Daniel landed in Los Angeles with his girlfriend and a hard drive containing $350,000 in bitcoin. The 17-year-old's lifestyle was intended to draw attention: Parties at the hottest clubs. Rented ...

An Ohio scammer posing as a sheriff's captain got an unexpected surprise when the person he tried to swindle turned out to be a real police captain who recorded the entire conversation before exposing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former LAPD Officer Eric Halem was convicted of robbing a 17-year-old who lived in a high-rise Koreatown apartment. (Myung J. Chun ...

A teenager testified he laundered stolen crypto through buying gold in the downtown L.A.'s Jewelry District. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) Daniel landed in Los Angeles with his girlfriend and a ...