BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@yahoo.com VENTURA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, CALIFORNIA. – Two Oxnard assistant police chiefs testified at a hearing on Thursday about how the decision was made to give a leader of a…
Attorney Pleads Guilty to Getting Thousands of Dollars to Launder Marijuana Cash
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An attorney who engaged in a conspiracy that let the owner of a chain of marijuana stores hide some of his marijuana income has pleaded guilty to federal…
Justice Department Joins Inmates’ Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Rikers Island Allegeding Brutality
NEW YORK – The U.S. Justice Department filed legal action against the city of New York in connection with alleged violations of the constitutional rights of young inmates by the use of…
Apple Removes Hate Music from iTunes But Amazon Continues to Offer These Songs
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – On the heels of an Southern Poverty Law Center investigation that found songs by dozens of white power rock bands being sold on iTunes, Apple has begun removing hate…
Seventy-Year-old Mayor Sentenced to Prison for Theft and Civil Rights Violations
KENTUCKY —The former 70-year-old Mayor of Martin, Ky., has been sentenced to seven years and six months in federal prison for intimidating and threatening residents to get their votes during the mayor’s…
“Jimmy the Henchman” Who Was Found Guilty of Murder-for-Hire Will Be Sentenced in January
NEW YORK – The founder of Czar Entertainment, James Rosemond, also known as “Jimmy the Henchman,” who found guilty of murder-for-hire, will be sentence in January, according to officials. He is facing…
L.A. and Oxnard to Outfit Thousands of Police Officers with Body Cameras
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti said Tuesday he is putting together a deal to outfit the Los Angeles Police Department’s officers with body cameras, according to the mayor’s website. Initially, over 800…
An Investigation Continues Surrounding Allegations of “Shooting” Tattoos on Some Police Officers
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@Yahoo.com OXNARD, CALIFORNIA — An internal administrative investigation continues surrounding allegations against some Oxnard Police Department officers who allegedly have so-called shooting tattoos put on their left shoulders after…
Two Men Who Allegedly Used an ATM Investment Con to Make $100 Million Charged With Fraud
LOS ANGELES – Two San Fernando Valley men allegedly involved in a lease-back ATM business that turned out to be a Ponzi scheme were charged Tuesday with fraud, officials said. Joel Barry Gillis,…
A former USC Professor Sentenced to Five Years for Engaging in Sex with Minors
WASHINGTON – A former University of Southern California professor who was on the FBI’s Most Wanted was sentenced to five years in prison for traveling to the Philippines to have sex with…
Former Cop and Ex-Professional Football Player Indicted for Rape and Drug Dealing
NEW ORLEANS, LA— A former St. Bernard deputy sheriff and former New Orleans Saints player were Monday indicted for drug distribution and obstruction charges Brandon Licciardi, age 29 of Meraux, Louisiana, and Darren…
Paying It Forward With The Gift of a College Education
Other Voices is an opinion column that provides a forum where different viewpoints can be expressed by people from all political, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. BY ARMANDO VAZQUEZ Legend has…