Imperial Valley News Center
Man Suspected in 2017 Homicide Arrested in Mexico; Returned to the United States
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Los Angeles, California - A man wanted for his alleged involvement in the 2017 murder of a south Los Angeles woman was deported from Mexico to Los Angeles Saturday evening, announced Kristi K. Johnson, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, Chief Michel Moore of the Los Angeles Police Department, and Joseph Gonzalez, the FBI’s Legal Attache in Mexico City.
California Man Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Embezzling More Than $7.5 Million In Church Funds
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San Jose, California - Jonathan Chang, an elder at a South Bay church, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for stealing more than $7.5 million in donated funds intended for the church, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation and Special Agent in Charge Craig D. Fair. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Edward J. Davila, United States District Judge.
Former Pastor Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Real Estate Development Fraud Scheme
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Fresno, California - Sherman Smith, 74, of Monterey, was sentenced Friday to seven years and three months in prison and ordered to pay $2,187,000 in restitution for a scheme that defrauded church congregants and others, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Two Indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
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Sacramento, California - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Ausencio Alvarez Cortez, 41, of Stockton, and Angel Ismael Ramirez, 30, of Los Angeles, charging them jointly with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and charging Cortez separately with distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Fashion District Wholesaler and 2 Men Linked to Company Indicted in Schemes to Avoid Tariffs, Launder Drug Money and Avoid Taxes
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Los Angeles, California - A federal grand jury has returned a 35-count indictment alleging that a Fashion District outfit was at the center of two schemes, one that avoided the payment of more than $10 million in customs duties on imported clothing, and a second “Black Market Peso Exchange” scheme in which the company laundered narcotics proceeds and failed to report on tax returns over $17 million derived from cash transactions.
California Residents Charged In Nationwide Scheme To Engineer Fraudulent Credit And Debit Card Refunds
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San Francisco, California - Robert Kohlman and Gabriel Riddle have been charged in a criminal complaint with wire fraud in connection with a scheme to use dozens of fraudulently programmed credit and debit terminals to make unlawful transactions, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D. Fair.
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