O.C. tax preparer banned from working on tax returns
SANTA ANA, California – A federal judge has ordered a Buena Park man to stop preparing or helping to prepare tax returns after federal authorities determined his clients filed tax…
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. Asian gang suspects indicted on gambling, drug trafficking extortion and robbery charges
SANTA ANA, California – An investigation by the Orange County Asian Organized Crime Task Force has resulted in the arrest of seven out of nine defendants charged in three indictments…
Seven O.C. men charged with selling drugs that caused fatal overdoses
SANTA ANA, California – Federal authorities today announced seven criminal cases against drug dealers who sold fentanyl-laced narcotics that caused fatal overdoses in Orange County, including one case in which…
Irvine man indicted for allegedly attempting to support and finance terrorists
https://youtu.be/c1BQ9VcntNg SANTA ANA, California – A federal grand jury today returned a four-count indictment that charges an Irvine man with attempting to provide material support to two foreign terrorist organizations…
Three O.C. Mexican Mafia members and 28 Associates charged in racketeering indictment
SANTA ANA, California – A 33-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, two murders and six…
Former O.C. chiropractor gets over 5 years in prison for $2.2M insurance fraud
Picture from Facebook SANTA ANA, California – A former Orange County chiropractor was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for stealing from health insurers by fraudulently causing the…
Convicted O.C. terrorist gets 15 more years in Federal prison for selling meth
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 188 months in federal prison for selling nearly four pounds of methamphetamine while he was on supervised release…
Irvine man arrested for trying to get a $5M bribe from a South Korean company
LOS ANGELES – A former manager at a U.S.-based automobile manufacturing company was taken into custody this morning after being indicted this week on a federal bribery charge alleging he…
OCDA Spitzer is being investigated by the Office of Independent Review
SANTA ANA–Today, the Orange County Office of Independent Review (OIR) disclosed that it has opened an investigation into District Attorney Todd Spitzer. The OIR is tasked under county law with…
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…
Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficker and money launderer sentenced to prison
A drug trafficker and money launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel was sentenced yesterday to 188 months in prison for supervising the smuggling of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin…
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…
Suspect in fatal kidnapping of a Santa Ana auto dealer gets a 16 year prison sentence
LOS ANGELES – A San Gabriel Valley man was sentenced today to 195 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to kidnap a Chinese national who was violently…
Santa Ana Trumper arrested again and charged with fighting with U.S. Capitol police on Jan. 6
Do you remember the Trumper Kim Michael Sorgente, who was accused of hitting another person over the head with a megaphone at a Dec. 6, 2020 “Stop the Steal” rally…