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26 Apr ' 10:00
April 26, 2012
Battle lines drawn on California death penalty ban
Battle lines are already being drawn over a ballot measure in November to repeal the death penalty in California, The Times' Maura Dolan reported.
Backing the new measure are Ron Briggs, who ran the 1978 campaign for a successful ballot initiative that expanded the reach of California's death penalty; Donald J. Heller, an ex-prosecutor who wrote the 1978 initiative; Jeanne Woodford, a former warden of San Quentin State Prison who oversaw four executions; and former L.A. County Dist. Atty. Gil Garcetti, who said his experience as D.A. helped change his mind about the fairness of the system.more.. -
24 Apr ' 22:20
April 25, 2012
SEC suit says two former CalPERS officials defrauded equity firm
Former CEO Federico Buenrostro Jr. and former director Alfred J.R. Villalobos fabricated documents to dupe Apollo Global Management into paying $20 million in fees to secure investments from the public pension giant, the suit alleges.
SACRAMENTO — Federal securities regulators sued a former chief executive and a former director of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, accusing them of scheming to defraud an investment firm of $20 million.more..
April 24, 2012
L.A. jail confronted by allegations of abuse
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said this week he may close at least part of the L.A. County Men's Central Jail -- the country's largest jail -- in the face of allegations of abuse. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy has the details. We caution you some of the images may be difficult to watch.
"I'm gasping for air telling them, 'Stop, I can't breathe,'" recalls Gabriel Carillo.more..
April 23, 2012
Stand Up Against Debt Collector Harassment
You don't have to tolerate unscrupulous debt collectors, an attorney can help put a stop to harassment.
People dealing with debt issues may have a number of stressful issues they are trying to resolve. They shouldn't have to deal with unscrupulous debt collectors too. Unfortunately, there are a number of agencies that will ignore the law while trying to collect. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission received 140,036 complaints regarding debt collectors in 2010, which accounted for 27 percent of all complaints the agency received across all industries. more..
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20 Apr ' 23:36
April 20, 2012
Supreme Court told unfair crack sentences may number in thousands
A Justice Department lawyer tells the Supreme Court that a law repealed in 2010 as racially biased should not be applied for crack cocaine convicts not yet sentenced when the rule was stricken.
WASHINGTON — A Justice Department lawyer warned the Supreme Court on Tuesday there may be thousands of crack cocaine defendants sentenced to long prison terms under a law that Congress repealed two years ago as racially biased and unfair.more..
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19 Apr ' 17:00
April 19, 2012
Corruption can leave cities with enormous legal bills
The costs can continue years after the accused have been ousted. And in some cases, the expenses exceed the amount of city money that officials are accused of stealing or squandering in the first place.
In 2005, former Lynwood Mayor Paul Richards was convicted of funneling about $500,000 in city contracts to a company he secretly controlled. Two years later, five more then-current and former elected officials were charged with siphoning off hundreds of thousands of public dollars to boost their salaries and pay for personal expenses.more..
April 18, 2012
Two Former Executives of California Valve Company Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery Offenses
WASHINGTON – Stuart Carson, the former president of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based valve company Control Components Inc. (CCI), and Hong “Rose” Carson, the former CCI director of sales for China and Taiwan, have pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), announced the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
The Carsons, who are married and reside in San Clemente, Calif., each pleaded guilty late yesterday before U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana, Calif., to separate one-count superseding informations charging them with making a corrupt payment to a foreign government official in violation of the FCPA. According to court documents, CCI designed and manufactured service control valves for use in the nuclear, oil and gas, and power generation industries worldwide. At sentencing, Stuart Carson, 73, faces up to 10 months in prison. Rose Carson, 48, faces a sentence of three years probation, which may include up to six months of home confinement. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 15, 2012.more..
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17 Apr ' 12:32
April 17, 2012
Disbarred Lawyer Charged in Theft Case
LOS ANGELES – A disbarred attorney accused of practicing law while ineligible and unlawfully receiving client fees from multiple victims is expected to be arraigned this afternoon, the District Attorney’s Office announced.
Gerard Lionel Garcia-Barron, 46 (dob 11/29/65), of La Mirada is charged in case No. BA396435 with 17 felony counts including grand theft of personal property, obtaining money, labor or property by false pretenses and unauthorized practice of law.
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15 Apr ' 21:46
April 16, 2012
Leonard Cohen's former business manager found guilty of harassing singer
A jury convicted Leonard Cohen's former business manager Thursday of harassing the singer-songwriter and repeatedly violating a court order to stop contacting him.
The panel reached its verdict within hours of receiving the case that featured Cohen testifying that the tone of Kelley Lynch's e-mails and calls left him annoyed and at times scared.more..
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13 Apr ' 03:36
April 13, 2012
Lawsuits for School Reform: Villaraigosa Joins Families in L.A. Unified Teacher Quality Suit
Back in October and November, Dropout Nation reported on the lawsuit filed by a group of Southern California families organized by activist Alice Callaghan (with backing from the school reform group EdVoice) against the Los Angeles Unified School District, charging that the district had continually violated its obligations under the state’s Stull Act to adequately evaluate teachers and demanding the district to reform its teacher evaluation system. In the months since then, L.A. Unified has struck a deal with the American Federation of Teachers’ local that would allow traditional district schools to operate similarly to charter schools, with autonomy from district policies and the ability to use student test score data in evaluations. This deal, largely driven by the union regaining control of L.A. Unified’s board, came in exchange for essentially ending the effort to expand school choice and embrace the Hollywood Model of Education undertaken by current Superintendent John Deasy’s predecessor, Ramon Cortines. But the deal did not satisfy the Callaghan families’ demands (or even Deasy’s own push for overhauling teacher evaluations).
Which is why the families filed a Writ of Mandate petition last week in California superior court demanding that L.A. Unified immediately comply with the Stull Act — including making specific recommendations to teachers on their performance. Basing its argument off of information it gleaned from Deasy during a deposition, the Callaghan parents argue that the district has systematically evaded its obligation to evaluate teachers using student performance data — or to conduct proper evaluations altogether — under California’s Stull Act, which governs how L.A. Unified and other districts are supposed to handle teacher evaluations and performance management.more..
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11 Apr ' 21:02
April 12, 2012
Former State Employee Sentenced to 14 Years State Prison for Massive Public Assistance Fraud
LOS ANGELES – A former state employee convicted of masterminding a massive child care fraud was sentenced today to 14 years in state prison and ordered to make full restitution of more than $1.4 million, the District Attorney’s Office announced.
Deputy District Attorney Tamia Hope of the Public Assistance Fraud Division said Demetrius Eugene of Palmdale was sentenced by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Melissa Widdifield.more..
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11 Apr ' 05:48
April 11, 2012
Experts: Utah police likely had enough on Powell
Recently released documents show the evidence against Josh Powell was mounting. The blood in the house. The midnight winter camping trip. A generator, gas can, tarps and shovel in his van.
Legal experts say it was enough to convict Powell of his wife's murder - even if prosecutors didn't have her body as evidence. After all, it's happened hundreds of times before. more..
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10 Apr ' 01:20
April 10, 2012
'She didn't have a single drink': Amanda Bynes father insists his daughter was not drunk on night of arrest
Amanda Bynes' father has angrily denied his daughter was under the influence on the night she arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
Rick Bynes claims his fomer Nickelodeon star daughter had not had a drop of alcohol when she was pulled over after allegedly passing a cop car and sideswiping the vehicle. more..
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