BY RAUL HERNANDEZ I started writing my novel The Rivera Girls in 2018, a few months after Pixar’s Coco hit theaters in November 2017. Coco went on to win Academy Awards for…
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Jury Convicts 3 Sacramento Men in Antelope Valley Kidnapping, Robbery
LOS ANGELES — A federal jury convicted three Sacramento men in the kidnapping and robbery of an Antelope Valley businessman who was beaten, bound and later abandoned in a remote area, federal…
Utah Man Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charge in Anti-Muslim Mall Stabbing
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man has been indicted on a federal hate crime charge for allegedly stabbing a Muslim man multiple times inside a West Valley City mall, officials announced…
Georgia Flooring Operators Accused of Allegedly Enslaving Chinese Workers
ATLANTA — A federal grand jury has indicted three Georgia residents on charges of allegedly forcing Chinese nationals to work long hours at a Cartersville flooring factory after recruiting them to the…
Colombian Drug Boss Gets 25 Years in Cocaine Smuggling Case
TAMPA, Fla. — A Colombian drug trafficking boss who helped organize international cocaine shipments aboard commercial vessels was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Jose Ramiro Cardenas-Iguaran, 47,…
Former Williams-Sonoma Executive Admits $16.3 Million Fraud
SAN FRANCISCO — A former Williams-Sonoma executive pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal fraud and money laundering charges, admitting that he collected more than $12.2 million in kickbacks and helped divert over $4.1…
LAPD Officer Accused of Secretly Recording 16 Colleagues Faces 16 Felony Charges, Prosecutors Allege
Prosecutors allege Daniel Flores secretly recorded 122 conversations involving 16 fellow officers while seeking a potential civil payout. LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County prosecutors filed a 26-page preliminary hearing brief outlining…
Mexican National Pleads Guilty in $1.9 Million Drug Money Laundering Scheme Using Cryptocurrency
KENTUCKY — A Mexican national pleaded guilty Friday to participating in a conspiracy that laundered more than $1.9 million in drug trafficking proceeds collected across the United States and transferred to Mexico…
Life Sentences Handed Down to Three Gang Members in Mexican Mafia Racketeering Murder
LOS ANGELES —Three Southern California gang members were sentenced Thursday to life in federal prison for the 2017 murder in aid of racketeering tied to the Mexican Mafia, a powerful prison gang…
Man Sentenced to 27 Years for ‘DoorDash for Drugs’ Service Linked to Two Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses
A Calabasas man was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for operating a drug delivery network dubbed “DoorDash for drugs” that distributed fentanyl-laced pills and caused two fatal overdoses in Southern California.
Life Sentence: Man Convicted in Brutal Hate Crime Stabbing on Los Angeles Metro Bus
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County judge sentenced Gerald Pitts to life plus seven years in state prison, with the possibility of parole, for the attempted murder of Santos Tejas Gonzalez…
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