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Irvine attorney pleads guilty to embezzlement charges
An Irvine attorney was sentenced to one year in jail and restitution for embezzling more than $150,000 and defrauding his clients, authorities said. Tuan Thanh Tran, 44, pleaded guilty Friday to 10 felony counts of embezzlement by a fiduciary of trust,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Corporate Crime, Trials, Justice System
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Chiropractor sentenced for assaulting client
A Costa Mesa chiropractor was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting a client during a massage, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. Dennis Durbin, 65, pleaded guilty to one felony count of sexual battery by fraud against a 28-...Tags: Medical Specialization, Chiropractic, Health and Medical Professionals, Trials, Massage Therapy
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Virgen's View: Barkley aims for completion in NFL
When Matt Barkley agreed to a four-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, much of the talk shifted to the money the quarterback lost for staying another year at USC. Whatever the amount (terms of the contract weren't disclosed), he...
Tags: Carson Palmer, Matt Barkley, New York Jets, Pacific-12 Conference, Nick Foles
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It's A Gray Area: Incarceration is not always the best option
One thing that starkly sets the United States apart from other Western industrial countries is our incarceration rate. Today our country has more than 2.3 million people in jail or prison, which means that, with about 5% of the world's population, we have...Tags: Orange County Superior Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Justice System, Mental Health
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Killer, rapist gets death penalty
A man convicted of one murder and multiple rapes, including one in Costa Mesa, will receive the death penalty. Waymon Livingston, 29, of Stanton, was convicted in February of one felony count of special-circumstances murder in the commission of sodomy,...Tags: Orange County Superior Court, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Death Penalty
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Daigle criticizes 'light' sentence for driver who killed doctor
Newport Beach Councilwoman Leslie Daigle on Tuesday blasted the recent sentencing of a driver who killed a popular doctor in a September hit-and-run accident. Michael Jason Lopez, 40, of Anaheim was sentenced this month after pleading guilty to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Motorvehicle Accidents, Trials, Allan R. Mansoor
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Hit-and-run bill yanked
Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) has shelved a bill inspired by the death of a Newport Beach doctor that would have upped the penalty in fatal hit-and-run cases. Assembly Bill 956 would have mandated an extra five years behind bars for hit-and-...Tags: Orange County Superior Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Trials, Allan R. Mansoor
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Driver guilty of manslaughter in Newport doctor's death
A motorist pleaded guilty Friday to accidentally hitting and killing a Newport Beach doctor as she bicycled with her husband along Newport Coast, court records show. Michael Jason Lopez, 40, of Anaheim, admitted in Orange County Superior Court in...
Tags: Murder, Orange County Superior Court, Accidental Death, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Man gets six years in prison for death of his ailing wife
A 79-year-old Costa Mesa man who shot his ailing wife five times while she slept has been sentenced to six years in state prison, according to court records. Kenneth Leake pleaded guilty Friday to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter. A felony...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Trials, Justice System, Prosecution
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Eyes on the road, or else
It's time to put away those cell phones or risk getting a ticket. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Costa Mesa and Newport Beach police departments are keeping an eye out for drivers who focus more on their cell phones than on the...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Cell Phones, Transportation Accidents, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Man accused in fatal DUI faces 2 felonies
A scheduled arraignment for a Costa Mesa man accused in a drunk-driving accident that killed his brother and injured his nephew was pushed back to March 29, according to court records. Felix Brito, 37, who appeared in Orange County Superior Court...
Tags: Orange County Superior Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Fractured Rib, Trials, Justice System
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Bill could increase sentence for hit-and-run convictions
Hit-and-run drivers convicted of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence could face up to five more years behind bars if a bill proposed by Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) makes it through the Legislature. Assembly Bill 956, which was...
Tags: Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Trials, Allan R. Mansoor
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