Imperial Valley News Center
San Pedro Man Extradited to Face Charges of Making ‘Virtual Kidnapping’ Extortion Calls While Imprisoned for Murder in Mexico
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Los Angeles, California - A San Pedro man has been extradited from Mexico to Los Angeles to face federal charges that he perpetrated a “virtual kidnapping” scam where at least 30 victims in Southern California and elsewhere were duped via telephone into paying thousands of dollars in ransom to free their family members, who in reality hadn’t been kidnapped at all.
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.
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