Archive for October, 2008

Nearly 650 people were arrested around the country earlier this week as part of a federal investigation into prostitution and child sex trafficking. More than twenty percent of the arrests were made in the Bay area. The sweep, dubbed Operation Cross Country II, was the second major sweep aimed at arresting those involved in the [...]

The corruption trial of former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona began this week, with federal prosecutors attempting to paint Carona as a greedy official who used his office for substantial personal gain.
Carona was elected as Orange County’s sheriff in 1998, and according to prosecutors, ran a crooked campaign in which donor contributions were reimbursed in [...]

Soul Train creator and television personality Don Cornelius was arrested earlier this month on felony domestic assault charges. According to Los Angeles police, officers from the department were called to Cornelius’ home where he was arrested and taken to the Van Nuys jail.
The 72-year old television host posted a $50,000 bail and was released [...]

According to Los Angeles County prosecutors, a long-time Los Angeles County employee has been charged with stealing more than 5,000 gallons of gasoline from the maintenance yards around the county.
Ralph Soto, an 18-year veteran of the Department of Public Works, has been charged with felony grand theft by embezzlement. The thefts occurred between July [...]

A judge in the Pomona Superior Court ruled late last week that former Los Angeles Rams kicker Tony Zendejas will stand trial on two counts of rape and two counts of sodomy. The ruling came after the victim testified that she had gone to the Zendejas Mexican Restaurant to meet friends. According to the [...]

The District Attorney in Santa Clara County has filed misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges against a driver who killed two college students in an automobile accident after unintentionally administering too much insulin to himself. Initially, John Mayfield had faced felony manslaughter charges, but those charges were thrown out of court in June. In that case, the [...]

Twenty one men from three states were arrested in an Internet sex sting in Grand Rapids, MI last weekend. The men ranged in age from 20 to 65, and included a soccer coach, a hockey referee, a truck driver, an insurance salesman and a college student. The suspects were arraigned in 63rd District Court in [...]

Federal agents in Southern California and five other locations conducted raids yesterday to arrest nearly 80 members of the Mongols motorcycle gang. Those arrested were indicted on a number of federal charges, including racketeering. The federal government is also seeking to gain control of the gang’s trademarked name and logo.
The federal government seeks to [...]

A West Covina woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to two charges of conspiring to use interstate commerce to promote prostitution. She was also charged with using the proceeds of the operation to purchase real estate.
As part of the plea agreement, Jong Ock Mao must also forfeit real [...]

Henry Reid, formerly the director of UCLA’s Willed Body Program pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal body parts over a five-year period. Mr. Reid stole the parts from the university and sold them to another man, who allegedly collected more than a million dollars for the sales.
Reid took over the university’s body donation program, [...]