LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Federal prosecutors are recommending a two-year prison sentence for former Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander, who pleaded guilty to obstructing an investigation into allegations of […]
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LA Judge Blasts County/City for Bickering, Time-Wasting in Homelessness Suit
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A federal judge blasted the city and county of Los Angeles for continuing to “bicker” and “waste time” instead of quickly finalizing an agreement to provide […]
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Los Grupos de Derechos Civiles de Los Ángeles Aplauden el Fallo en la Demanda de la Instalación de ICE en Adelanto
LOS ÁNGELES (CNS) Los defensores de los derechos civiles con sede en Los Ángeles aplauden la orden de un juez federal de que el gobierno reduzca de inmediato la población […]
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LA Civil Rights Groups Applaud Ruling in Adelanto ICE Facility Suit
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles-based civil rights advocates are applauding a federal judge’s order that the government immediately reduce the population of the Adelanto ICE Processing Center due to […]
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Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Grandparents Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 41 months behind bars for his role in a cross-border fraud scheme that duped elderly residents of Los Angeles, […]
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Pharmacy Owners in Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 12 Years Each
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Two Los Angeles pharmacy owners were sentenced to a dozen years behind bars for operating a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme to bill […]
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Ex-Reseda Resident Gets Time Served in Multimillion-Dollar Bank Swindle
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A longtime international fugitive who willingly returned to Los Angeles to face federal charges for his role in a multimillion-dollar bank swindle against Wells Fargo was […]
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Van Nuys Man Gets 20 years for Real Estate Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A Van Nuys man with a long criminal history was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for orchestrating a $17 million real estate fraud scheme […]
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Ex-CBS Credit Union Manager Sentenced to 14 Years for 0 Million Embezzlement
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The former manager of the now-defunct CBS Employees Federal Credit Union, who methodically embezzled $40 million from his Studio City-based employer over two decades, was sentenced […]
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Boss of Valley Telephone-Order Heroin Ring Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The leader of a pizza-style telephone-order heroin and cocaine ring that operated in the San Fernando Valley has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal […]