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Four Gang Members Convicted in Fatal Shooting of 3-Week-Old Infant
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Four high-ranking members of an entrenched criminal street gang were found guilty Friday afternoon of participating in a racketeering enterprise responsible for the September, 2007 shooting of a street vendor near MacArthur Park that...Tags: Defendants, Lawyers, Trials, Los Angeles Police Department, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pair Arrested in Extortion Plot Against Stevie Wonder
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES - Stevie Wonder's nephew and a woman have been charged in an extortion plot against the legendary singer. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Friday that Alpha Lorenzo Walker, 38, and Tamara Eileen Diaz, 38, are charged...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Police Arrests, Stevie Wonder, Blackmail and Extortion
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49 Decapitated Bodies Found in Mexico; Drug Cartel Suspected
CNNMonterrey, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities found at least 49 decapitated and dismembered bodies along a highway in a northern border state Sunday morning, officials said. The remains were left along the road in Nuevo Leon state, between the cities of...Tags: Los Zetas Cartel, Mexico, CNN (tv network), Felipe Calderon, Immigration
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Deputy Who Tried to Smuggle Heroin in Burrito Pleads No Contest
KTLA NewsDEL AIRE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who tried to smuggle heroin hidden inside a burrito into a jail pleaded not contest Monday. Henry Marin, 27, pleaded no contest to one count each of bringing drugs into a jail and...Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Foods and Beverages, Health, Heroin
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80 Bales of Pot Found, 3 Arrested in Malibu Boat Bust
KTLA NewsMALIBU, Calif. (KTLA) -- Three people were arrested after authorities busted a drug smuggling panga boat off the coast of Malibu Tuesday night. L.A. County lifeguards notified the sheriff's Malibu/Lost Hills Station around 10:30 p.m about a suspicious...Tags: Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Boats, Immigration
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Man Sentenced for Smuggling Turtles Disguised as Snack Foods
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A Japanese national described in court documents as "a major wildlife trafficker" was sentenced Monday to 21 months in federal prison for smuggling 55 live turtles and tortoises from Japan into the United States. 39-year-old Atsushi...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Natural Resources, Punishment, Conservation
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Toy Company Accused of Laundering Drug Money
KTLA NewsCITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. (KTLA) -- Prosecutors announced charges Monday for a toy company and its seven owners, alleging the company laundered drug money to cartel bosses in Mexico and Colombia. Woody Toys, based in City of Industry, is accused of...Tags: Cook County, Mexico, Toy Industry, Prosecution, Services and Shopping
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Peru Approves 1st Step Toward Extradition of Joran van der Sloot
CNNLIMA, Peru -- The process to extradite Joran van der Sloot from Peru to the United States to face criminal charges has begun, according to Maximo Altez, van der Sloot's Peruvian attorney. Peruvian judges in January sentenced the Dutchman to 28 years in...Tags: Punishment, Civil Rights, Lawyers, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice
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Woman Accused of Smuggling 5-Pounds of Heroin in Her Stomach
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have arrested a Nigerian woman for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly 5-pounds of heroin in her stomach. Bola Adebisi, 52, arrived at Dulles Airport from Nigeria on Wednesday. During a...Tags: Washington, DC, Hospitals and Clinics, Police Arrests, Health, Heroin
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Authorities: El Segundo Panga Boat Had Deported Felons Aboard
KTLA NewsEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (KTLA) -- Over a dozen of the illegal immigrants arrested after their panga boat was spotted off El Segundo this week were previously deported for serious crimes, authorities said Friday. The passengers said they began their voyage...Tags: Migration, Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Manhattan (New York City)
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Pasadena Boot Camp Operator Charged with Sexual Assault
KTLA NewsPASADENA, Calif. (KTLA) -- The operator of a boot camp for troubled youths has been charged with sexually assaulting two 14-year-old girls in 2004. 42-year-old Kelvin McFarland, also known as "First Sgt. Mac," pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to five...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Blackmail and Extortion, Health, Social Issues, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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Girlfriend of Crime Boss "Whitey" Bulger to Plead Guilty
CNNBOSTON -- The longtime companion of notorious fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger agreed to plead guilty to several charges against her related to her infamous 16-year run from authorities with her alleged mobster boyfriend. Catherine Greig will plead...Tags: Lawyers, John Joseph, Police Arrests, Santa Monica, Jack Nicholson
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