A former gang member and prison inmate was sentenced Monday to more than five years in federal prison for his part in a scheme to defraud California's Employment Development Department (EDD) unemployment insurance system with fake pandemic claims totaling up to $25 million.
Two Mexican nationals living in Sacramento and Stockton have been charged with drug trafficking after a traffic stop resulted in the discovery of methamphetamine packaged for sale.
Authorities have arrested a group of thieves involved in stealing $545 million worth of catalytic converters. The police action took 32 search warrants in nine states and two indictments of 21 suspects.