U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada
Recent News About U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada
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Mexican siblings convicted in U.S.-Mexico kidnapping-for-ransom plot
A brother and sister from Rosarito, Mexico, have been found guilty in a U.S. court for their involvement in a kidnapping and ransom scheme.
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Santa Maria man charged with bomb attack at courthouse
A Santa Barbara County man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint for allegedly carrying out a bomb attack at a courthouse in Santa Maria, injuring five people. Nathaniel James McGuire, 20, of Santa Maria, faces charges of maliciously damaging a building using explosives.
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Santa Clarita man indicted with facilitating $5M crime tourism ring
Law enforcement today arrested six defendants charged in a 46-count indictment alleging a Santa Clarita Valley man facilitated a crime tourism group of South Americans and other individuals who engaged in burglaries, thefts, and other crimes throughout the United States, then laundered millions of dollars in illicit proceeds.
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Six indicted for transnational fraud targeting American consumers
A federal grand jury has indicted six individuals for their involvement in a prolonged scheme to steal millions of dollars from American consumers' bank accounts, the Justice Department announced today.
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Stock analyst Andrew Left indicted for alleged stock manipulation scheme
A stock analyst and frequent guest on business television news channels has been charged in a 19-count indictment alleging he used his public platform to illicitly profit by manipulating stock market activity and trading contrary to the position he presented to the public, the Justice Department announced today.
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Riverside County man pleads guilty to producing child pornography
A Riverside County man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for catfishing a preteen girl he met on an online gaming platform and persuading her to send him sexually explicit photos of herself and, later, of her 5-year-old relative.
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L.A. County men charged for armed robberies after posting stolen cash photos on Instagram
Four defendants from Los Angeles County were arrested today on a nine-count indictment charging them with committing armed robberies of several businesses, mostly 7-Eleven stores in South Los Angeles, during a nearly two-month crime spree late last year. They allegedly posted photographs on Instagram of themselves holding stolen cash.
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Justice Department settles civil forfeiture case involving L.A mansion linked to Armenian ex-official
The Justice Department has announced a settlement in a civil forfeiture case involving a mansion in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, owned by the family of Gagik Khachatryan, a former government official in Armenia.