, 2011
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR STEALING FUNDS FROM BENEFICIARIES
BOGUS INVESTMENT ADVISOR SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR RUNNING 15-YEAR, $15 MILLION PONZI SCHEME THAT TARGETED RETIRED BUS AND TRAIN OPERATORS
August 15, 2011
GUATEMALAN MAN WHO DIRECTED MISTREATMENT OF ALIENS AT LANCASTER ‘DROP HOUSE’ SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON
SIMI VALLEY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL NARCOTICS CHARGE, ADMITTING HE DISTRIBUTED HEROIN THAT CAUSED OVERDOSE DEATHS OF TWO VENTURA COUNTY USERS
ORANGE COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH SEX TRAFFICKING AFTER RESCUE OF TEXAS GIRLS HE BROUGHT TO CALIFORNIA
August 12, 2011
FORMER PRESIDENT OF VENTURA HELLS ANGELS CHAPTER ARRESTED ON FEDERAL EXTORTION AND FIREBOMBING CHARGES
August 11, 2011
FORMER SUPERVISOR AT U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS ON BRIBERY AND FRAUD CHARGES
August 5, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER AND DOCTOR WHO BILKED MEDICARE AGREE TO PAY $7.5 MILLION TO SETTLE FRAUD CASE
GANG MEMBER AND LEADER OF METH TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
July 26, 2011
ARIZONA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PAYING BRIBE IN SCHEME TO SECURE STREAMLINED APPROVALS FOR SHORT SALES
July 25, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY DOCTOR SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR BILLING FOR CANCER MEDS THAT WERE NEVER PROVIDED
July 22, 2011
TWO ARRESTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY USING COUNTERFEIT CREDIT CARDS TO BUY HIGH-END ELECTRONICS
TSA OFFICER INDICTED IN SERIES OF THEFTS FROM LUGGAGE
July 20, 2011
DOCTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO 18 DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES FOR DISPENSING NARCOTICS WITHOUT EXAMINING ‘PATIENTS’
July 14, 2011
WASHINGTON STATE MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS FOR ORCHESTRATING FORECLOSURE-RESCUE SCHEME
July 12, 2011
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN VISA FRAUD SCHEME
July 8, 2011
SIX LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESIDENTS CHARGED IN $4 MILLION MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
July 7, 2011
LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROBATION OFFICER ARRESTED FOR WIRE FRAUD FOR FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING STUDENT AID
July 6, 2011
LOMITA MAN SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SMUGGLING LIZARDS INTO THE UNITED STATES
June 27, 2011
FINAL DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR PARTICIPATING IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY DISTRIBUTION RING
FORMER L.A. COUNTY SOCIAL WORKER SENTENCED TO NEARLY FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR IDENTITY THEFT AND TAX SCAM
LEAD DEFENDANT IN INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER HACKING RING SENTENCED IN TWO CASES TO 13 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
June 22, 2011
CHILD MOLESTER WHO PHOTOGRAPHED HIS SEXUAL ASSAULTS SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
June 21, 2011
FORMER EMPLOYEE OF U.S. FOREST SERVICE SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR EMBEZZLING $1.4 MILLION
MANAGER OF TUJUNGA BUSINESS SENTENCED TO OVER FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON IN MEDICARE FRAUD SCHEME
June 20, 2011
THREE MEMBERS OF VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY GANGS GET AT LEAST 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL DRUG CASE
June 2011
June 17, 2011
18 CHARGED IN FRAUD CASES RELATED TO TELEMARKETING OPERATIONS THAT SOLICITED OVER $25 MILLION FOR INDIE FILMS
June 14, 2011
PSYCHOLOGIST ARRESTED IN MEDICAL FRAUD SCHEME INVOLVING NEARLY $1 MILLION IN BOGUS TREATMENT COSTS
June 9, 2011
MASSACHUSETTS MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ENTICING GIRLS TO ENGAGE IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT ON INTERNET THAT HE RECORDED AND DISTRIBUTED
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY MAN ARRESTED IN VISA FRAUD SCHEME
June 7, 2011
CENTRAL COAST WOMAN GUILTY IN FRAUD SCHEME TO OBTAIN $35 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
FEDERAL RACKETEERING INDICTMENT ALLEGES AZUSA STREET GANG RESPONSIBLE FOR NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING AND CAMPAIGN OF HATE CRIMES TARGETING AFRICAN-AMERICANS
June 6, 2011
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO VIOLATE THE CLEAN AIR ACT DURING ASBESTOS REMOVAL
RIALTO POLICE OFFICER AND ORANGE COUNTY DEFENSE ATTORNEY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN FEDERAL BRIBERY CASE
June 2, 2011
INVENTOR OF ZICAM COLD REMEDY ARRESTED FOR ILLEGALLY IMPORTING AND DISTRIBUTING OF UNAPPROVED ‘BIRD FLU’ DRUG
May 2011
May 26, 2011
I.R.S. REVENUE AGENT WHO FILED FALSE TAX RETURNS FOR HIMSELF AND OTHERS SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON
May 24, 2011
EMPLOYEE OF CENTRAL COAST BANK ARRESTED FOR STEALING NEARLY $110,000, MOSTLY FROM ELDERLY CUSTOMERS
May 23, 2011
SECOND L.A. CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL BRIBERY CHARGE FOR TAKING THOUSANDS IN CASH
CENTRAL COAST MAN SENTENCED TO NEARLY TWO YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
May 2011
May 10, 2011
OWNER OF O.C. REHABILITATION FACILITY ARRAIGNED ON FEDERAL MAIL FRAUD CHARGES ALLEGING MEDICARE SCAM
May 9, 2011
THREE ASSOCIATED WITH L.A. JEWELRY STORE SENTENCED FOR SELLING LEAD-TAINTED COUNTERFEIT DESIGNER JEWELRY
LOS ANGELES MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ROLE IN TRAFFICKING COUNTERFEIT EXERCISE EQUIPMENT MADE IN CHINA
OPERATOR OF CLANDESTINE STEROID LAB IN COMPTON SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CONVICTIONS IN SMUGGLING SCHEMES, INCLUDING PLOT TO BRING SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES INTO UNITED STATES
May 6, 2011
PASO ROBLES COUPLE PLEAD GUILTY TO HARBORING FILIPINO ALIENS WHO WERE SMUGGLED INTO U.S. AND WORKED UNDER ABUSIVE CONDITIONS AT ELDER CARE FACILIITIES
FORMER BASEBALL PLAYER LENNY DYKSTRA INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN BANKRUPTCY FRAUD CASE
May 3, 2011
FORMER SUPERVISOR AT U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES CONVICTED OF BRIBERY AND FRAUD CHARGES
TRANSIENT INDICTED ON FEDERAL EXPLOSIVES CHARGES RELATED TO BLAST OUTSIDE SANTA MONICA SYNAGOGUE
May 2, 2011
PIZZA SHOP OPERATOR SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
April 2011
April 18, 2011
FORMER TOP OFFICIAL WITH INLAND EMPIRE INDIAN TRIBE SENTENCED TO 41 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR TAKING BRIBES
ESCROW AGENT WHO EMBEZZLED NEARLY $4 MILLION BEING HELD FOR 24 CALIFORNIA CITIES SENTENCED TO PRISON
April 15, 2011
FORMER MLB STAR LENNY DYKSTRA CHARGED IN BANKRUPTCY FRAUD CASE THAT ALLEGES SALE OF ITEMS FROM MANSION
April 14, 2011
WOMAN WHO SOLD ABUSED AND SICK HORSES SENTENCED TO 41 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING INTERNET CUSTOMERS
April 8, 2011
OPERATOR OF ‘CAP X’ PONZI SCHEME SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR BILKING VICTIMS OUT $8 MILLION
April 8, 2011
PURPORTED INVESTMENT ADVISOR CHARGED WITH RUNNING 15-YEAR PONZI SCHEME THAT COLLECTED $15 MILLION
FBI ARRESTS TWO L.A. CITY BUILDING INSPECTORS ON FEDERAL CHARGES OF TAKING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN BRIBES
April 7, 2011
NEW YORK MAN SENTENCED TO 16 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN $1.7 MILLION INSIDER TRADING SCHEME
TWO EXECUTIVES IN PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL STOCK SALES
April 6, 2011
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY MAN CONVICTED OF ILLEGALLY STORING TOXIC AND EXPLOSIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE IN HIS BACKYARD
3 MEMBERS OF FAMILY THAT OPERATES L.A.-AREA IMMIGRATION CONSULTING BUSINESS ARRESTED ON VISA FRAUD CHARGES
April 5, 2011
ART COLLECTOR AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY IN TAX SCHEME INVOLVING INFLATED APPRAISALS FOR CHARITABLE GIFTS
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR RUNNING $6 MILLION JOB SCAM
March 2011
March 29, 2011
OWNER OF SOUTH L.A. BUSINESS SENTENCED TO NEARLY FIVE YEARS IN PRISON IN $1.8 MILLION MEDICARE FRAUD SCHEME
SANTA CLARITA MAN CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY AND VIOLATING THE CLEAN AIR ACT BY IMPROPERLY HANDLING ASBESTOS
March 26, 2011
FIVE DOMESTIC DEFENDANTS LINKED TO INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER HACKING RING GUILTY OF FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES
March 23, 2011
L.A. MAN CONVICTED OF ILLEGALLY MARKETING UNAPPROVED DRUGS WITH CLAIMS THAT VARIOUS AILMENTS WOULD BE CURED
O.C. INVESTMENT ADVISOR PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD CHARGES IN PONZI SCHEME THAT CAUSED OVER $6 MILLION IN LOSSES
March 22, 2011
MONTEBELLO ATTORNEY PLEADS GUILTY TO ‘STRUCTURING’ CASH TRANSACTIONS IN BID TO AVOID PAYING INCOME TAXES
FORMER EMPLOYEE OF COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHARGED WITH STEALING FEDERAL STUDENT AID MONEY
March 17, 2011
LEADER OF ALIEN SMUGGLING RING WITH TIES TO LOS ANGELES STREET GANG SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON
GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO NEARLY 18 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TAKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN BRIBES FROM IMMIGRANTS SEEKING STATUS IN U.S.
March 17, 2011
FORMER CORONA CITY COUNCILMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LYING TO FBI AGENTS INVESTIGATING HIS BANKRUPTCY CASE
March 15, 2011
TWO MEN ARRESTED ON FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES RELATED TO BOILER ROOM THAT SOLICITED INDEPENDENT FILM INVESTMENTS
March 10, 2011
TWO MEN ARRESTED ON FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES RELATED TO BOILER ROOM THAT SOLICITED INDEPENDENT FILM INVESTMENTS
DISBARRED LAWYER INDICTED IN $9.5 MILLION INVESTMENT SCAM
ORANGE COUNTY COUPLE ARRESTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES OF BILKING BANKS OUT OF $130 MILLION IN LINE OF CREDIT SCAM
DISBARRED LAWYER INDICTED IN $9.5 MILLION INVESTMENT SCAM
March 8, 2011
FORMER LAW FIRM PARTNER PLEADS GUILTY TO USING FABRICATED IRS DOCUMENT TO AVOID PAYING BACK TAXES
March 7, 2011
PARKING COMPANY CO-OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO BRIBING FORMER INDIAN TRIBE CHAIRMAN TO SECURE VALET CONTRACT
TEN DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN ‘NIGERIAN 419 SCAM’ THAT FALSELY PROMISED INHERITANCE MONEY TO VICTIMS
OPERATOR OF TUSTIN COMPANY CHARGED WITH STEALING $285,000 FROM GROUP OF ROMAN CATHOLIC NUNS
March 4, 2011
OWNERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANIES OPERATING OUT OF VENTURA AND ORANGE COUNTIES CONVICTED IN TAX CASE
March 3, 2011
FORMER UPLAND MAYOR, SECOND CITY OFFICIAL INDICTED IN FEDERAL CORRUPTION CASE FOR DEMANDING $70,000 IN BRIBES
March 2, 2011
AVAYA AND CIT GROUP PAY OVER $16.5 MILLION TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS OF OVERCHARGING FOR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS
Febuary 2011
February 23, 2011
SANTA CLARITA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE THE CLEAN AIR ACT’S ASBESTOS WORK PRACTICE STANDARDS
February 17, 2011
SIX LOS ANGELES-AREA DEFENDANTS INDICTED FOR SUBMITTING NEARLY $30 MILLION IN FRAUDULENT BILLS TO MEDICARE
February 14, 2011
CON MAN SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN PRISON IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PONZI SCHEME THAT BILKED HUNDREDS OF INVESTORS
FORMER CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR LYING DURING INVESTIGATION INTO CAMPAIGN LETTERS
February 10, 2011
FORMER L.A. COUNTY SOCIAL WORKER PLEADS GUILTY IN IDENTITY THEFT, TAX SCAM THAT ILLEGALLY SOUGHT $2 MILLION
February 9, 2011
MEMBERS OF OXNARD STREET GANG NAMED IN FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKING INDICTMENTS ARRESTED BY AUTHORITIES
February 7, 2011
SECOND KEY PLAYER IN IRVINE-BASED PONZI PLEADS GUILTY IN $8 MILLION SCHEME THAT TARGETED KOREAN-AMERICANS
MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN WHO SKIMMED $1.7 MILLION FROM CONTRACTS WHILE IN IRAQ SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON
February 4, 2011
SECOND SOUTH L.A. GANG LEADER SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING PCP
February 3, 2011
FORMER HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OFFICIAL ARRESTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES STEMMING FROM KICKBACK SCHEME
January 2011
January 28, 2011
FORMER HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OFFICIAL ARRESTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES STEMMING FROM KICKBACK SCHEME
PONZI OPERATOR WHO COLLECTED $2 MILLION FROM VICTIMS SENTENCED TO NEARLY FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
CANADIAN TELEMARKETER SENTENCED TO OVER NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON IN BOND SCAM INVOLVING LOTTERIES
January 27, 2011
CANADIAN TELEMARKETER SENTENCED TO OVER NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON IN BOND SCAM INVOLVING LOTTERIES
January 25, 2011
FINAL DEFENDANT INVOLVED IN MONTEREY PARK-BASED CREDIT CARD FRAUD RING SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON
January 24, 2011
WASHINGTON STATE MAN FOUND GUILTY OF ORCHESTRATING FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCHEME THAT FALSELY PROMISED TO HELP DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS KEEP THEIR HOMES
January 19, 2011
LENNOX 13 STREET GANG TARGETED IN FEDERAL RACKETEERING INDICTMENT, STATE DRUG CHARGES AND IMMIGRATION ARRESTS
January 11, 2011
MEMBERS OF VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY STREET GANGS CHARGED IN FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKING CASE
FORMER CHASE BANK OFFICIAL CONVICTED OF TAKING BRIBES AND DISCLOSING EXISTENCE OF A SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORT
January 10, 2011
FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE WHO INSPECTED REHAB CLINICS SENTENCED TO 41 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR TAKING CASH BRIBES
JAPANESE NATIONALS ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF SMUGGLING TURTLES AND TORTOISES FROM JAPAN INTO THE UNITED STATES
LEAD DEFENDANT IN MASSIVE RACKETEERING CASE THAT TARGETED HAWAIIAN GARDENS GANG SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR WIDE-RANGING DRUG TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES
January 5, 2011
