SAN DIEGO – A Manhattan Beach attorney and corporate executive appeared in court in Los Angeles County Tuesday for allegedly embezzling over a quarter-million dollars from his former employer, MWRC Internet Sales LLC….
Retired Army Lt. Col. Gets Seven Years for E-Mailing Classified Information to Chinese Woman
HAWAII – Retried Army Lt. Colonel and civilian defense contractor was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for e-mailing classified defense information in March to a 27-year-old Chinese woman…
Former LA Sheriff’s Deputy Guilty of Obstructing FBI Investigation
LOS ANGELES – A deputy in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department who obstructed an FBI investigation was found guilty Tuesday of obstruction of justice for interfering with a grand jury investigation into…
Self-Professed “CEO” of Southern California Street Gang Faces Four Life Sentences Plus 55 Years
LOS ANGELES – The leader of the Oxnard-Based Colonia Chiques street gang was found guilty of several criminal charges, including operating a continuing criminal enterprise, according to federal officials. After a two…
Auctioneer Sent to Prison for Two Years for Defrauding Banks Using Overnight Courier
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An Orange County auctioneer who defrauded banks by accepting bribes to lower the amount of winning bids in trustee auctions was sentenced Monday to two years in federal…
Feds: What Communities Should Consider When Deciding To Use Body Cameras for Cops
WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Department of Justice Office released a report Friday on the use of body-worn cameras on police officers across the nation, including the costs and benefits of using the…
Alabama Man Guilty of Threatening Black man and Restaurant Manager
ALABAMA – A 28-year-old, resident of Quinton, Alabama, admitted to threatening a black man at the Alabama Rose Steakhouse, a restaurant in Quinton, because the man was with a white woman on…
Charges Pending Against South Carolina Man In Connection with the Disappearance of his Five Children
SOUTH CAROLINA – Law enforcement officials said charges are pending against a 32-year-old Lexington, South Carolina man in connection with the disappearance of his five children, ages 1 to 8 years old,…
Five Texans Sentenced to Prison for Running Illegal Gambling Business
TEXAS —Five residents of Amarillo, Texas, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to their roles in an illegal gambling conspiracy, were sentenced last week to prison, federal officials announced Wednesday. U.S. District…
Civil Rights Law Center Settles Case Wednesday That Ends Debtors’ Prison in Montgomery
ALABAMA – Harriet Cleveland remembers the strained faces of the people waiting to make payments on the fines and court costs they owed the city of Montgomery, Alabama, for infractions such as…
Authorities Raid L.A. Fashion District That Allegedly Launder Mexican Drug Cartel Money
LOS ANGELES – About 1,000 law enforcement officials on Wednesday fanned out across the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles to execute dozens of search and arrest warrants linked to businesses suspected…
Most Popular Female Baby Name for 2014 is Olivia, Say Baby Center Experts
The most popular female baby name for 2014 is Olivia. Liam is the most popular male baby name for 2014. At the bottom of the baby name list for 2014 for female…