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2009 Stories by R. SCOTT MOXLEY

• Court Slams LAPD For Illegally Seizing Medical Marijuana Profits

  published Oct 20, 2009

  In a remarkable opinion issued today with potential Orange County implications, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blasted the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for committing... More >>

• Mike Carona Savior Hospitalized

  published Oct 15, 2009

  Sadly, Jeffrey M. Rawitz--one of Jones Day's feisty defense lawyers who represented ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona in his federal corruption trial earlier this year--is hospitalized in Los Angel... More >>

• White Supremacist OC Nazi Gets His Wish!

  published Oct 14, 2009

  In what may have been acclaimed homicide prosecutor Ebrahim Baytieh's easiest conviction, a jury this afternoon found Billy Joe Johnson--the notorious, wide-eyed and lisping Costa Mesa white supremaci... More >>

• [Moxley Confidential] Jury Tells 'The Signal' Attacker Steven Walter Robinson to Go to Hell

  published October 15, 2009

  A Nightmare On Lemon StreetA defendant on trial for attempted murders in an OC theater blamed the devil. The jury told him to go to... More >>

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  Is Linda Ackerman Sliming Chris Norby With Dirty Sex Talesr

  published Oct 12, 2009

  It's potentially the most lethal weapon in Linda Ackerman's campaign to defeat Republican county Supervisor Chris Norby for Mike Duvall's open state Assembly seat: sexual misconduct innuendo. The reas... More >>

• Happy Birthday to a Pioneering OC Website

  published Oct 11, 2009

  Congratulations to Orange County web pioneer Len Kranser. Fourteen years ago this month, Kranser created one of the nation's first well-respected blogs, www.eltoroairport.org. Though the  battle ... More >>

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  Courthouse Shocker! Defense Admits DA Is Dead-Right About White Supremacist Client

  published Oct 07, 2009

  There was something comical about defense attorney Michael Molfetta's opening performance today in the trial of legendary Costa Mesa serial killer/white supremacist Billy Joe Johnson. Molfetta, a form... More >>

• Free Speech Triumphs Over Gestapo in OC!

  published Oct 02, 2009

  Folks are always complaining that Congress and state legislatures should not be allowed to meet except for a couple of weeks a year. It's an idea to help curtail the nanny-state notions of politicians... More >>

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  Report: Little Saigon School Official Suggests Caucasian, Black and Latino Students Fear Vietnamese Competition

  published Oct 01, 2009

  Lan Quoc Nguyen, the vice president of the Garden Grove Unified School District, recently told a Vietnamese newspaper based in Little Saigon that non-Asian students fear attending classes with Vietnam... More >>

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  Serial Pedophile Who Bought 5-Year-Old Vietnamese Sex Slave is Up For Parole

  published Sep 18, 2009

  A convicted California serial pedophile who despises Jews, cops and African Americans and who forced a kindergarten-age girl he purchased in Vietnam to become a sex slave to not only himself but also ... More >>

• OC Register's Steven Greenhut To Take On Sacramento

  published Sep 16, 2009

  Earlier today, Art Pedroza at OrangeJuiceBlog reported that Steven Greenhut, the longtime senior editorial writer and columnist at The Orange County Register, has accepted a job in Sacramento. Though ... More >>

• [Moxley Confidential] Haidl Gang Rape Defendants Re-Attack Victim, Hoping to Overturn Convictions

  published September 17, 2009

  They’re Baaaaack!Hoping to overturn their convictions after prison, the Haidl Gang Rape defendants renew their attacks on... More >>

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  Once Again, George Jaramillo Is Mr. Big Mouth

  published Sep 15, 2009

  He once dreamed of becoming California's first Latino governor. He finagled an improbable transition from Garden Grove police sergeant to the powerful No. 2 post at the Orange County Sheriff's Departm... More >>

• The Ode to Disgraced Ex-Assemblyman Mike Duvall

  published Sep 10, 2009

  A creative OC Weekly reader crafted an Ode to Mike Duvall today. It's set the theme of Green Acres, which--in case you've forgotten--can be heard HERE.These are the suggested new lyrics:Sacramento is ... More >>

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  UPDATED: Mike Duvall Resigns From State Assembly

  published Sep 09, 2009

  Several media outlets are reporting that Assemblyman Michael D. Duvall (R-Yorba Linda) has resigned amid the scandal uncovered last night by OC Weekly and KCBS/KCAL about his inadvertent admissions of... More >>

• [Moxley Confidential] Assemblyman Michael Duvall Resigns In Wake of Sex and Ethics Scandal

  published September 10, 2009

  Ex-OC Assemblyman In Bed With LobbyistMichael D. Duvall resigns after Weekly breaks story of his sexual relationship with... More >>

• OC Assemblyman In Bed With Lobbyist . . . No, Literally In Bed

  published Sep 08, 2009

  rSACRAMENTO--Freshmen legislators arriving in Sacramento receive advice from veteranr politicians about the intricacies of working in California's capital. One of those tips is to remember that micr... More >>

• Beaten, Bruised and Bankrupt, OC Register Still Has Spunk

  published Sep 02, 2009

  Their numbers have dwindled. Their pay has been cut. They're often strapped with bean-counter goals devoid of editorial meaning. For years, they were forced to work in the same building as Gordon Dill... More >>

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  Who Killed Tootsie? And Should Her Owner Get Paid for Her Emotional Distress?

  published September 3, 2009

  Who Killed Tootsie?And should her bereaved owner get paid for emotional distress? Veterinarians and the pet industry sure hope the... More >>

• I-Want-The-White-Girl Killer Also Wanted His Conviction Tossed and Gets a Surprise

  published Sep 01, 2009

  Jonathan Phong Khanh Tran--dubbed by a homicide detective as "the nicest killer" he'd ever met--has waited 17 months in a California prison in hopes that a state court of appeal would overturn his rap... More >>

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  Vietnamese Singer Forced To Defend Himself As Anti-Communist

  published Aug 25, 2009

  One of the amusing aspects of covering Little Saigon politics is watching the world class mental gymnastics performed by the mostly elderly folks determined to spend their lives fighting the Vietnam W... More >>

• Citizen of the Week!

  published Aug 21, 2009

  Ian Robert Tedeschi groomed himself as a Southern California bad boy with blond hair, blue eyes and a surgically placed silver ball in the shaft of his penis. The 5-foot-10, 200-pounder bragged that h... More >>

• The Mug Shot: Why Is Councilman Andy Quach Smilingr

  published Aug 21, 2009

  Here's the police mug shot of Westminster City Councilman Andy Quach, who was arrested on August 2 for driving while wildly intoxicated (three times the level limit, according to police). His Mercedes... More >>

• OC Great Park Audit Shows Additional Signs of Public Corruption

  published Aug 20, 2009

  Whether you're for or against the creation of the so-called Orange County Great Park, the fallback scheme to block construction of an international airport at the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Stati... More >>

• Irvine Cops Angry at Agran Machine Scheming Plan Protest Today

  published Aug 20, 2009

  It's always fascinated me that Irvine's Larry Agran, Orange County's most liberal (and wily) politician, has enjoyed solid political support from two groups: corporate executives and cops--especially ... More >>