LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man accused of using social networking websites to trick and extort more than a dozen girls and boys into sending him naked photos and videos was arrested…
Trial Date Set for a Former Investigator Who Claims the Ventura County DA Retaliated Against Him For Reporting Crimes
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ NotebookVentura@Yahoo.com SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — The trial of a former Ventura County District Attorney veteran investigator who alleges that the District Attorney’s Office retaliated against him for reporting crimes…
Racially Motivated Beating Lands Man In Prison for Five Years
CALIFORNIA – A man was sentenced today to 5 years and 10 months in prison for beating a white man and his companion, a black woman, during a racially motivated hate crime at…
Man Sentenced For His Role In Tax Scheme That Netted $1 Million in Fraudulent Tax Refunds
ALABAMA — A man who was involved in a scheme to steal IDs to file over 1,000 federal and state income tax returns and claim more than $1 million in fraudulent refunds…
The Fastest Animal on the Planet Isn’t a Cheetah, Not Even Close – It’s a Bird
“So far, no bird known can match the flying speed of a peregrine falcon in its hunting dive. The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird – and in fact the fastest animal…
Man Who Robbed Drug Dealer of Marijuna and Firearms Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
A 31-year-old man who robbed a marijuana trafficker with his accomplices was sentenced to 14 years in prison, federal officials said. Charles Slaughter was on federal supervision for bank fraud in 2013…
German Ship Fined $1 Million; Crew Members Who Reported Hazardous Condition Will Get $500,000
LOS ANGELES – A German company will pay a $1 million fine because its cargo ship entered the Port of Long Beach last year with an open crack in its hull that may…
Gang Member Who Ordered U.S. Consulate Murders Sentenced to Life in Prison
EL PASO, TEXAS – A shot-caller for a violent prison gang that did hits for the Juarez Drug Cartel was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for ordering the murders of a…
Gang Member Convicted of Selling Guns to a Powerful Armenian Power Gang Leader
LOS ANGELES – A long-time street gang member and associate of the Armenian Power was convicted for his role in supplying firearms to the leader of an organized crime group, according to…
N.Y. Drug Dealer Given 10 Years For Overdose Deaths of Two Men
NEW YORK – A New York drug dealer who was responsible for the overdose deaths of two men in 2011 by selling them oxymorphone was sentenced today to 10 years in prison,…
The Top Law Schools in the U.S. in 2014
The top ranked law schools in the nation in 2014, according to Top-Law-Schools.com, are: 1)Yale; 2)Harvard; 3) Stanford University in California; 4) Columbia University in N.Y.; 5)University of Chicago; 6)New York University;…
Man Facing Up To 25 Years in Prison for Insider Trading After Learning Disney Planned to Purchase Marvel Entertainment
LOS ANGELES – A San Francisco man who made about $192,000 in profits by purchasing Marvel Entertainment, Inc. stock options right after it was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in August 2009…