Central District of California
Coverage of Central District of California in the Nexus archive.
- DOJ charges 10 Southern California defendants in largest federal healthcare fraud crackdown in US history
The DOJ charged 10 Southern California defendants in a healthcare fraud crackdown involving nearly $270 million in fraudulent Medi-Cal claims and $27 million in Medicare fraud. The charges are part of a nationwide operation targeting 455 defendants in schemes totaling over $6.5 billion in alleged fraud.
- US attorney predicts ‘people will be charged’ over California voter rolls
Bill Essayli, the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, predicts people will be charged over alleged voter fraud in California and calls for a wide-scale audit of the voter roll.
- DOJ prosecutor in California opens ‘multiple election fraud’ probes
A federal prosecutor in California has initiated multiple election fraud investigations following President Trump's allegations of voter fraud against Democrats in primary elections.
- Justice Department sues UC system over alleged 'antisemitic hostile educational environment'
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the University of California, alleging the system failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students at UCLA from an antisemitic hostile educational environment, violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit was filed in the Central District of California.
- Political Operative Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Acting as Covert Agent of People’s Republic of China
Yaoning 'Mike' Sun, a 65-year-old from Chino Hills, California, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent of the People's Republic of China. Sun served as a campaign advisor to a political candidate who was elected to a Southern California city council while conducting covert activities for China. The case highlights foreign interference in U.S. political processes.