Former Amtrak Employee Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Prison for Crimes, Including Near-$1 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Fraud

USAO Press Release on July 17, 2025

LOS ANGELES – A former Amtrak employee was sentenced today to 25 months in federal prison for conspiring with her husband to steal nearly $1 million in COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and for fraudulently obtaining more than $63,000 in sickness benefits…

$10K Reward for LA Train Gun Heist

Reward Notice on July 17, 2025

LOS ANGELES–The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association for the firearms industry -- are offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who stole hundreds of firearms and…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 95 Border-Related Cases This Week

USAO Press Release on July 11, 2025

SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 95 border-related cases this week so far, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances…