Why I Started Mind’s Edge Publishing Someone once asked me why I didn’t publish my novels under a publishing company’s name. My question was simple. Why would I put someone else’s stamp…
The Rivera Girls – A Comedy Novel: “Lose the Attitude. Now” on Sale at Amazon
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…
CRUSHER’S FUNERAL He’s Dead. The City Isn’t Done With Him. Now on Audiobook
“We’re not happy to be here. You see, we work homicide. Crime scenes and dead people. Not some goddamn blackmail scavenger hunt,” Grant said. “I’ve got cases backed up. Murders that…
For Sale: Books, Art and Other Stuff — Free Poetry
Notes, Thoughts, Art, Books and Poetry: STEPPING ON THE DEVIL’S TAIL — A CRIME NOVEL ************ ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Raul Hernandez is a former newspaper reporter who spent more than…
17 Charged in $1.3 Million Social Security Fraud Enforcement Surge
Federal prosecutors allege schemes targeted Social Security programs and involved more than $1.3 million in intended losses Between Aug. 21 and Sept. 18, the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division and U.S….
Manhattan Beach Therapist Gets Nearly 17 Years for Secretly Filming Girls in Bathroom
LOS ANGELES — A Manhattan Beach family therapist was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in federal prison for using a hidden camera to record girls in a women’s restroom in…
Twin Brothers Plead Guilty to Tax Crimes Tied to Golf Tee Times
Twin Brothers Admit Hiding $1.3 Million in Income From MRI Jobs, Golf Business LOS ANGELES — Twin brothers who worked as MRI technicians and resold golf tee-time reservations pleaded guilty Tuesday to…
Former L.A. County deputy sentenced for helping crypto businessman target rivals
LOS ANGELES — A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Monday to 21 months in federal prison for using his law enforcement powers to help a cryptocurrency businessman target adversaries…
Virginia Man Gets 40 Years for Exploiting 41 Girls on Snapchat
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Virginia man who used a Snapchat account stolen from a minor to sexually exploit about 41 girls was sentenced Sept. 24 to 40 years in federal prison, federal…
Two former USPS workers charged in theft of more than 200 gift cards from mail
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Two former U.S. Postal Service employees were charged Friday in a scheme to steal more than 200 gift cards from the mail and use them for personal purchases,…
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Smart Ring CEO Convicted in Nearly $2 Million Ponzi Scheme
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California man pleads guilty in $3.5 million COVID-19 relief loan fraud case
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A Perris man pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme that used false applications to obtain COVID-19 business relief loans. Federal prosecutors estimate the scheme caused about $3.5…
Twenty-Seven-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Setting Up a Meeting with FBI Agent Posing as a 13-Year-Old
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after arranging to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old child for sexual activity, federal prosecutors said. Orlin…
Rydox Cybercrime Marketplace Operator Pleads Guilty in U.S.
PENNSYLVANIA — A man who helped run an online marketplace for stolen identities and cybercrime tools pleaded guilty in federal court in Pennsylvania, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Ardit Kutleshi, 28, of…
Tech CEO, Russian National Charged Over Software Sold to U.S. Agencies
LOS ANGELES — The CEO of a Virginia software company and a Russian national were arrested on allegations that they concealed the company’s Russian ownership and the origin of its software while…