RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – A former officer with the San Bernardino Police Department was convicted today of federal civil rights charges for forcing two prostitutes to perform sex acts while he was in uniform,…
Man who Embezzled Nearly $37,000 from Girl Scouts Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES – A Marina Del Rey man who embezzled nearly $370,000 from the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles while he worked for the organization as senior property manager was sentenced…
Last GunTrafficking Defendant Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison
WASHINGTON – The last defendant in a Snohomish County gun trafficking ring was sentenced today to six years in prison for conspiracy to unlawfully traffic in firearms and being a felon in…
Three Men Responsible for Starting a Fire that Consumed 1,700 Acres Will be Sentenced This Summer
LOS ANGELES – A man will be sentenced for his role in starting a fire in the Angeles National Forest that consumed 1,700 acres, according to federal officials. Jonathan Carl Jarrell, 24,…
Before Hiring a Wolf With a Law School Sheepskin, Do Your Homework
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@yahoo.com While covering courthouses in El Paso and Ventura as a newspaper reporter, I was sometimes asked to recommend a lawyer for a criminal or a civil matter? I…
Mozart at Age Six Wrote His Own Compositions, Composed His First Opera at 14
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart learned the piano at the age of three, and soon developed his skills in all musical forms. Widely recognized as one of the greatest composers of all time, he…
Man Goes on Rampage, Kills Six People and Fires at Pursuing Deputies Before Killing Himself
(UPDATED: 6 p.m. Saturday) ISLA VISTA, CALIF. – The 22-year-old suspect, Elliot Oliver Robertson Rodger, who killed six people and injured 13 others at Isla Vista on Friday, had more than 400 rounds of…
Alaskan Plastic Surgeon Who Allegedly Hid Money from Wife and IRS Indicted for Tax Evasion
ALASKA – An Alaska plastic surgeon, who engaged in a scheme to hide and conceal millions of dollars from the courts and his wife of 28 years who was divorcing him, was…
Sixteen Puerto Rican Police Officers Indicted for Running Criminal Organization
PUERTO RICO – A federal grand jury indicted 16 current and former Puerto Rican police officers for racketeering, robbery, extortion, firearm, narcotics, civil rights and theft charges, according to authorities. The officers…
Man Indicted for Burning a Cross in Front of Interracial Couple’s Home
TENNESSEE – A federal grand jury indicted a Florida man for his role in a cross-burning incident in front of an interracial family’s home in Minor Hill, Tennessee in 2012, officials stated….
Settlement Reached in Volpei Vs. Ventura County District Attorney’s Office
(Posted May 22) BY RAUL HERNANDEZ NotebookVentura@Yahoo.com SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – Attorneys agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against the Ventura County District Attorney by a former DA investigator who alleges that…
Nineteen People Arrested in U.S. and Other Countries for Massive Marketing Scams
MISSISSIPPI – Fifteen people who were named in an eight-count federal indictment were arrested today in South Africa, Canada and the United States for being involved in a massive marketing scheme, officials…