Santa Ana man jailed and must pay $10K for smuggling pesticides into the U.S.
Mark Lee Morgan of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced in federal court Friday (Aug. 6) to 14 days in custody and ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 plus restitution…
The U.S. Attorney General Announces Initiatives to combat human smuggling and trafficking at the border
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced a series of steps that the Department of Justice is taking to address the threats posed by both corruption and by transnational…
The DHS and DOJ announce new more efficient immigration hearings
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced a new Dedicated Docket process to more expeditiously and fairly make decisions in immigration cases…
Environmental Justice Community Forum for the Riverview West, Santa Anita, West Floral Park, Floral Park, Artesia Pilar, and Flower Park Neighborhoods set for May 26
The residents of the Riverview West, Santa Anita, West Floral Park, Floral Park, Artesia Pilar, and Flower Park neighborhoods are invited to the virtual Environmental Justice Community Forum on Wednesday,…
Irvine man arrested for allegedly obtaining $5M in COVID-relief loans fraudulently
https://youtu.be/8q_CBuFqjVM SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was arrested today on federal charges alleging he fraudulently obtained approximately $5 million in Payment Protection Program (PPP) loans for his…
The SAPD helped to make a big drug bust this week in Costa Mesa
Early last week, Costa Mesa police officers assisted with a multi-agency drug sales investigation resulting in a search warrant service in the 400 block of Enclave Circle in Costa Mesa.…
U.S. Customs employee indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on charges of kidnapping his wife in Santa Ana, leading to her death
SANTA ANA, California – A federal grand jury today returned an indictment that charges a Covina man with kidnapping his wife in 2016 in an incident that resulted in her…
Suspect alleged to have robbed 15 Trader Joe’s locations indicted
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today named a Huntington Park man in a 21-count indictment that accuses him of robbing 15 Trader Joe’s stores throughout Southern California during…
Former O.C. resident charged with fraud after a bogus $14M stock offering
SANTA ANA, California – A former Southern California resident was charged today with defrauding more than 100 investors out of $14 million by using boiler room tactics to fraudulently offer…
The FBI arrested a Costa Mesa Trumper who rioted in the U.S. Capitol
Christian Secor, 22, a UCLA student from Costa Mesa, has been arrested by the FBI due to his alleged participation in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Secor is facing…
The FBI needs your help to identify the Trumpers who rioted in the U.S. Capitol
The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who made unlawful entry into the U.S. Capitol building and committed various other alleged criminal violations, such as destruction of…
Santa Ana man sentenced to 10 years for selling meth and brokering the sale of illegal ghost guns
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for selling narcotics and illegally brokering the sale of firearms – including several…
Man who owned homes in Santa Ana pleads guilty to illegal Bitcoin transactions and money laundering
LOS ANGELES – A San Bernardino County man was charged today with running an unlicensed company that exchanged tens of millions of dollars in Bitcoin and cash. Hugo Sergio Mejia,…