A Long Beach woman has pleaded guilty to helping smuggle gun parts and thousands of rounds of ammunition to the Philippines.
The Long Beach Press-Telegram says 61-year-old Marlou Mendoza entered the plea Monday and could face up to 15 years in federal prison.
Her son, Mark, remains a fugitive.
Federal prosecutors say that in 2011, Mendoza shipped tens of thousands of 22.-caliber rounds to her native country without providing the required written notice. She was arrested last year at Los Angeles International Airport as she returned from a trip to the Philippines.
An indictment alleges that her son used his company, Last Resort Armaments, to order more than $100,000 worth of firearms equipment and ammunition, including parts for M-16 and AR-15 rifles that require State Department licenses for shipping
Russia denies that intelligence agents were in contact with Trump's campaign team. 100,000 people living downstream of the Oroville Dam are now allowed to go home. Enrique Marquez Jr. didn't take part in the San Bernardino shooting on Dec. 2, 2015. When the pastor at a Texas church urged his congregation to embrace refugees, 300 members left.
Russia denies that intelligence agents were in contact with Trump's campaign team. 100,000 people living downstream of the Oroville Dam are now allowed to go home. Enrique Marquez Jr. didn't take part in the San Bernardino shooting on Dec. 2, 2015. When the pastor at a Texas church urged his congregation to embrace refugees, 300 members left.
Russia denies that intelligence agents were in contact with Trump's campaign team. 100,000 people living downstream of the Oroville Dam are now allowed to go home. Enrique Marquez Jr. didn't take part in the San Bernardino shooting on Dec. 2, 2015. When the pastor at a Texas church urged his congregation to embrace refugees, 300 members left.
Russia denies that intelligence agents were in contact with Trump's campaign team. 100,000 people living downstream of the Oroville Dam are now allowed to go home. Enrique Marquez Jr. didn't take part in the San Bernardino shooting on Dec. 2, 2015. When the pastor at a Texas church urged his congregation to embrace refugees, 300 members left.
Even after Lake Oroville's water level is reduced by a targeted 50 feet, water managers intend to further drain the reservoir so that it can absorb major rain storms and spring snowmelt, according to state planning documents.
Even after Lake Oroville's water level is reduced by a targeted 50 feet, water managers intend to further drain the reservoir so that it can absorb major rain storms and spring snowmelt, according to state planning documents.
An evangelical pastor loses some Republican members of his flock when his Fort Worth church bucks President Trump and welcomes refugees. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
An evangelical pastor loses some Republican members of his flock when his Fort Worth church bucks President Trump and welcomes refugees. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
Here's a look at how the Lake Oroville emergency happened.
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Here's a look at how the Lake Oroville emergency happened.
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