Category: California – Central District
West Hollywood Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Real Estate Fraud Scheme that Victimized More Than 2,000 Homeowners | USAO-CDCA
LOS ANGELES – A West Hollywood man was sentenced today to 152 months in federal prison for orchestrating a real estate fraud scheme that victimized more than 2,000 homeowners,…
Ex-CEO of La Quinta Communications Services Company Sentenced to More Than 2 Years in Prison for Defrauding Lender to Tech Industry | USAO-CDCA
RIVERSIDE, California – The former CEO of a La Quinta-based communication services company was sentenced today to 27 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $5 million in bank…
Six Indicted in International Scheme to Defraud Qatari School Founder and then Launder over $1 Million in Illicit Proceeds | USAO-CDCA
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury indictment unsealed this week alleges an elaborate scheme to steal more than $1.1 million from a businessperson attempting to finance the construction…
San Luis Obispo Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bribing County Supervisor to Vote on Issues Affecting His Cannabis Businesses | USAO-CDCA
LOS ANGELES – Federal prosecutors today filed a criminal information charging a San Luis Obispo man with bribery for paying a county supervisor approximately $32,000 – most of that…
Art Dealer Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Embezzled Funds from Miracle Mile Art Gallery’s Bankruptcy Estate | USAO-CDCA
LOS ANGELES – A noted art dealer was arrested today on federal charges accusing him of embezzling more than $260,000 from the bankruptcy estate of Ace Gallery, a Miracle…
West Hollywood Man Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking Charges, Including Giving Methamphetamine to Two Victims Who Died | USAO-CDCA
LOS ANGELES – A West Hollywood man was found guilty by a federal jury today of nine felonies, including that he provided fatal doses of methamphetamine to two men…
Interface Rehab to Pay $2 Million to Resolve Allegations It Caused Medicare Submissions for Unnecessary or Unreasonable Services | USAO-CDCA
LOS ANGELES – Interface Rehab (Interface), headquartered and operating in Orange County, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by…
Vineland Boys Gang Member Sentenced to 31 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy, Attempted Murder of Rival Gangsters | USAO-CDCA
LOS ANGELES – A member of the San Fernando Valley-based Vineland Boys street gang was sentenced today to 372 months in federal prison for committing multiple felonies, including the…
Former Union President Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Prison for Embezzling Union Funds, Then Doubling Dues to Continue Fraud | USAO-CDCA
LOS ANGELES – A former union president was sentenced today to 28 months in federal prison for abusing her leadership position to embezzle union funds – corrupt behavior that…
Engineer Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export to China Semiconductor Chips with Military Uses | USAO-CDCA
LOS ANGELES – An electrical engineer who schemed to illegally obtain integrated circuits with military applications that were exported to China without the required filing of electronic export information…
