Prosecutors allege the group conducted open-air drug sales in a neighborhood corridor, including in view of children from a nearby elementary school.
Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi faces a maximum sentence of 85 years in federal prison if convicted.
The illegal immigrants arrested include people accused of child rape and cocaine possession.
‘You don’t have any cameras that show ignition of when the Lachman Fire occurred, do you?’ the defense attorney asked.
A 94-page indictment against 15 defendants reveals inner workings of a group that a federal prosecutor called ‘highly organized.’
If the gamble pays off, he will be convicted of manslaughter instead of murder in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Scammers are approaching title companies by posing as a legitimate parcel owners to sell the properties.
A 19-year-old Ohio man told investigators about individuals he’d been communicating with via a TikTok group called ‘Vanguard of the Old.’
The charges include conspiracy to murder.
The announcement follows a string of clashes between immigration enforcement officers and protesters in Minnesota, two of which turned deadly earlier this year.
Seniors are attractive targets for their accumulated savings and trusting nature, the FBI said.
The threat involved ‘individuals outside of the National Capital Region,’ the FBI director said.
The vessel off Puerto Rico was carrying 40 people mostly from the Dominican Republic; the one off California was carrying 17, mostly Mexicans.
A federal appeals court previously ruled the state law was not barred by the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
Democratic Congress members call the investigation an overreach of power.
The defendant was accused of taking payments from companies he helped win contracts from a U.S. intelligence agency.