California

LOS ANGELES – Five individuals, including a California Highway Patrol dispatcher, have been taken into federal custody for allegedly defrauding the government of more than $3.3 million in COVID-19 unemployment …

LOS ANGELES, CA — Three individuals, including two Chinese nationals, have been arrested on federal charges related to money laundering through shell companies linked to investment fraud schemes. Federal authorities …

James Arthur McDonald Jr., 53, formerly of Arcadia, California, has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud after defrauding investors of at least $2.7 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s …

The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has arrested a 36-year-old homeless man, Marco Antonio Rubio, in connection with a series of escalating arson incidents on February 9. Between 1 and …

On February 7, Frank Seung Noah, 64, of Corona, California, pleaded guilty to defrauding his clients of more than $5 million and evading over $2.4 million in taxes. Noah, a …

A federal grand jury unsealed an indictment on January 31, charging Thomas Paul Madden, 66, of Washington City, Utah, and Jeremy Tyler Grabow, 54, of Ladera Ranch, California, with multiple …

Former adult film star Phylicia Anne, also known as Amanda Lynn Gullesserian, was arrested in Texas on January 22 on federal charges of embezzlement and theft of labor union assets. …

MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. — A woman wanted for identity theft charges in Morgan County, Alabama, has been arrested in California. Christine Ann Collier, 45, was detained in El Dorado County …

Sonora Police Department officials reported the arrest of 42-year-old Marshae L. Wolf from Columbia, CA, on January 26, 2025. Wolf was detained on Tuesday for felony theft, unlawful possession of …

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Michelle Mack, a 54-year-old woman from Bonsall, California, began serving a five-year prison sentence on January 9 after pleading guilty to running a large-scale organized retail …