Brittny Mejia is a Metro reporter covering federal courts for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she wrote narrative pieces with a strong emphasis on the Latino community and others that make up the diversity of L.A. and California. Mejia was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2021 in local reporting for her investigation with colleague Jack Dolan that exposed failures in Los Angeles County’s safety-net healthcare system that resulted in months-long wait times for patients, including some who died before getting appointments with specialists. She joined The Times in 2014.
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Federal prosecutors say the fearsome reputation of the Rollin’ 60s gang allowed Eugene “Big U” Henley to intimidate businesses and people for decades.
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The Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force will investigate potential fraud and corruption involving local homelessness funds, with U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli saying there will be arrests if federal laws have been broken.
The attorney general has selected Riverside County Assemblymember Bill Essayli — a rising and controversial Republican voice — to serve as interim U.S. attorney for L.A. and surrounding areas.
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Adam Schleifer, a longtime financial fraud prosecutor, was dismissed from the U.S. Attorney’s office in L.A. on Friday. He was pursuing charges against the former CEO of Fatburger, a Trump supporter, for alleged financial fraud.
Ángel Del Villar y su agencia de talentos, Del Entertainment, fueron declarados culpables de conspirar para violar una ley federal que prohíbe a los residentes y empresas estadounidenses hacer negocios con conocidos narcotraficantes y sus asociados.
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A federal grand jury indicted Eugene “Big U” Henley on charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, extortion, robbery, theft of government funds, prostitution across state lines, tax fraud evasion and violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.