Investigators describe a growing Southern California cargo theft network using cut brake hoses, electric handsaws, insider information and online resellers to move millions in stolen goods.
Bill Essayli is pushing back after a federal judge ruled he was unlawfully serving as a de facto U.S. attorney. The ruling affects two prosecutions but does not immediately remove Essayli or dismiss the indictments.
Federal authorities say more than two dozen arrests have been made in a California investigation involving allegations of illegal voter registration and ballot casting by noncitizens.