NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – A woman was charged and arraigned today on charges of stealing about $800 from Target stores in a “short change” scheme. Ashlie Jane Pentard, 29, Long Beach, is charged with eight felony counts of second degree burglary. If convicted on all counts, she faces a maximum sent...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – An automobile dealership owner and an accounting firm owner were charged and arraigned for filing approximately $1.2 million in fraudulent tax returns. Young Eui Hong, 51, and James Jun Kul Pak, 49, both of Garden Grove, are each charged with six felony counts of unlawful fail...

An Orange County man suspected of assaulting two women while pretending to be a police officer is awaiting arraignment today on charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Joseph Christoph Moore (dob 1/3/76) is scheduled to be arraigned sometime after 1:30 p.m. at the Fo...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A famous Hispanic band member has been charged for assaulting his ex-girlfriend outside an apartment complex in Santa Ana. Regulo Cristobal Valentin, 36, Las Vegas, Nevada, is charged with one felony count of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury and one fel...

SANTA ANA, California– An Orange County man who allegedly bilked distressed homeowners with false promises that he could help them avoid foreclosure by obtaining modifications to their mortgages – or even completely eliminating their loans – was arrested this morning on federal fraud charges by S...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – An insurance agent was sentenced today to 10 years in state prison for defrauding over $1.4 million through an advance commission scheme. Eric Lee, 65, Brea, pleaded guilty on Oct. 23, 2015, to 10 felony counts of grand theft and 10 felony counts of insurance fraud with senten...

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A gang member pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for pandering a woman and using his brother to dissuade the victim from testifying. Tyrell Anthony Lancaster, 32, Hemet, pleaded guilty today to one felony count of pandering, one felony count of dissuading a witness from ...

FULLERTON, Calif. – A man was sentenced today to four years in state prison for pandering of an undercover officer posing as a 17-year-old minor on a social media website. Rashon Raymond Cook, 35, Inglewood, pleaded guilty today to one felony count of pandering. Circumstances of the Case With the...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) announced today that he will seek the death penalty against a registered sex offender for the special-circumstances murder of four women after kidnapping and raping the victims. Steven Dean Gordon, 46, Anaheim, was indicted by the gra...

SAN FRANCISCO– Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O'Malley today announced a settlement with Comcast Cable Communications LLC (“Comcast”) to resolve allegations that Comcast both unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste and discarded records without firs...