Law and Legal News for L.A.
October 31st, 2009
Highest Official With Inland Empire Indian Tribe Surrenders To Federal Authorities On Bribery ChargesOctober 27th, 2009
L.a. Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 20 In Health Care Fraud Cases Involving Durable Medical EquipmentOctober 23rd, 2009
Two Daughters Of Rialto Tax Return Preparer Sentenced To 6 Years In Federal PrisonOctober 13th, 2009
Man Who Abused Young Girl Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child PornographyOctober 10th, 2009
Chicago-area Man Arrested On Federal Stalking Charges Related To Nude Videos Of Espn ReporterOctober 8th, 2009
Orange County Attorney Agrees To Plead Guilty In Misappropriation Of More Than $2 Million Obtained For Clients He Represented In Employment Class ActionOctober 7th, 2009
Federal Jury Awards Over $36 Million To Compensate Government For Losses Suffered During 2002 Copper FireOctober 6th, 2009
Operator Of Mx Factors Sentenced To 100 Years In Prison For Ponzi Scheme That Cost Victims $39 MillionSeptember 30th, 2009
Inland Empire Woman Sentenced To Prison For Embezzling Money From Homeless ShelterSeptember 25th, 2009
October 6th, 2009
In First Jury Verdict of its Kind, Construction Companies Ordered to Pay Nearly $29 Million for Losses Suffered by National Forest
A federal jury in Los Angeles this afternoon ordered two construction companies to pay nearly $36.5 million to reimburse the government for costs associated with a massive wildfire near Santa Clarita in 2002.
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September 18th, 2009
Two West Hollywood film executives have been found guilty of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in relation to a sophisticated bribery scheme that enabled the defendants to obtain a series of Thai government contracts, including valuable contracts to manage and operate Thailand’s yearly film festival.
Gerald Green, 77, and Patricia Green, 52, were convicted by a federal jury late Friday of conspiracy, violating the FCPA and money laundering. Patricia Green was also found guilty of falsely subscribing U.S. to income tax returns in connection with this scheme.
August 14th, 2009
A federal jury this afternoon convicted a prominent Beverly Hills real estate agent and a licensed real estate appraiser on federal charges for their roles in a massive mortgage fraud scheme that caused more than $40 million in losses to federally insured banks.
After a five-week trial, the jury convicted Kyle Grasso, 38, formerly of Santa Monica, and Lila Rizk, 42, of Trabuco Canyon, of conspiracy, bank fraud and numerous loan fraud charges for their roles in the mortgage fraud scheme. Additionally, Grasso was convicted of three counts of money laundering.
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