Imperial Valley News Center
Former Police Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Illegally Acting as Firearms Dealer and Being ‘Straw Buyer’
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Los Angeles, California - A former officer with the Torrance Police Department (TPD) has been charged with being an unlicensed firearms dealer who sold dozens of guns, as well as certifying he was the actual purchaser of a handgun, when, in fact, he was buying the gun for another person, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Salinas Norteño Gang Member Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For His Participation In Federal RICO Conspiracy
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San Jose, California - Johnny Magdaleno, a/k/a “Soldier Boy,” was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison for his federal RICO conspiracy conviction, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D. Fair. Magdaleno was a high-ranking Norteño gang member who orchestrated and participated in multiple attempted murders in the Monterey County Jail.
Campaign Consultant Ravneet Singh Re-Sentenced for Conspiring with Mexican Billionaire to Buy the San Diego Mayor Bob Filner
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San Diego, California - Self-christened campaign guru Ravneet (“Ravi”) Singh was re-sentenced in federal court Monday to one year in prison for conspiring with Mexican billionaire Susumo Azano to make almost $600,000 in illegal political contributions to candidates Bonnie Dumanis and Bob Filner in the 2012 San Diego mayoral campaign in an effort to buy “a friend in the Mayor’s office.”
Man Arrested for Defrauding a California Car Dealership
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Sacramento, California - A resident of Georgia was arrested Monday in Grayson, Georgia, for a scheme conducted online that defrauded a business owner in in California and a second business owner in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
California EDD Fraudster Sentenced for Disability Benefits Fraud and Identity Theft
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Sacramento, California - Angela Stubblefield, 49, of Tacoma, Washington, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to two years and six months in prison and ordered to pay $219,871 in restitution for a disability benefits fraud and identity theft scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Indo-Pacific Transparency Initiative
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Washington, DC - Announced by Vice President Pence two years ago, the Indo-Pacific Transparency Initiative includes more than $1 billion in programs that promote civil society, rule of law, and transparent and accountable governance across the region.
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