Irvine man heads to prison after he spent $5M in COVID-19 funds on sport cars
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 54 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $5 million in COVID-relief loans for his sham businesses, then used…
Westminster woman charged with money laundering for cybercriminals
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County woman has been charged in a six-count federal grand jury indictment alleging she laundered money directly sent from fraud victims who were tricked…
Irvine man’s accomplice sentenced for over $1M in fraudulent COVID-19 loans
LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man who schemed with an Orange County man to illegally acquire disaster relief funds was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for…
Santa Ana man indicted for $1.25M COVID-19 fraud
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com SANTA ANA, California – A federal grand jury today returned an eight-count indictment charging an Orange County man with defrauding California’s unemployment insurance program…
$25K reward offered to help catch suspects who firebombed Costa Mesa’s Planned Parenthood
The FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office is seeking the public’s help in order to identify the individuals responsible for the arson of a medical building in Costa Mesa, California, on…
Westminster man indicted for selling over 120K Fentanyl pills and other drugs
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has indicted two men who allegedly used the darknet and encrypted messaging applications to sell over 120,000 fentanyl-laced pills and other drugs to…
Anaheim murder suspect who allegedly murdered a mother of two extradited from Mexico
Pedro Fabian Rodriguez, was extradited from Mexico and returned to Orange County on Friday, according to the FBI. Rodriguez was declared a suspect in the stabbing of a mother of…
The former head of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce could end up in prison for up to 30 years
LOS ANGELES – The former president and CEO of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for defrauding a cannabis company, fraudulently obtaining a COVID-relief…
O.C. man arrested for cyber stalking a pro gamer and her family
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man is expected to appear in federal court today after his arrest on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he stalked a professional…
A man was finally convicted of killing his coworker in Tustin over just $60
Juan Palacios shot and killed a coworker at a Tustin apartment complex over 15 years ago for the paltry sum of $60. He fled from the U.S. but the law…
The FBI is looking for an O.C. bank robbery suspect who wears black and white sneakers
The FBI is looking for help from the public to identify a bank robber known as the "Black & White Sneaker Bandit," due to the shoes he wears during robberies.…
The “Green Gaiter” bandit is wanted for robbing 14 banks in L.A. and O.C.
An unidentified suspect who investigators believe conducted at least 14 bank robberies or attempts in Orange and Los Angeles Counties since October is being sought by the FBI and multiple…
The FBI arrested several members of Anaheim’s Brownwood Gang and seized guns, drugs and cash
The FBI and several local police departments in Orange County announced a crackdown on a couple of gangs including the Brownwood Gang, which is largely based in Anaheim at a…
Irvine man charged with assaulting a flight attendant
DENVER – Brian Hsu, age 20, of Irvine, California, has been charged by criminal complaint with interference with a flight crew and assault within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the…