Three women, accused of scamming elderly Chinese women in major cities in the US, like San Francisco, have been arrested. According to prosecutors and police, the scams have been going on for the past few months. The three accused are Huifei Lin, Caiqiong Chen and Lirong Lin. Some of the charges made against them… Read More
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Former Executive at Yahoo! to Plead Guilty on Insider Trading Charges
Robert Kwok, a former executive at Yahoo! conceded to plead guilty on insider trading charges made against him by federal prosecutors. The information was used by a fund manager, Reema Shah, to trade on company information that was to be kept secret. According to the Attorney’s Office, Manhattan, the two pleaded guilty at a federal… Read More
Brother of Homicide Suspect Pleads Guilty on Drug Possession Charges
Brian Luc, brother of a man suspected of killing five in San Francisco, pleaded guilty to charges on possession of drugs. Alex Bastian, spokesman for the office of the district attorney in San Francisco stated that Brian possessed cocaine, which he intended to sell. Brothers Arrested on the Same Day Luc was arrested on the… Read More
Raiders’ Wide Receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey Charged for Drunk Driving
The district attorney in San Francisco charged Darrius Heyward-Bey, the wide receiver for the Raiders, with driving under the influence of alcohol a month after the player was arrested on the Bay Bridge. Tony Tram, the spokesperson for CHP, stated that Heyward-Bey was driving negligently and speeding on the lower deck of the bridge in… Read More
Suspect from San Jose Charged with Murder of Sierra Lamar
Monday, a former supermarket employee, Garcia-Torres was booked at a county jail in San Jose on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering Sierra Lamar (15), and will be arraigned Thursday. According to Marlene Lamar the mother of Sierra, her daughter would not have entered the suspect’s car without coercion. Marlene is sure that Sierra, who has… Read More
Operation Disco Dazed Leads to Marijuana Bust
Almost 20 people were arrested in a combined operation by San Francisco police and federal agents on charges of drug trafficking. Titled Operation Disco Dazed, enforcement authorities raided over 12 marijuana operations in commercial and residential properties. Authorities Confiscate Drugs and Weapons According to Casey Rettig, spokeswoman of Drug Enforcement Administration, authorities have confiscated weapons… Read More
Former City Employee Arrested for Embezzlement of Over $25,000
A former city employee at Long Beach allegedly embezzled over $250,000 from the Animal Care Services Bureau. According to a spokeswoman for the county district attorney in Los Angeles, the accused, Jongluck Mutrais was arrested on nine counts, all of which were felony charges that included misappropriation of public funds. The other 8 charges… Read More
Former Lehman Brothers Holdings’ MD Accused of Forgery
Former Managing Director at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, Bradley H Jack, is discussing with prosecutors the likelihood of a plea bargain on a forgery charge. On March 21, the accused pleaded not guilty and has since then been on bail. He was presented at the Norwalk Superior Court, before Judge Maureen Dennis, who set the… Read More
Gang Member Gets Life Sentence for Murder of a Rival Member
Christopher Ablett, a gang member, was handed a life sentence in a San Francisco federal court after murdering a rival gang member, Mark Guardado, of Hells Angels four years ago. Four Charge Conviction for Ablett On September 2, 2008, the victim and Ablett, 39, got into an altercation outside a pub in San Francisco’s Mission… Read More
Arkansas University Football Players Arrested for Burglary
Police officers from Arkansas University arrested Maudrecus Humphrey, Marquel Wade and Andrew Peterson on charges of burglary and theft in dorm rooms. The accused are wide receivers in the football team of Arkansas. Video Surveillance Leads to Arrest The players were arrested after they were seen allegedly entering the dorm rooms which were burglarized. Arkansas… Read More