Tag: Los Angeles
Medicare Scam
⏱ 2 min read Sophia Shaklian, a 38-year-old woman from the Larchmont area of Los Angeles, has been sentenced to 35 months in federal prison for her role in a massive Medicare scam. From March 2019 to August 2024, Shaklian and her co-schemers used multiple bogus hospice and diagnostic testing providers enrolled with Medicare to…
Tren de Aragua Boss Snared in California: Facing Murder Charges
A notorious leader of the Venezuelan crime syndicate Tren de Aragua (TdA) is off the streets, but not before a calculated attempt to vanish within the US prison system. Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas, 40, was taken into custody by US Marshals Wednesday following the completion of a federal sentence in San Bernardino County, California. He’s…
Ex-Deputy Traded Badge for Crypto Cash, Gets 5+ Years
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy is trading his uniform for an orange jumpsuit after admitting he became a personal enforcer for a brazen cryptocurrency conman. Michael David Coberg, 44, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison this week, a penalty for using his authority to shake down rivals and manufacture criminal charges…
Crypto Dreams & COVID Cash: Rideshare Driver Accused of $2M Scam
Los Angeles rideshare driver Bruce Choi is facing the music after federal agents snatched him at San Francisco International Airport Tuesday, capping a long-running investigation into a brazen COVID-19 relief fraud. The 34-year-old from Koreatown allegedly fabricated an entire business from thin air, then used a forged application to siphon off over $2 million in…
Crypto Exchange Owner Faces Charges: AML Failures Exposed
Charles James Randol has agreed to plead guilty to breaking federal law by allowing his cryptocurrency-cash exchange company to help scammers and drug traffickers.
LASD Deputy Admits to Jailhouse Rights Violation
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy has agreed to plead guilty to a federal felony offense for depriving a 23-year-old man of his civil rights.
Qakbot Cyber Ring Crushed in Global Raid
The Justice Department announced a multinational operation to disrupt the botnet and malware known as Qakbot and take down its infrastructure.
Qakbot Botnet Crushed: Global Takedown Hits Cybercrime
The FBI and the Justice Department announced a multinational operation to disrupt and dismantle the malware and botnet known as Qakbot.
Ex-Councilman Ridley-Thomas Gets 3.5 Years for Son’s School Scam
Mark Ridley-Thomas, a longtime politician, has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for a bribery and fraud scheme.
COVID Scam: Man Admits to PPE Rip-Off
Artur Chanchikyan of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining $345,108 in COVID-19 pandemic relief loans.
