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A man was charged today with randomly attacking and killing a 63-year-old woman who was walking on a Long Beach sidewalk, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Amad Rashad Redding (dob 3/8/92), a transient, was charged with one count of murder in case NA111926. Arraignment was scheduled today but continued to May 29 …

May 15, 2019: Man Charged with Murder of Woman Walking on Long Beach Sidewalk Read More »

            LOS ANGELES – Three companies and five executives have agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges alleging that they purchased and resold millions of dollars’ worth of pharmaceutical-grade erectile dysfunction pills that were falsely labeled as male herbal remedies.             The anticipated guilty pleas are in relation to three cases filed today in United States …

Three New Federal Cases Allege Illegal Distribution of Male Sexual Enhancement Pills Falsely Branded as ‘Herbal’ Medicine Read More »

SANTA ANA, California – An Aliso Viejo man pleaded guilty this morning to federal charges stemming from a vehicular assault that severely injured an employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the federal building in Laguna Niguel.             Geoffrey Donald Rickner, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of assault on a federal employee by use …

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LOS ANGELES – A career con man pleaded guilty today in a federal fraud case stemming from a real estate scam that targeted distressed homeowners, many of whom were elderly individuals who were scammed out of their homes, losing significant equity in the properties accumulated over the course of their lifetimes and sometimes over the course …

• San Fernando Valley Con Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate Fraud Scheme that Targeted Vulnerable Homeowners Read More »

A 43-year-old man entered a no contest plea today on charges of ramming his car into his girlfriend’s vehicle and a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car, injuring an officer, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Tommie Davis of Los Angeles entered the plea to one felony count each of assault upon a …

May 13, 2019: Man Pleads to Domestic Violence Attack, Injuring Police Officer Read More »

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man who served as a head pastor at several Southern California churches faces 11 child molestation charges for victimizing seven children ranging in age from five to 15 years old.  John Rodgers McFarland, 67, of Fullerton was arrested on May 9, 2019. He is charged with seven felony counts of …

Southern California Pastor Charged With 11 Counts of Child Molestation Victims Ranged in Age from Five to 15 Years Old Read More »

A Bellflower man was sentenced today for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in her Bellflower apartment, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Antowan Ladell Parker (dob 6/17/89) was sentenced by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge John Torribio to 75 years to life in state prison plus 17 years and eight months in case …

May 10, 2019: Man Sentenced in Killing Estranged Girlfriend in Bellflower Read More »

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two men have been charged with murder in the dragging death of a 31-year-old Santa Ana woman while attempting to steal her purse. A third suspect has been charged with robbery. Gregory Anthony Walker, 19, of Los Angeles, and Giovanni Solomon Guy, 20, of Los Angeles, have been charged with one …

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LOS ANGELES – A tax preparer and former California Franchise Tax Board employee was arrested today on a 26-count federal grand jury indictment alleging he schemed to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by declaring fictitious withholdings used to fraudulently claim tax refunds of more than $5 million.             Cubby Wayne Williams, 63, of Alhambra, was arraigned …

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WASHINGTON – A Nigerian man pleaded guilty today for his role in a durable medical equipment (DME) scheme that fraudulently billed more than $8 million dollars to Medicare for DME that was not medically necessary. Ayodeji Temitayo Fatunmbi, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of …

NIGERIAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ROLE IN $8.3 MILLION MEDICARE FRAUD SCHEME AND RELATED MONEY LAUNDERING Read More »