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A “greedy and grotesque” LA woman has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for fraudulently obtaining real-estate property in a multimillion-dollar squatting scheme that included dismembering and disposing of a body. Caroline Joanne Herrling, 44, of West Hills was sentenced Friday to 240 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $3,887,051 in restitution for the elaborate racket, the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in a statement. “This defendant’s misconduct was both greedy and grotesque, causing profound pain to the victims and their loved ones,” US Attorney Martin Estrada said.

Republicans probing allegations of politicization into the Justice Department's investigation into Hunter Biden are planning to grill two top prosecutors central to their case. A source familiar confirmed two senior DOJ prosecutors - U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada for the Central District of California and Stuart Goldberg of the Tax Division - are sitting down with House Judiciary Committee staff this week for transcribed interviews in the Hunter Biden probe. The expected new testimony comes after IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler testified under oath that Hunter Biden received 'special' treatment in the investigation into his financial dealings. They said...