A Santa Monica man who used his cryptocurrency cash exchange business to launder millions of dollars in criminal proceeds pleaded guilty today to a federal charge. Charles Randol, 33, entered his plea to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, a crime that carries a prison sentence of up to five years, according to
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A 41-year-old man who tried to snatch a Moreno Valley girl at gunpoint as she walked home from school pleaded guilty today to attempted abduction of a minor. Arturo Ramirez Cisneros admitted the felony count under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. No charges were dismissed as part of the deal.
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A 48-year-old man was arrested for allegedly burglarizing a Rancho Mirage residence earlier this week, authorities said today. The suspect, a Cathedral City resident, was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of burglary and vehicle theft, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Rovann Clevelend. At 6 p.m. Tuesday, members of the Palm Desert station’s Burglary
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A 34-year-old child care service provider from Costa Mesa was convicted today of molesting 16 boys, aged 2 to 14, and showing another victim child pornography. Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski was convicted by the Orange County Superior Court jury of 34 felony sex charges related to 17 victims in crimes that prosecutors said took place from
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A jury today found a Palm Desert woman who attempted to kill her sister and almost ran over her mother mentally competent to stand for a sanity retrial on two felony counts from when she attacked a third woman and committed arson. Jurors returned a verdict Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio finding
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A 35-year-old man suspected of multiple burglaries in Palm Desert was charged today with one felony count of burglary. In addition to burglary, Bermuda Dunes transient Zachary Taylor Bulva was charged with one misdemeanor count of possessing drug paraphernalia, according to court records. He was scheduled to be arraigned on the charges Tuesday afternoon
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A Desert Hot Springs man was in custody Tuesday morning and being held without bail accused of sexually assaulting at least two rideshare drivers, and police believe there might be other potential victims. Police arrested Luis Enrique Lora, 20, on August 28, and booked him into the Riverside County Jail in Indio on charges of attempted rape by
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department continues to search for a suspect that escaped during a pursuit in Mecca early Friday morning. According the the Sheriff Department they attempted to pull over a suspected DUI driver in the area of Highway 111 and Bay Drive in Mecca, just before 10:00 am. The vehicle failed to yield
Continue Reading A 51-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a Lake Elsinore girl and fleeing south of the border, where he was apprehended, was being held today on $2 million bail. The suspect was booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning Wednesday on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault of a child, lewd acts on a minor
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A felon accused of supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Perris boy was charged today with murder and other offenses. Daniel Francisco Ramirez, 21, of Perris, was arrested Monday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began in May. Along with the murder count, Ramirez was charged with furnishing drugs
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A student was suspended from classes Thursday after allegedly making threats against Yucca Valley High School, according to a statement from the Morongo Unified School District. Administrators at the school notified the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday after being made aware of a student who’d reportedly made threats against the campus and other students, according
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Two San Bernardino residents suspected of stealing more than $10,000 worth of fragrances from a Palm Desert business, then leading sheriff’s deputies on a vehicle pursuit were arrested, authorities said today. Deputies responded at 7:43 p.m. Tuesday to a report a grand theft that had just occurred in the 72300 block of Highway 111, according
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BY MICHAEL KUNZELMANUpdated 11:47 AM PDT, September 26, 2023 A California man whom prosecutors say was fixated on arresting Democratic leaders and training for combat with paintball fights after the 2020 presidential election was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot. Edward Badalian planned for weeks
Continue Reading A 50-year-old youth football coach suspected of striking and seriously injuring a boy from another team during a game in Murrieta was out of custody today on a $35,000 bond. The coach was arrested and booked into the Byrd Detention Center Saturday on suspicion of child abuse and battery. He posted bail Sunday and was
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Update 9/25/23 The now-former deputy has been charged with two felonies by the the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. Charges include possession of narcotics for sale, transportation with the intent to distribute narcotics, and the enhancement of possession of a firearm while in commission of those felonies. Jorge Oceguera-Rocha was arraigned today at the Banning
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A 50-year-old man died after an officer-involved shooting on the Morongo Indian Reservation Friday morning. The incident was initially reported at around 5:45 a.m. with a report of a dead body at a house in the 12000 block of Santiago Road. Morongo Tribal Police officers and a deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office responded
Continue Reading Two convicted felons who allegedly abducted and robbed three people in Desert Hot Springs must stand trial for kidnapping to commit robbery and multiple other charges, a judge ruled today. Taquan Charles Ray Doss, 22, and Thomas Anthony Nieto, 26, both of Desert Hot Springs, are accused of perpetrating the abduction in January 2022.
Continue Reading A Lancaster man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for his role in a drug ring that sold cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and crack cocaine hidden in stuffed animals on darknet marketplaces. Adan Sepulveda, 30, entered his plea in Los Angeles federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He
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A Palm Desert woman who attempted to kill her sister and almost ran over her mother has a long history of mental illness and should be declared mentally incompetent to stand trial on other felony charges, her attorney told jurors today, while a prosecutor said the defendant understands what’s happening, has a goal and changes
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A 23-year-old man accused of shooting two men during a confrontation in Woodcrest was booked into jail today after being extradited from Mexico, where he was apprehended following a roughly three- month manhunt. Bryan Corona of Moreno Valley was captured Tuesday in the Guadalajara area. He was turned over to federal agents for extradition, culminating
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