By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER May 22, 2013 Do crimes follow a person beyond death? That might depend on who’s chasing for justice. Timothy Blair, aka Tim Dog, was reported dead as of February 14, passed away from a diabetic seizure in Atlanta, Georgia; but months later, a warrant has been issued for his […]
Joel Rubin (Los Angeles Times) | December 14, 2012 A former Los Angeles police detective who lost millions of dollars given to her by fellow officers and other investors was charged with theft and fraud this week by the California attorney general’s office. It is the second time Darcey Greenfield has faced allegations that she […]
Streetgangs.com Staff September 4, 2012 | 3:35 p.m. PST LOS ANGELES – Actor Tommy Lister, known for playing Debo in the movie Friday, and a San Fernando Valley accountant were charged in federal court for conspiring to commit mortgage fraud in a scheme that led to $3.8 million in losses. Lister, 54, who is also […]
Ashley Gordon (NBC) | December 1, 2011 A defense motion to dismiss charges against six former Bell city leaders was rejected by a judge Thursday during a court hearing. Ex-city council members Teresa Jacobo, George Mirabal, Luis Artiga, George Cole and Victor Bello and two other city officials were charged last September with fraud and […]
Scott Weber (NBC) | August 9, 2011 Former Bell CAO Robert Rizzo is not entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement benefits he is seeking because the sum is based on an exhorbitant salary far beyond the norm, according to an audit by the state’s retirement agency. Rizzo’s annual salary and benefits of nearly $800,000 was “over-reported,” according to […]
By Chris Masi STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER October 6th, 2010 Rapper Beanie Sigel is in hot water with the IRS, facing tax fraud charges on a criminal level. Federal prosecutors claim that Sigel, real name Dwight Grant, failed to declare some $1.5 million dollars made from 2002 to 2004 in his tax return. Sigel served some […]
Posted on Friday, August 13th, 2010 By Chris Masi STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER Gavin “Pretty Boy” Marchand, the brother and former manager of female rapper Foxy Brown, was arrested last weekend. According to reports, he was in possession of forged credit cards. The 35-year-old is accused of using the false credit cards as part of an […]
Posted on Wed, August 11th, 2010 By Chris Masi STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER A Milwaukee native posed as Drake’s manager and scheduled the rapper for a series of concerts, costing several promoters thousands of dollars. He is now being sued by an entertainment company for his misdeeds. The civil suit describes Joey “Jo Flowroshus” Turner Jr. […]
By JON CASSIDY (LA Times) April 20, 2010 A man charged with recruiting members and associates of a Santa Ana street gang into a $26-million scheme to defraud Medicare pleaded guilty Monday to one felony as part of a plea deal. Michael Martinez, 30, of Long Beach faces up to 10 years in prison when […]
HOUSTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) —William James Dennis, a rapper known professionally as Willie D., has pleaded guilty in a Houston court to wire fraud charges, officials said. The charges stem from his purported sales of Apple iPhones through a company known as Texas One Wireless, U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson and FBI Special Agent in Charge […]
By John Timmer Ars Technica 10-25-09 CSI Fraud: researchers craft fake DNA evidence Researchers have demonstrated it’s possible to remove all the DNA from samples like blood and saliva, and replace it with genetic material from a different individual—even when the only source of this material is a used cigarette butt. Their methodology was good […]
City’s Section 8 dilemma A.V. needs extra investigator, Gilley says By Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer Wednesday, June 30, 2004 – LANCASTER — City officials are offering to help pay for an additional county housing investigator to deal with an influx of people using governmental rent subsidies to rent Antelope Valley apartments and homes. Of […]