Criminal Defense
Posted on May 16, 2013
James William Eisenberg, 72, is accused of writing more than 1,200 prescriptions for addictive painkillers after the Drug Enforcement Administration revoked his authority to prescribe controlled ...
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Posted on May 16, 2013
A decade-old benchmark for determining when a driver is legally drunk could be lowered in an effort to reduce alcohol-related car crashes. The National Transportation Safety Board recommended that all ...
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Posted on May 16, 2013
A teacher's aide in Lawndale is free on bail after being arrested on suspicion of molesting a teenage girl with mental disabilities, police said. Juan Carlos, 60, was arrested on three misdemeanor ...
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Posted on May 16, 2013
State prosecutors in the case against George Zimmerman are pushing to keep Zimmerman's attorneys from bringing testimony about Trayvon Martin's past during the trial. The state said in motions ...
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Posted on May 16, 2013
A 31-year-old man who police say was keeping beer in a diaper bag in his car while allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, with his two young daughters unrestrained in car seats, has plead ...
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Posted on May 16, 2013
Former "Days of Our Lives" actor Dylan Patton was arrested at his parents' Agoura Hills home and booked on suspicion of selling cocaine. About 1.5 ounces of the drug were seized at an ...
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Posted on May 13, 2013
A 10-year police veteran could lose his job after a disciplinary panel rules on his role in the making of "The Bling Ring" movie about youths who burgled the homes of celebrities such as ...
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Posted on May 13, 2013
A janitor at a Santa Ana elementary school was convicted Thursday of hiding a video camera in the girls' restroom stall at the school. Angel Rojas, 25, was found guilty by a jury of one ...
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Posted on May 13, 2013
Joe Francis faces up to five years in prison after he was convicted of terrorizing three women in 2011. The "Girls Gone Wild" founder was convicted of three counts of false imprisonment, one ...
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Posted on May 13, 2013
Lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band As I Lay Dying has been arrested in Southern California in a sting operation for allegedly attempting to arrange the murder of his estranged wife. Tim ...
Continue reading "Christian Metal Singer Tim Lambesis Arrested Over Murder Plot" »
Posted on May 2, 2013
Catherine Kieu, 50, was found guilty on Monday of torture and aggravated mayham for cutting off her husband's penis. Kieu was also convicted of a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a ...
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Posted on May 2, 2013
Ramineh Behbehanian, 50, was arrested for sneaking tainted bottles of orange juice into a refrigerator at a Starbucks. A customer noticed seeing the woman remove two bottles of orange juice from her ...
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Posted on May 2, 2013
A retired California Highway Patrol cop, Edward Hofer, age 53 was arrested on Monday for alleged "catfishing" scheme. Hofer allegedly identified himself as a teenage girl and met an ...
Continue reading "Ex-cop accused of child porn possession, posing as a teen online" »
Posted on Apr 22, 2013
On April 11 th the FBI arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly molesting a sleeping female passenger on an American Airlines flight en route from Miami to Regan National Airport in Virginia. Saurabh ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2013
Ryan Seacrest is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a "swatting" prank after someone falsely reported a break-in at the stars home. Police received a phone call via relay service on ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2013
Two celebrities were arrested over the weekend for DUI's. Legendary sportscaster Al Michaels was arrested, and charged with DUI in Santa Monica on Friday night. Al Michaels was released on his own ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2013
In 2010, the FBI obtained a warrant to search the computer of a California man suspected of distributing child pornography. They discovered over 6,000 photos and 600 videos of child pornography, ...
Continue reading "California Man Sentenced for Taping Molestations and Selling the Images" »
Posted on Apr 1, 2013
About three years ago, California legislature eliminated felony and misdemeanor penalties that had existed for small sports betting pools among friends, i.e.: March Madness brackets and Super Bowl ...
Continue reading "California Sports Betting Law; March Madness Brackets and Super Bowl Pools Considered Infractions" »
Posted on Apr 1, 2013
In January 2012, Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives arrested an 18-year-old San Fernando man for allegedly breaking into a house and raping the female resident. He was charged with 17 ...
Continue reading "San Fernando Man Sentenced to 43 Years to Life for Rape" »
Posted on Apr 1, 2013
Federal agents in California recently executed a sting they called Operation No Laughing Matter, which included serving more than 20 search warrants in the sweep that raided 17 businesses and nine ...
Continue reading "California Nitrous Oxide Abuse Sting Nets 400 Tanks and 3 Arrests" »
Posted on Apr 1, 2013
Peter Murphy, the vocalist for legendary group Bauhaus, was in jail this week after he was arrested for a Hit-and-Run while Driving Under the Influence in Glendale. The musician, who was apparently ...
Continue reading "Vocalist for Bauhaus Arrested for DUI, Hit-and-Run, Possession of Meth" »
Posted on Apr 1, 2013
Former tennis champion Jennifer Capriati has been charged after Palm Beach police said she punched her ex-boyfriend on Valentine's Day while he was working out at a gym. Though she has not been ...
Continue reading "Former Tennis Champion Charged with Stalking and Battery" »
Posted on Feb 27, 2013
A North Hills woman named last month as one of two suspects sought in connection with a child pornography case tied to the San Fernando Valley has been federally indicted. The indictment comes one ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2013
A San Pedro mother who allegedly beat up a 12-year-old girl involved in a fight with her daughter has been charged with assault. The two middle school girls had arranged to meet and fight; one of them ...
Continue reading "San Pedro Mother charged with Assault for Beating Her Daughter's 12-Year Old Enemy" »
Posted on Feb 27, 2013
Bobby Brown was pulled over last October for driving carelessly and officers discovered he was behind the wheel without his court-mandated dashboard Breathalyzer. Brown was sentenced to 55 days in ...
Continue reading "Singer Bobby Brown Sentenced to Jail in DUI Case" »