Kate Mather Contact Reporter As City Hall pushes a proposal that could give civilians a greater role in disciplining Los Angeles police officers, city lawmakers on Friday called for a closer examination of the…
Costco Pays $11.75 Million for Not Keeping Good Track and Control of Prescription Drugs
LOS ANGELES Costco Wholesale will pay $11.75 million to settle allegations that its pharmacies violated the Controlled Substances Act when they improperly filled prescriptions for controlled substances, according to officials. The settlement…
Western Union Admits Money Laundering and Consumer Fraud Violations, Will Forfeit $586 Million
LOS ANGELES Federal agencies announced Thursday that Western Union Company, a global money services business headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, agreed to forfeit $586 million. Western Union admits to criminal violations, including willfully…
Magellan Pipeline Pays $18 Million to Settle Oil, Diesel and Jet Fuel Spills in Three States, Water Sources Contaminated
TULSA, OKLAHOMA The federal government announced Thursday that Magellan Pipeline Co. agreed to settle violations of the Clean Water Act. Magellan will pay about $16 million in injunctive relief across its 11,000-mile…
Feds: Californians Tried to Hide Millions of Dollars from IRS in Secret Bank Accounts
SANTA ANA, CALIF Three Orange County residents plead guilty Wednesday to failing to report their foreign bank accounts in Switzerland and Israel, the Justice Department announced. Dan Farhad Kalili, 55, of Irvine,…
Case dropped against deaf man accused of resisting orders he could not hear
by Phil Cross Tuesday, January 17th 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — A deaf man who was injured by troopers during a traffic stop will not be going to trial. Prosecutors dropped charges against…
A mentally ill veteran kept banging on his cell. So jailers beat him into a coma, a complaint says.
OHIO By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. January 18 at 12:56 PM Six Montgomery sheriff’s deputies are accused of beating a jailed man into a coma. (Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office) It was the…
Business Manager Embezzled $6.5 Million from Alanis Morissette and other Celebrities
LOS ANGELES The business manager for Alanis Morissette and other entertainment and sports figures admitted in court papers filed Wednesday that he embezzled more than $6.5 million from his clients, according to…
Englishman Who Came to U.S. to Have Sex with Boys Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a British man who traveled to the Coachella Valley to have sex with pre-teen boys to 13 years in prison, according to officials. United…
Jury convicts LAPD officer of destroying evidence and sending ‘harmful’ messages to teen
Matt Hamilton Contact Reporter A Los Angeles police officer who worked in an LAPD youth program was convicted Tuesday of distributing harmful matter to a teenage girl, authorities said. After a five-day…
Feds: Large Pharmaceutical Co. Failed to Keep Track of Drugs, Pays Record $150 Million Settlement
LOS ANGELES McKesson Corporation, one of the nation’s largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs, has agreed to pay a record $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA),…
Contra Costa deputy arrested for allegedly firing gun at party
By Kurtis Alexander Updated 4:05 pm, Monday, January 16, 2017 An off-duty Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy and blues musician was arrested and later fired after shooting a handgun outside a party in…