Blog Posts in August, 2009
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Posted on Aug 31, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Bogus Contracts Lead To Federal Fraud Charges The fallout from the federal investigation into the dealings of deceased Los Angeles County Federation of Labor chief Miguel Contreras continued last ...
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Posted on Aug 31, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Diamond Bar Business Man Arrested For Insurance Fraud A Diamond Bar man has been arrested on charges of
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Posted on Aug 28, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Oxnard Man Convicted of Attempted Murder A 60-year-old Oxnard man was convicted of attempted murder for a knife assault on his wife. Prosecutors say that Eduardo Mosqueto stabbed his wife of 43 years ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2009 By Eileen Peck
LA Prostitution Ring Leaders Sentenced A federal judge has sentenced four women and one man to prison terms of between 30 and 40 years for their roles in a prostitution ring. US attorneys allege that ...
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Posted on Aug 27, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Ojai Man Held In Ventura Child Abuse Case An Ojai man will be tried on Ventura child abuse charges. The alleged abuse was reported to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office by the victim's uncle who said ...
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Posted on Aug 27, 2009 By Eileen Peck
LAX Terror Plotter Gets 6 Years A federal judge has sentenced Hammad Samana for his role in plotting a terrorist act against targets including the Los Angeles International Airport, synagogues, the ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Producers Charged With Bribery Noted Hollywood film producers Gerald and Patricia Green have been accused of bribery related to their oversight of the Bangkok International Film Festival in Thailand. ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Realtor Pleads Guilty In Ventura Grand Theft Case Former Ventura County realtor Veronica Gallegos, 28, pleaded guilty to felony theft and five counts of grand theft , stemming from allegations that ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Screenwriter Pleads To Ventura DUI Manslaughter Charge Hollywood screenwriter Roger Avary, who shares an Academy Award with director Quentin Tarantino for their Pulp Fiction script, pleaded guilty to ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Glendale Man Sentenced to 7 Years Antoine Haroutunian, 47, of Glendale, was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in federal prison on federal fraud charges related to a $14 million Ponzi scheme he ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Ventura DUI Death Raises Competency Question A woman who has been charged in the DUI death of a Westlake teenager in 2003 is asking the state Court of Appeals whether her dementia precludes her from ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Feds Investigate Possible Corruption Charges A federal grand jury has been convened to determine whether Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar and former Board of Education member Dave Tokofsky ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Mortgage Fraud Scheme Nets Two In Beverly Hills A real estate appraiser and a mortgage broker have been convicted in a $40 million real estate fraud plan. Another real estate agent was acquitted on 13 ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Moorpark Kennel Owner Accused Of Theft Barbara Hoke, 51, is facing charges of theft for allegedly stealing a dog. Hoke faces one grand theft charge of stealing a dog, a felony. Additionally, Hoke ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Federal Fraud Scheme A Los Angeles man who emigrated to the US illegally from Russia has been convicted for his part in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. Viacheslav Berkovich was sentenced to 4 ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Camarillo Man Sentenced In Library Porn Case Richard Ballard, 58, of Camarillo was sentenced to two years in prison following his conviction on charges that he downloaded Internet child pornography to ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Fillmore Fire Chief Arrested On Grand Theft Charge Grand theft charges have been filed against David Egedi, the former fire chief of the Fillmore Fire Department. The charges are the result of an ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Federal Officials Raid Topanga Canyon Medical Marijuana Dispensary Federal and state officials, using a state warrant, raided two medical marijuana dispensaries and arrested the owner, Jeffery Joseph, ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Former Tax Preparer Convicted of Fraud Anthony Pendleton, a former tax preparer from Los Angeles, was convicted of fraud in a scheme to inflate filers' refunds. Pendleton filed false returns on behalf ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Ventura Man Enters Not Guilty Plea On Weapons Charges A Ventura County man pleaded not guilty to 11 felony weapons charges after a grand jury handed down indictments last month. Jeffrey Fennell, 39, ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Kidnapping Charges For Los Angeles County Men A federal grand jury indicted three men on kidnapping charges after determining that they had kidnapped, bound, blindfolded and held a man hostage for ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Santa Paula Child Pornography Sentence Delayed A Santa Paula man convicted of possessing child pornography will wait until August 25 to learn his sentence. Michael Mitchell, 55, pleaded guilty to ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Ventura Student Faces Murder Charges A 15-year-old Ventura boy will be tried for the murder of a classmate in Oxnard. Brandon McInerney will be tried as an adult in the shooting death of a gay ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Five Former Consul Workers Charged In Deportation Scam Five former employees of the Armenian consulate, including a former Armenian consul, have been arrested for their roles in a plot to help ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2009 By Eileen Peck
Rabbi Pleads Guilty In Money-Laundering Scam Grand Rabbi Naftali Tzi Weisz, of Brooklyn, NY and several associates in the Los Angeles area have pleaded guilty to running a money-laundering network ...
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