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May 15, 2013
German Bravo DeJesus, Healthcare Creeper, Guilty of Fondling Little Girls at Work and Park
A 34-year-old Lake Forest man was convicted today of touching the vaginal areas of a 7-year-old visiting a family member at the Laguna Woods healthcare facility the creeper worked at and a 6-year-old attending movie night at an Aliso Viejo park. German Bravo DeJesus now faces a maximum sentence of 4 ... More >>
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May 9, 2013
Jacob John Cunningham, John D. Silva, Justin Dennis Koelle and Dominic Adam Nolan Cop to Collecting Illegal Fees for Phony Loan Mods
Four men were convicted Wednesday for their roles in a real estate scam that stung hundreds of victims through the fraudulent collection of more than $130,000 in upfront fees for loan-modification services via fake letters with the CitiFinancial or CitiMortgage logos. Jacob John Cunningham, 26, of I ... More >>
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April 26, 2013
Johnathan Allen Kincaid Gets Life Without Parole for Stabbing-Murder of Tayroh Stinson
An Anaheim man was sentenced today to life in state prison without the possibility of parole for stabbing a 31-year-old Garden Grove man to death over a drug-deal dispute.Johnathan Allen Kincaid, 23, who had fled to Las Vegas after the July 29, 2009, murder, was convicted in February of felony speci ... More >>
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April 18, 2013
How To Steal $1 Million in California & Avoid Prison
Before he became a wildly successful Verizon franchisee in Southern California, Michael Scott Grayson was a crook.We know this fact because in 2008 the FBI arrested Grayson for his role in a 2004-2005 conspiracy that used false statements and fake documents to steal enormous amounts of money in ... More >>
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April 5, 2013
Adam Harrison Hall Gets 17 Years for Murder of Pedestrian He Drove into Blazing on Meds
A driver found guilty in February of murder, DUI and forging prescriptions was sentenced today to 17 years to life in state prison.Asked in January if a murder count for the DUI-related slaying of a pedestrian was proper, Weekly readers engaged in a lively debate in our comments section.
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April 2, 2013
Kenneth Joseph Leake, 79, Get 6 Years After Admitting to Fatally Shooting His Ailing Wife
A 79-year-old Costa Mesa man was sentenced to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to the mercy killing of his ailing wife.Kenneth Joseph Leake shot 72-year-old Doris Leake, his bride of 50 years, four times in the head and once in the wrist as she was napping in September 2009.
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March 26, 2013
Hugo Godinez, Sex Offender Appealing County Pervs-in-Parks Ban, Jailed for Violating Parole
Hugo Godinez, the registered sex offender at the center of an appellate case that, depending on who tells it, freed only him from the restraints of a controversial county ordinance banning perverts from public parks or made that law null and void for all, has been sentenced to 197 days in jail for v ... More >>
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March 21, 2013
Ivan Von Staich, Murderer Who Has Menaced Society In and Out of Prison, Loses Parole Bid
Robert Topper received an early Christmas present in 1983: a toolbox for the wrenches, screwdrivers and other instruments he used in his spare time tinkering around in his Santa Ana garage. His pride and joy from his off-hours hobby was a Porsche he restored and would drive around, beaming. But Topp ... More >>
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March 8, 2013
Joseph Baez is Third to be Found Guilty in OC's First Murder of 2010; One Defendant to Go
When gang banger Joseph Baez's special circumstances murder trial began last month, he was looking at the possibility of life in state prison without the possibility of parole if convicted in Orange County's first murder of 2010. Thursday, a jury found him guilty instead of second degree murder and ... More >>
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March 7, 2013
Should An Orange County Drug Dealer Get Punishment Break Because of Lousy Childhood?
In May 2011, La Habra police officers attempted to stop a Brea man driving a Toyota Solaro, but the suspect led cops on a wild chase, running lights and speeding while dumping the white, powdery contents of two bags. Officers eventually managed to detain Joseph Matthew Dattilio and, despite him ... More >>
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February 19, 2013
Joseph Baez Faces Trial in Fatal Shooting of OC's First Murder Victim of 2010
A murder trial begins in Santa Ana this morning for the alleged partner in crime of a previously convicted fellow Orange resident who, while navigating the court process from Orange County Jail, was charged with carrying out Mexican Mafia orders. Joseph Baez, 28, faces a special circumstances murder ... More >>
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February 15, 2013
Saul Jose Salazar Gets 16 Years to Life for Murder of Mother's House Guest in Santa Ana
A Santa Ana man with a history of crime and a restraining taken out by his mother for the violence directed at her received the maximum sentence today for the second degree murder of her house guest, who was stabbed in the chest with a pocket knife.Saul Jose Salazar, 29, was sentenced to 16 years t ... More >>
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February 14, 2013
Orange County Drug Dealers Win Lengthy Prison Trips in Federal Court
Two Orange County heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana and cocaine drug dealers have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms this month inside the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse in Santa Ana.U.S. District Court Judge James V. Selna sentenced Michael Wayne Ward--a 36-year-old member of the Eastside cr ... More >>
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February 4, 2013
Adam Harrison Hall, Twice Convicted of DUI and Accused of Blazing on Meds in Fatal Crash, Faces Murder Count; Is That Right?
Trial began last week for a 29-year-old Placentia man facing a murder count for allegedly raging on methamphetamine, Diazepam, Nordiazepam, Alprazolam, Hydroxyalprazolam, Oxazepam, Temazepam, amphetamine, Morphine, and 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahyrocannabinol (THCA) before causing a car crash ... More >>
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January 29, 2013
Calvin James Calvin, Parolee Who Lied He Was Kobe Bryant and LeBron James' Investor, Guilty of Stinging 7 Marks for $198,000
Calvin James Calvin--yes, that's not a typo--sold investors on a securities plan by claiming he was a financial investor for Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and other pro athletes.The Newport Beach 48-year-old was really a parolee barred from investment activities, but Calvin's worst phony role involved p ... More >>
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January 28, 2013
Kenneth Lance Hendrick Gets Jail and Loses Bail Bonds License for Recruiting Clients in Jail
A bail bonds agent pleaded guilty today to illegally soliciting clients from Orange County Jail.Kenneth Lance Hendrick, 50, of Mission Viejo, was promptly sentenced to a year in jail and three years probation, and the California Department of Insurance will revoke the James Morris Bail Bonds' empl ... More >>
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December 28, 2012
10 Really Bad Orange County Boyfriends eHarmonizers and Match.commers Must Avoid
Today's arraignment of Cheyene Fuimaono for allegedly murdering his girlfriend's toddler son reminded me that I wanted to slap together a list of 10 Orange Countians who proved to be really bad boyfriends in 2012. Match.comming eHarmonizers take note of the results after the jump . . .
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December 21, 2012
4 Get Prison Time (with More Likely to Come) in Massive Unity Medical Billing Fraud Scheme
An attorney, an accountant, and two medical center administrators walk into a bar . . . oops, that should be behind bars--for their roles in the nation's largest medical fraud prosecution. Four people who should have known better Thursday became the latest Unity Surgical Outpatient Center muckity-mu ... More >>
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December 21, 2012
Karen Elaine Hanover, Already Convicted for Posing as FBI Agent, Indicted for Mail Fraud
Remember Karen Elaine Hanover, the Seal Beach real estate saleslady who was looking at 40 years in prison but was sentenced to six months in jail for using "spoofing" technology to impersonate an FBI agent who threatened customers who'd complained about her shady deals? A federal grand jury in Santa ... More >>
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December 13, 2012
Mark Alan Jarosik Gets 31 Years for Raping, Trying to Kill Ex-G.F. and Recruiting Killer
Mark Alan Jarosik, who was awaiting a court hearing for attacking his ex-girlfriend in 2009 when he tried to break into her Ladera Ranch home and then later put her in a Mission Hospital bed with severe head trauma, was sentenced today to 31 years to life in state prison.A jury in October found the ... More >>
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December 12, 2012
Charles Anthony Murphy Jr. Found Guilty in Third Re-Trial in Burned Bodies Murder Case
Charles Anthony Murphy Jr. was found guilty today of murdering a father and daughter, trying to murder the man's wife and conspiring to murder the parents in a grisly 2007 case that included the bodies of the dead being set afire in an abandoned van. The Mission Hills 27-year-old could get life in s ... More >>
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December 10, 2012
Stanley Kuo Jua Yang Gets 30 Months for Hawking Knock-Offs of Exercise Machines
An Irvine man was sentenced this morning to 30 months in federal prison for hawking counterfeit goods, including knock-offs of Bowflex, Ab Circle Pro and Malibu Pilates exercise machines.United States District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner in Los Angeles immediately remanded Stanley Kuo Jua Yang, 3 ... More >>
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December 7, 2012
Ivan Sanchez, Triggerman in Murder Over Which State in Mexico is Best, Gets 50 Years
Ivan Sanchez, the 21-year-old Santa Ana triggerman who murdered an innocent bystander to a 2011 fight among restaurant customers over which state in Mexico is best, was sentenced today to 50 years to life in state prison.Orange County Superior Court Judge William Froeberg reportedly called the murde ... More >>
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December 6, 2012
Luis Alberto Pineda, Sicko Soccer and Karate Coach, Gets 285 Years to Life for Sex with Kids
When Luis Alberto Pineda was found guilty last month of sodomy, oral sex, sexual penetration and/or attempted sex acts with 10 boys and a girl he met through coaching soccer or teaching martial arts in North County, we noted he could get 255 years in state prison.We undershot. An incensed Orange Co ... More >>
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November 30, 2012
Alejandro Arias, Nurse's Assistant, Gets 21 Years for Sex Assaults on Two Older Lady Patients
Make it two-for-two today in sentences for male health care workers guilty of sexually assaulting older ladies in their care. Nurse's assistant Alejandro Arias, 40, of Cypress, was sent to state prison for 21 years for his disgusting acts on two women, ages 50 and 60, in his care at Anaheim Terrace ... More >>
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November 29, 2012
[UPDATED with Hearing Postponed:] Ivan Von Staich, Killer of Ex's Husband and Near-Killer of Her, Seeks Parole Again
See the update at the end of this post on the parole hearing being delayed. ORIGINAL POST, NOV. 27, 3:49 P.M.: He's baaaaaaack!Ivan Von Staich--who twice escaped from jail, threatened to kill a judge, nearly killed his ex-girlfriend by bludgeoning her with a claw hammer and fatally shot her new h ... More >>
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November 28, 2012
[UPDATED with 300 Groups Demand Closure:] Theo Lacy Facility Outed as Among the Worst Immigration Detention Centers in the U.S.
See the Update No. 2 at the end of this post on 300 groups calling on the president to close troubled immigrant holding facilities, including Theo Lacy's.See Update No. 1 on the ACLU of Southern California citing the Detention Watch Network report in calling for the closure of Orange County's immigr ... More >>
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November 9, 2012
Vitaliy Krasnoperov Gets Life Without Parole for Role in Burned Bodies Murder Case
Vitaliy Krasnoperov was sentenced today to life in state prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the 2007 murders of an Anaheim Hills man and his daughter and the attempted murder of her mother.The bodies of the deceased were set aflame in an attempt to cover-up the crimes, and H ... More >>
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November 8, 2012
Saul Jose Salazar Murder Trial for Fatal Stabbing of Mom's Tenant Reboots
A man with a history of crime and a restraining taken out by his mother for the violence directed at her is scheduled to stand trial today for murdering her house guest.Saul Jose Salazar, 29, of Santa Ana, could get up to 16 years to life in state prison if he is convicted of murdering 33-year-old L ... More >>
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November 1, 2012
Gail Davidson-Shepard and Daniel Alma Shepard, Married Teachers Who Boned Underage Student, Get No Jail Time
When a plea deal was proposed Sept. 27 for married Huntington Beach teachers who had sex with a 17-year-old male student, Deputy District Attorney Nicole Varner objected because Daniel Alma Shepard and Gail Davidson-Shepard would get no prison time nor have to register as sex offenders for life. Va ... More >>
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October 30, 2012
Hispanic Prison Gang "Taxed" Street Thugs and Drug Dealers, Reads Indictment of 11
Read my lips: no new taxes . . . imposed by Hispanic prison gangs on street thugs and drug dealers. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Anaheim Police Department and the Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) endorse that message, as their joint investigation netted seven men and ... More >>
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October 26, 2012
William Leo McDougall Gets No Prison Time for Murder--and That's Fine with Victim's Family
As expected, William Leo McDougall received no prison time at sentencing today after pleading guilty in the same Orange County Superior Court in August to murdering Manh Ban Nguyen. Well, technically, the record will show McDougall got 16 years in prison, but Judge Thomas Goethals suspended the sent ... More >>
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August 23, 2012
John Kirk McKinney Gets 15 Years to Life for Murder of World War II Vet on Veterans Day
Thirty-year-old John Kirk McKinney was sentenced today to 15 years to life in state prison for killing a World War II veteran on Veterans Day.The Huntington Beach resident was awaiting his release from prison for attempting to murder Cecil "Lucky" Warren, who'd been in a coma three years since his 2 ... More >>
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August 10, 2012
Anthony Paul Johnson, "White Boy" in Vietnamese Gang, Gets Life for '95 Murder
Funny, but Anthony Paul Johnson Jr. doesn't look . . . um . . . Westminsterish.Despite our onetime Ugly Police Mugshot of the Week modelist's appearance, he belongs or belonged to a Vietnamese criminal street gang that killed a dude.Today, besides Westminsterer, ugly mugger, gang banger and murderer ... More >>
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August 10, 2012
Eric Andrew Naposki, Ex-NFL Linebacker, Draws a Penalty: Life in Prison for 1994 Murder
In the days leading up to today's sentencing hearing, Eric Andrew Naposki told anyone who would listen he did not murder a wealthy Newport Beach businessman in 1994--and plenty of media outlets obliged the former NFL linebacker.But it was justice, prosecutor Matt Murphy and the family of the late Bi ... More >>
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August 7, 2012
Raul Barrientos Gets 30 Years for Raping Severely Disabled Woman at Fullerton College
Anaheim 23-year-old Raul Barrientos was convicted Monday of raping and sexually assaulting a woman with severe mental and physical disabilities in a Fullerton College men's restroom.After pleading guilty to two felony counts of forcible digital penetration and one felony count each of forcible rap ... More >>
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July 31, 2012
Suniti Shah and Supriti Soni Join Mom in Prison After Admitting Roles in $16 mil Scam
Two Newport Beach-area sisters will soon be reunited with their mother--in the state penal system anyway. Suniti Shah, 51, of Newport Coast, and Supriti Soni, 52, of Corona del Mar, pleaded guilty to their roles in a $16 million real estate scam that has already sent their 74-year-old mother, Susham ... More >>
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July 16, 2012
Manuel Hernandez Juarez Gets 50 Years to Life for Murder of Human Smuggler, Try on Second
The elder half of a father-son duo who managed for nine years to remain free after murdering one human smuggler and leaving a second for dead has received double life prison sentences.Like a baddie undone by Shaggy and Scooby, 60-year-old Manuel Hernandez Juarez could have gotten away with it, too, ... More >>
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July 10, 2012
Another Forming Kaos Gangster Pleads Guilty to Mexican Mafia-Related Operations in Orange County
Another Mexican Mafia-related hoodlum is facing a lengthy prison sentence after admitting his role in the Costa Mesa criminal street gang Forming Kaos.Arrested in a massive, 2011 law enforcement sweep designed to wreck the gang's operations, Kirk Ray Butterfas had originally pleaded not guilty to a ... More >>
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June 29, 2012
Better Call Glew: Give Me A Wet Reckless, Please!
Hi Mr. Glew,Last month I got a DUI and my friends are saying I should fight it and ask for something called a "wet reckless."What's the difference between a wet reckless and a DUI and how do I get one?
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June 28, 2012
[UPDATED with Conviction:] Ricardo Guerra Rocha Guilty of Murder in Shooting Over Best Mexican State
See update at the end of this post on Ricardo Guerra Rocha being found guilty.ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 20, 10:03 A.M.: A 19-year-old Santa Ana man is scheduled to face trial this morning for the shooting-murder of an innocent bystander outside a popular Santa Ana taco joint where an argument had broken o ... More >>
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June 18, 2012
Judge Frank F. Fasel Slammed By Appellate Court For Illegal Sentencing of OC Meth Dealer
For eons, Orange County Superior Court Judge Frank F. Fasel has run his courtroom with military precision and zero tolerance for cheap antics or insubordination.Who knew Fasel--who has an ideal, stern poker face and the demeanor of an overworked mortician--is also a rule breaker?This month, a Califo ... More >>
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June 6, 2012
Andrew Michael Phalen Gets Year in Jail for Home Loan Modification Scam
Andrew Michael Phalen was sentenced today to a year in jail and five years of formal probation today for his role in a scam that offered home loan modification assistance to struggling mortgage holders across the country. But four of the Mission Viejo 25-year-old's cohorts are looking at much more ... More >>
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May 25, 2012
Michael Burgin, One of Two Final Defendants in Crime Ring That Hit OC Jewelers, Gets 90 Years
The final two North San Diego County gang members who were part of a crime ring that robbed Tustin Village Jewelers and Baca Jewelers of Laguna Beach in 2009 received their sentences today--and one was the largest handed out in the case: 90 years to life in state prison. Michael Burgin, 32, received ... More >>
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May 23, 2012
[UPDATED with Booking Photo:] Andrew James Jurjaks, Skinhead Brother of Hate Crime Convict, Held in Murder Attempt
UPDATE, MAY 23, 2:23 P.M.: The Costa Mesa Police Department has released the booking photo of Andrew James Jurjaks, the 30-year-old local skinhead accused of trying to fatally stab a man early Tuesday.The full version of the shot at right follows on the next page . . .
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May 22, 2012
Jose Alday, Seal Beach Jailer, Gets 2 Years for Taking Cash, iPad, Cell Phone Bribes from Inmate and Having Steroids and Meth Pipe
The last time we checked in with Jose Alday--in December--the Santa Ana 33-year-old was pleading not guilty to accepting bribes from an inmate as a jailer in Seal Beach's for-profit city jail.What a difference five months make, as Alday pleaded guilty to taking money and an iPad in exchange for lavi ... More >>
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May 21, 2012
John Kirk McKinney Guilty of Killing Elderly Army Vet Cecil "Lucky" Warren on Veterans Day
Closing the book on a Veterans Day 2003 murder, a jury today convicted the second defendant in the killing of 77-year-old Army veteran Cecil "Lucky" Warren. Huntington Beach 30-year-old John Kirk McKinney was found guilty of second degree murder and faces up to 15 years to life in state prison at h ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Alvin Reed Lovely, Pfc., Gets 15 Years in Killing of Camp Pendleton Marine Stephen Serrano
A Camp Pendleton Marine who had been facing a murder charge related to the shooting death of a fellow Marine pleaded guilty to lesser counts and was sentenced today to 15 years in state prison.Alvin Reed Lovely, 24, of Dallas, Texas, pleaded guilty to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter, on ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Nanette Ann Packard Gets Life Without Parole for '94 Murder of Boyfriend William McLaughlin
The former girlfriend of a wealthy Newport Beach man was sentenced today to life in state prison without the possibility of parole for the 1994 cold case shooting-murder of him that has also been pinned on a former NFL linebacker. Nanette Ann Packard (formerly Johnston), 46, of Ladera Ranch, was f ... More >>
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