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A federal criminal complaint has accused former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament of making false financial statements in order to secure a loan to buy a home in Big Bear, and FBI affidavits filed in court this week confirm there is a much larger corruption investigation centered on the City of Anaheim and some of its officials, including...

It was one of 50 school shootings in 2017 — and an instance of how missed signals can precede tragedy.

A reputed federal informant and whistleblower was identified as the man found dead this week on the campus of a Los Angeles high school, a police official told NBC News.

Thirteen sexual assault victims are seeking $10 million each from the FBI.

New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has resigned after he surrendered to authorities to face campaign finance fraud-related charges in connection with a past campaign, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. “I have accepted Brian Benjamin’s resignation effective immediately. While the legal process plays out, it is clear to both of us that he cannot continue to serve as Lieutenant Governor....

A former senior lawyer in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge connected to lawsuits involving the 2014 Department of Water and Power billing system debacle. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

An attorney who’s admitted to a federal bribery charge for his role in the ongoing Los Angeles Department of Water and Power corruption investigation has asked a bankruptcy judge in Arizona for permission to take a deposition of LA City Attorney Mike Feuer.

Thomas Peters, who until 2019 was one of the highest-ranking officials in LA City Attorney Mike Feuer’s office, formally entered a guilty plea in federal court in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday in connection with the FBI’s investigation of corruption inside the LA Department of Water and Power.

In these cases, boys meet girls online, who ask them to send graphic images of themselves — but they turn out to be adults asking for money or they’ll expose the victims, the FBI says.

As the nation’s historically Black colleges remain on edge after receiving dozens of bomb threats in recent weeks, federal law enforcement officials said they have identified six people who they believe are responsible

Attorneys for Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva have responded in new court papers to a request by a coronavirus testing company to conduct preliminary discovery ahead of the filing of a potential defamation suit against the sheriff, calling the effort “pointless” and done to harass the sheriff. Fulgent Genetics Inc. and its subsidiary, Fulgent Therapeutics LLC, allege that Villanueva,...

Three members of San Fernando Valley family accused of removing their tracking bracelets and going on the lam after they were convicted in an $18 million COVID-19 relief fraud case were captured in Montenegro, sources said Wednesday.

A former senior official at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office made an initial appearance in court Monday ahead of an expected guilty plea in a federal extortion case tied to the lawsuits that stemmed from the 2014 Department of Water and Power billing system debacle.

The FBI warned that cybercriminals can use QR codes to steal personal information and money from customers with fraud malware in fake stickers.

The agency made the disclosure as it closes the books on the investigation that captured the country’s attention

FBI agents have conducted a search near U_S_ Rep_ Henry Cuellar’s home in Texas as they conducted what an FBI spokeswoman called “court-authorized law enforcement activity.”

The FBI and other federal government agencies are increasingly looking to counter cyber threats through tools other than criminal indictments

Two teenagers were detained in South Manchester and remain in custody for questioning in connection with the synagogue attack

A rabbi who was among four people held hostage at a Texas synagogue says their armed captor became “increasingly belligerent and threatening” toward the end of the 10-hour standoff.

Police in Colleyville, Texas, said they are “currently conducting SWAT operations” at a synagogue, prompting the evacuation of residents in the area on Saturday afternoon.