VW Bus Reported Stolen 35 Years Ago Found in SoCal (FOX 13 Utah)
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:36:14 GMT
LOS ANGELES -- A Volkswagen Bus reported stolen in Washington more than 35 years ago has turned up in Southern California.
T.O. man sentenced to 8 years for ID theft (Ventura County Star)
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:34:20 GMT
In addition to being sentenced to 7 years and 11 months in federal prison, Vann, 47, also was ordered by U.S. District Judge S. James Otero in Los Angeles to pay $1.05 million in restitution to eight banks for their losses during his nearly four-year-long scheme, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Vann pleaded guilty in November ...
Man sentenced to 95 months in $1M credit fraud (Boston Herald)
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:13:47 GMT
LOS ANGELES - A Southern California man has been sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison for charging more than $1 million on fraudulently obtained credit cards. Visanio...
Church of Scientology of Inglewood and United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles Hold Hate Crimes Conference and ... (PitchEngine)
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:18 GMT
With the FBI reporting violent crime against churches on the rise, St. Mark United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles and the Church of Scientology of Inglewood co-sponsored the Second Annual Hate Crimes Conference on October 27 and a workshop on November 3 to educate leaders of faith-based and community-based groups on underlying causes of anti-religious hate crime.Held at St. Mark United ...
California watchdog blasts officials in kidnap case (thewest.com.au)
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:40:39 GMT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California parole officials failed to properly supervise the rapist accused of kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and missed "numerous" clues during her 18 years of captivity, a prison watchdog said in a report released on Wednesday.
Law Offices of Rheuban & Gresen: Controversial Los Angeles Clergyman Accused With Inflicting Years of Sexual Abuse and ... (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT
LOS ANGELES -- The Encino law firm of Rheuban & Gresen filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court asking that Pastor Hunter and the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles "be held to account for years of sexual abuse and harassment suffered by Reverend Brenda Lamothe, Hunter's Executive Minister at the time of her sexual abuse," said Solomon E.
Mehserle trial headed to Southern California? (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:14:18 GMT
State court officials have recommended Los Angeles and San Diego counties as possible sites for the murder trial of former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle, sources said Tuesday. The state's Administrative Office of the Courts forwarded the suggestions...
California jury finds SMIC stole trade secrets (Financial Times)
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:23:35 GMT
LOS ANGELES, Nov 3 – A California jury ruled on Tuesday that Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp stole and used trade secrets from rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co , possibly putting SMIC on the hook for more than $1 billion in damages for TSMC, a lawyer for TSMC said on Tuesday.
Los Angeles mayor picks new police chief (CNN)
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:35:57 GMT
Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, a 32-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, has been chosen to replace Chief William Bratton, the Los Angeles mayor's office said Tuesday.
Los Angeles mayor names his choice for police chief (CNN)
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:35:57 GMT
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is scheduled to name the city's next police chief Tuesday.
