UPDATE: Authorities say the target at this LA location is the on-site motel manager, who is accused of financially benefiting from alleged sex trafficking activity here. Federal agents & LAPD have made contact with him and he has been detained, agents are now conducting a search of the motel office. @USAO_LosAngeles@HSILosAngeles@LAPDHQ@USAttyEssayli@FBI@FBILosAngeles
NEW: Brothel kingpin swarmed at the motel he manages by a SWAT team in Los Angeles.
Ahir Mukeshkumar is the manager of the Stadium Inn and Spa in the infamous Figueroa Corridor.
Prosecutors say Mukeshkumar rented 90% of the rooms to men for prostitution, with some of the girls being as young as 14.
“Operation Broken Blade” was part of a federal takedown that targeted pimps and human traffickers to stop the illegal s*x industry plaguing the Figueroa Corridor.
In up to a dozen simultaneous raids, 10 defendants were arrested, including 6 men from LA’s infamous Hoover Gang.
Hoover Gang targets foster children and runaways, forcing them into trafficking by violence and even branding them with tattoos.
LA’s top federal prosecutor, Bill Essayli, labeled the Hoover Gang the worst of the worst.
10 defendants, including South L.A. motel manager, arrested in latest human trafficking sweep targeting L.A.’s Figueroa Corridor https://t.co/69pjsmz5zL
A 79-year-old woman was killed when a Tesla crashed into a cafe near a busy shopping center in Southern California. The cause of the crash is under investigation. https://t.co/zCFSeV1msl
🚨 Iraqi authorities arrest 47 officials, including 13 lawmakers, in major corruption crackdown
⚖️ Among those detained are prominent political figures and former officials, as Iraq’s Integrity Commission says judicial warrants are being enforced nationwide https://t.co/XOeFO2c4ti ⤵️
#BREAKING: Four Former Oakdale-Area Law Enforcement Leaders and One Business Owner Plead Guilty to Falsifying Police Reports and Bribery to Perpetrate Decade-Long Visa Fraud Conspiracy.
Details here in the @USAO_WDLA news release: https://t.co/OSB7jhKw8a
To beat the summer heat, crews rise before dawn to pick watermelons in Sanger, where a family-run produce stand sells an array of uncommon varieties. https://t.co/ENWTCRezmg
ICYMI | 455 defendants — including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals — were charged for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims and significant patient harm, including death.
➡️See how they lavishly spent the entitlements they allegedly cheated our most vulnerable out of at https://t.co/hYKKFcmcCl
A Las Vegas nurse practitioner bought a $594,000 Ferrari and a $4.6 million beach resort in the Philippines while allegedly running a $906 million fraud scheme that targeted elderly hospice patients for unneeded procedures.
Marizel Yukee has been indicted in the biggest health care fraud takedown in US history.
Feds seized 8 cars, $467K cash, and several Nevada properties — including a house on (no joke) Money Street in Pahrump.
BREAKING: Alleged leader of Feeding our Future $250 million fraud scheme ARRESTED in Somalia after years on the run
Abdikerm Eidleh was taken into custody in a joint FBI & Somali police raid.
Eidleh was allegedly second in command to Aimee Bock, the ringleader of the fraud scheme, who was sentenced to over 40 years in prison
30-year-old Austin Carter, a registered sex offender and parolee, was arrested after a knife was taken from his hand by a drone with a magnet in a Sacramento standoff.
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🚨 Operation Endgame strikes again.
🇩🇪🇧🇪🇩🇰🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦, Eurojust & @Europol joined forces to take down malware infrastructure.
🔒 326 servers neutralised
🌐 142 domains taken down
📂 27 million compromised data sets recovered
👉https://t.co/RvjCbeCTbE
North Carolina man admits orchestrating health care fraud, kickback scheme that stole $60M from taxpayers
"'We have a message to fraudsters who steal federal dollars: we will catch, prosecute, and imprison you. Cheaters. Never. Win,' said Eastern North Carolina US Attorney Ellis Boyle."https://t.co/BEBXOhug0W
Acting Attorney General @DAGToddBlanche announces the results of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud TAKEDOWN: 455 defendants charged in connection with $6.5+ BILLION in alleged fraud
"This announcement marks the greatest combined federal and state effort in combating health care fraud IN HISTORY. Thanks to the leadership of @POTUS and @VP, and all the folks standing behind me, and next to me, we are more united than ever before. This team is working tirelessly to take down fraudsters who steal from taxpayer funded programs and prey on vulnerable Americans."
Draining the public school swamp in Los Angeles! Superintendent resigns during corruption investigation that lead FBI to raid his home & office to collect the #Receipts!
#ButNothingsHappening