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The Rivera Girls – A Comedy Novel: “Lose the Attitude. Now” on Sale at Amazon
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ I started writing my novel The Rivera Girls in 2018, a few months after Pixar’s Coco hit theaters in November 2017. Coco went on to win Academy Awards for…
CRUSHER’S FUNERAL He’s Dead. The City Isn’t Done With Him. Now on Audiobook
“We’re not happy to be here. You see, we work homicide. Crime scenes and dead people. Not some goddamn blackmail scavenger hunt,” Grant said. “I’ve got cases backed up. Murders that…
For Sale: Books, Art and Other Stuff — Free Poetry
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Feds: Anaheim Woman Charged With Animal Crushing in Puppy’s Death
LOS ANGELES — An Anaheim woman faces a federal animal crushing charge after prosecutors alleged she used food to lure a pit bull puppy beneath her minivan and intentionally ran it over,…
Reputed Mexican Mafia Leader, 2 Associates Charged in Christmas Morning Killing
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A reputed Orange County Mexican Mafia leader and two alleged associates have been charged in the Christmas morning 2016 killing of a San Juan Capistrano man whose son…
California Doctor Gets 15 Years for $45 Million Botox Fraud
WASHINGTON — A California doctor was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for submitting more than $45 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for Botox injections that were medically unnecessary or never…
I asked a young Hispanic Reporter: “You ever Heard of the Taco Beat?”
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Former Contractor Accused of Posting Military Secrets on Social Media
James Thomas Ashbacher, 37, is accused of posting classified military materials online and stealing Army night vision goggles.
Colombian Drug Trafficker With FARC Terror Ties Admits Cocaine-for-Weapons Plot
LOS ANGELES — A Colombian drug trafficker with ties to a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization pleaded guilty to federal narcotics and firearms charges involving nearly 62 pounds of cocaine destined for the…
Feds: Soldier pretends to be a woman to get minors to produce child pornography
TOPEKA, Kan. — A 26-year-old U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Riley was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for coercing minors into producing child sexual abuse material, federal prosecutors announced….
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California Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in $11 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
Turlock accountant Antonio Honorato Silveira pleaded guilty to wire fraud in an $11 million investment scheme that left victims facing financial hardship.
Virginia Sen. Lillie Louise Lucas, 6 Others Indicted in Marijuana, Bribery and Racketeering Case
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Virginia state Sen. Lillie Louise Lucas and six other defendants have been charged in an eight-count federal indictment alleging a racketeering conspiracy involving marijuana trafficking, money laundering, bribery…
Feds: Houston Man Gets 12 Years for Child Pornography Crimes
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