Los Angeles Top Stories

05.01.12

Man Indicted for Forced Labor and Sex Trafficking of Women Forced to Work as Prostitutes in Orange County

04.02.12

Former San Bernardino Middle School Teacher Indicted on New Charges, Arraigned Today

03.17.12

Los Angeles

03.05.12

Illinois Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Advertise Child Pornography

02.01.12

2011 Bank Robbery Numbers in Southern California Lower Than in Past Three Decades; Top 10 Serial Bandits Sought in Collaborative Law Enforcement Effort

11.01.11

Victims Sought in Connection with Alleged Fraud Scheme Operated by Irvine Mother and Son Who Promised Victims Large Returns on Investments They Were Told Would Fund Political Trips

10.03.11

Former Los Angeles City Building Inspector Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison in Federal Bribery Charges

09.07.11

Six Defendants Charged in Los Angeles as Part of Nationwide Medicare Fraud Strike Force Takedown

07.22.11

Foreclosure Fraud

How a Los Angeles foreclosure relief business fleeced 250 struggling homeowners.

07.18.11

Operation Smoking Dragon, Part 2

An undercover agent talks about his role in the takedown of an international smuggling ring.

07.05.11

Operation Smoking Dragon

Inside a smuggling ring that could have threatened the country’s national security.

06.22.11

Most Wanted Fugitive Bulger Captured in Santa Monica

06.09.11

Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Enticing Girls to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct on Internet That He Recorded and Distributed

05.19.11

Seventy-Five Members and Associates of the Black P-Stones Street Gang Charged with Narcotics Violations in Task Force Investigation and Community-Focused Initiative Known as “Operation Red Dawn”

04.05.11

Santa Barbara County Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Running $6 Million Job Scam

03.17.11

Serial Scammer Targeted L.A. Latino Community

Inside two schemes that raked in $30 million and targeted distressed homeowners.

03.03.11

Armenian Organized Crime Group Targeted

Inside our probe of an Armenian crime ring that allegedly bilked victims out of $10 million.

02.17.11

Health Care Fraud Takedown

Largest-ever federal health care fraud takedown charges 111 in schemes exceeding $225 million.

11.02.10

Web of Victims

Read about how our Los Angeles cyber squad stopped a chilling case of 'sextortion.'

10.13.10

Medicare Fraud & Organized Crime Bust

Seventy-three organized crime figures, others, indicted for major health care fraud crimes.