A federal judge sentenced Steve S. Kim, 41, of La Crescenta, to 42 months in federal prison for attempting to obtain ricin from an online source that he admitted was intended to be used as a weapon. Kim pleaded guilty in September 2019 to one count of violating a criminal statute called prohibition with respect to biological …
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CALIFORNIA RACIAL JUSTICE ACT NEEDS GOVERNOR’S SIGNATURE AB2542 – the California Racial Justice Act – was passed in the final moments of the 2019-2020 legislative session with 26 votes in the Senate and 49 in Assembly. Californians may soon have the opportunity to challenge their arrests, their charges, their trials, and their sentences on the grounds of …
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A federal judge sentenced Federico ASantiago Quiroz Lucca, 52, a.k.a. Christian Sergio Alessandro Hernandez Valenzuela, rhe ringleader of a prolific robbery crew that targeted traveling jewelry salespeople, following them for many miles at times and stealing about $835,000 worth of goods, to 45 months in federal prison. Lucca also has to pay back $835,000. In December …
The feds charged Jordan Gerbich, 30, of Santa Maria, a Santa Barbara County man with shooting and killing a northern elephant seal on a beach near San Simeon. The Marine Mammal Protection Act protects the Northern elephant seals species. They live up and down North America’s Pacific coast and …
Federal prosecutors today filed criminal charges against Roland Goldman, a.k.a. “Morrie,” 57, of Porter Ranch, a longtime Los Angeles City Hall lobbyist and close associate of City Councilman Jose Huizar with participating in a bribery scheme in which he brokered deals where a developer client agreed to make $50,000 in political donations in exchange for Huizar’s …
The feds arrested Brendan Ross, 47, founder and CEO of Direct Lending Investments, LLC (DLI), an investment firm that specializes in debt instruments on federal charges alleging he falsified financial records to fraudulently inflate the value of the funds he managed, allowing him to charge investors millions of dollars in unauthorized fees. …
Alan F. Broidy, 65, a disbarred Beverly Hills lawyer pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge (interstate transportation of stolen property) for scheming to steal more than $500,000 from a client he represented in bankruptcy proceedings and then use part of the money to pay off a $75,000 debt. According dy was hired to …
The feds charged Samuel Trelawney Hughes, 31, who is a citizen of the United Kingdom, with 26-counts of making a series of detailed threats to harm, rape and kill 10 victims he met in various social and business settings. Specifically, the feds charged Hughes with seven counts of stalking, nine counts …
The feds charged Mario Ernesto Alvarado, 42, a Sylmar man with arson by deliberately setting Hollywood’s Pizzeria Mozza restaurant on fire during the civil disturbances that struck the city in late May. During the civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles on May 30, Alvarado allegedly walked into a commercial building in …
Kais Mohammad, 36, a.k.a. “Superman29, a Yorba Linda man will plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he operated an illegal virtual-currency money services business that exchanged up to $25 million – including on behalf of criminals – through in-person transactions and a network of Bitcoin ATM-type kiosks. Mohammad agreed to plead guilty to one count of …