LOS ANGELES – More than 400 law enforcement officers on Wednesday arrested 17 members and associates of the El Monte Flores gang, an organization that takes orders from the Mexican Mafia prison…
Justice Department Files Briefs Supporting Voting Rights Cases Involving Wisconsin and Ohio
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department filed an amicus briefs or friend of the court filing in support of voting rights cases involving Wisconsin and Ohio. The department says the cases…
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Illegally Hunt Mountain Lions and Bobcats
COLORADO — A man who conspired with others to provide many illegal hunts of mountain lions and bobcats in Colorado and Utah from 2007 to 2009 plead guilty to conspiracy, federal officials…
Texas Men Sentenced for Their Roles in a $2 Million Food Stamp Fraud Case
DALLAS — Two North Texas men were sent to prison for their roles in a massive food stamp fraud scheme that resulted in $2 million in losses to SNAP or the Supplemental…
Woman Gets Nearly Five Years in Prison for Masterminding $5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A registered nurse who operated GreatCare Home Health, Inc., a home health agency based in the Westlake district of Los Angeles, was sentenced on Monday to nearly five years…
Oxnard Police Department Investigation Underway Over Alleged Shooting Tattoos Earned by Officers
By Raul Hernandez NotebookVentura@yahoo.com OXNARD, CALIFORNIA — An internal administrative investigation is underway at the Oxnard Police Department regarding allegations surrounding a so-called shooting tattoo that some officers put on their left…
EPA Settlement Will Require Clean Up of Sewage Discharges into SF Bay
SAN FRANCISCO – The Environmental Protection Agency will require the East Bay Municipal Utility District and seven East Bay communities to do extensive system repairs aimed at eliminating millions of gallons of sewage discharges…
Las Vegas-based Contractor Wanted for Attempted Bribery Extradited from Iraq
OHIO – A Las Vegas-based former Department of Defense contractor was extradited from Iraq to the United States to face fraud and conspiracy charges for attempting to bribe U.S. officials in order…
Lloyds Banking Group Agrees to Pay $98 Million to Feds for Manipulating Interest Rates
CONNECTICUT – Lloyds Banking Group PLC agreed to pay the Department of Justice an $86 million penalty for manipulation of submissions for the London InterBank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, a leading global…
Former FBI Agent and His Wife Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud
SAN FRANCISCO – A former 32-year FBI employee and his wife plead guilty in federal court last week to Bank Fraud, federal officials announced. Charles Espinel, 61, and his wife Jeannette, 58,…
La Reina High School’s Mock Trial Team Synonymous with Winning and Confidence
(Note: Attorney Ron Bamieh is a prominent lawyer in Ventura County, California who has successfully tried many high-profile criminal cases. Mr. Bamieh’s law firm Bamieh & Erickson PLC handles personal injury and…
Former U.S. Congressional Office Manager Stole More than $19,000 from Government
WASHINGTON D.C. — A former office manager in the U.S. House of Representatives plead guilty Friday for illegally billing the federal government for unauthorized travel expenses, authorities said. Brian Prokes, 28, a…