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Posted on May 8, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
A former Glendale city councilman was indicted this week on 28 felony criminal charges stemming from allegation that he embezzled over $800,000 from the popular Montrose Farmers Market, laundered the ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
A film producer known for producing devoted to fetishes was convicted on obscenity charges this week. Ira Isaacs produced, sold and, on occasion, even starred in films involving both bestiality and ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
The former mayor of Upland in San Bernardino County has pleaded guilty to bribery charges this past Thursday. John Pomierski reportedly admitted to accepting $5,000 in exchange for helping a local ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
As many as 28 gang members were arrested by federal law enforcement agents working with local police in New Mexico this past week. According to reports, federal and local investigators have been ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
A second drug trafficking ring has been uncovered at a Southern California airport. According to federal investigators, four current or former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
A United States Border Patrol agent is facing charges after a violent incident that left an illegal immigrant injured last year. Agent Luis E. Fonseca reportedly choked and kneed an illegal immigrant ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Two men were arrested by federal agents last month in a scheme that allegedly pilfered millions of dollars from a major Hollywood movie studio. Roccio James Cuccia and Larry D. Collins are facing 14 ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
An Antelope Valley man was sentenced today for his part in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved as many as six southern California people. Freddy Lentz, who is a former Bank of America employee, ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
The man who hacked the cell phones of actress Scarlett Johansson and posted nude photos of her on the internet pleaded guilty to felony charges in a Florida federal court today. Christopher Chaney ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Federal law enforcement agents arrested seven people in a jewelry theft ring that operated in several states and may have had ties to criminal networks in South America. According to federal ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
The former mayor of Rosemead pleaded guilty in a federal court on Tuesday to bribery charges. John Tran, who was mayor of the southern California city of Rosemead as well as an El Monte Union School ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
An attorney based in Palm Desert was indicted this week after federal authorities found he falsified information on a passport application. Warren David Camp, who is a Canadian citizen, reportedly ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
A United States citizen was convicted of both conspiracy and wire fraud in a federal court this week for a tax scheme that involved hundreds of Canadians filing fraudulent tax refund claims here in ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
A South Texas man was sentenced to three years in a federal prison today after having been convicted of drug smuggling. Jesus Manuel Garcia of Roma, Texas, was sentenced in a Houston federal court to ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) are investigating a hacking incident in which personal information for more than 100 Los Angeles police officers was posted online. According to ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
The owners of popular San Fernando Valley restaurants are facing deportation after the Supreme Court ruled that the false tax return they had filed amounted to an aggravated felony. Akio and Fukado ...
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Posted on Feb 26, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
The mother of suspected arsonist Harry Burkhardt may have entered the United States illegally. According to federal authorities, Dorothee Burkhardt became a fugitive in Germany after reportedly ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
An incarcerated man was convicted last week of sending a death threat to a San Diego-based federal judge. Eric Anthony Lopez, who is currently serving a 25 years to life in prison sentence for a 2003 ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
A teacher's aide at a Los Angeles area high school was arrested last week by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) after allegedly contacting a student with the intention of ...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Two people from a Los Angeles toy manufacturing company were sentenced to federal prison late last month after being convicted of helping Mexican and Columbian drug traffickers launder money. Meichun ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Federal investigators are looking into nearly $1 million in payments made in cash by officials of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. According to reports, Coliseum officials made several cash payments ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
While most, if not all, people in this country are fairly clear on what constitutes criminal behavior, many people would be hard-pressed to define what exactly constitutes a federal crime. As an ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Federal agents seized thousands of imitation football jerseys with National Football League (NFL) logos at multiple Southern California airports. According to reports, agents working at both Los ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
Seven men were charged with fraud and conspiracy last week after federal authorities discovered illegal insider trading had netted nearly $62 million for several New York investment firms. According ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2012 By Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin
A former Los Angeles housing official and his two brothers have been charged by federal prosecutors with bribery and conspiracy this week. Victor Taracena, who supervised construction project for the ...
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