Nearly 40 years after a decades-long robbery, rape, and murder spree that terrorized counties up and down California, former police officer and accused “Golden State Killer” Joseph DeAngelo entered a guilty plea that guarantees he will spend the rest of his life in prison.
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A permit expediter has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges and cooperate with investigators in a corruption scandal that took down one of San Francisco’s highest-ranking government officials.
Read moreThree former military men face up to 50 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to bilking the military health care program of $65 million. They are Kyle Adams, 33, of Victoria, Texas; Daniel Castro, 32, of Oak Lawn, Ill.; and Jeremy Syto, 26, of Chula Vista, Calif.
Read moreAcknowledging a $3.5 million fine for 84 deaths is woefully inadequate, a Butte County judge on Thursday nevertheless imposed the harshest penalty allowed under law against Pacific Gas and Electric for causing the most destructive wildfire in California history, the 2018 Camp Fire.
Read moreStaring at pictures of the faces of 84 people killed in a deadly fire sparked by his company’s equipment, Pacific Gas and Electric’s chief executive on Tuesday pleaded guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter and one count of recklessly starting the most destructive wildfire in California history.
Read moreA man suspected of committing dozens of rapes and murders in California as the “Golden State Killer” is expected to plead guilty later this month as part of a deal that will save him from the death penalty.
Read moreGeraldine Hill, 59, and her husband Clayton Hill, 58, both of Bonita, Calif., face up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and tax evasion involving their alleged charity On Your Feet aka Family Resource Center, of Spring Valley, from which they diverted $1.3 million and paid no taxes, federal prosecutors said.
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Israeli top model Bar Refaeli signed a plea bargain agreement with authorities on Tuesday to settle a long-standing tax evasion case against her and her family.
Read moreA University of Miami professor blamed a controversial law enforcement informant for his career-ending decision to try to hide $3 million in proceeds from a corruption scheme run by a businessman connected to the Venezuelan government.
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The judge overseeing Michael Flynn’s criminal case is arguing tough debate yields just results, in his first counter to the former national security adviser petitioning the D.C. Circuit to force the lower court to dismiss the prosecution.
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A former city staffer and current aide to a California assemblywoman pleaded guilty Wednesday to racketeering charges, the latest person to admit to an ongoing money-making scheme at Los Angeles City Hall.
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“Full House” Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, agreed to serve prison time as part of a plea deal in the college admissions bribery case, according to court papers filed Thursday.
Read moreAn ongoing federal corruption probe at Los Angeles City Hall has resulted in several arrests in the last few months and on Wednesday a real estate consultant pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in a scheme to bribe an unnamed councilmember.
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A former restaurant owner caught up in a corruption scandal that took down one of San Francisco’s highest-ranking government officials has agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with an ongoing investigation, federal prosecutors confirmed Wednesday.
Read moreA Santa Monica man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge after he orchestrated an investment fraud scheme that deceived four women – including a Hollywood actress – into funding his sham software and sound design companies, prosecutors announced Friday.
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LONDON (AP) — A truck driver accused in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found inside a
Read moreFormer USC admissions official Hiu Kit David Chong, 36, of Arcadia, faces up to 20 years in prison after admitting he took $40,000 from international students to get them admitted with “false college transcripts with inflated grades, phony letters of recommendation and fraudulent personal statements,” federal prosecutors said.
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Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander agreed Friday to plead guilty to criminal charges of obstructing a federal probe of his actions while in office after a real estate developer showered him with cash, trips and expensive meals.
Read moreThe man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshipers at two Christchurch mosques unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday.
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