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A Ventura woman who is the former president of a Beverly Hills-based publisher was convicted Sept. 23 of embezzling at least $1.3 million from the company and its owner. Kimberly Ann Miletta, 51, of Ventura, was found guilty by a federal court jury of three counts of wire fraud but was acquitted of two other wire Read More →
An unidentified man is in custody in connection with the intentional detonation of an improvised explosive device at the Santa Maria Courthouse Sept. 25, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office reported. Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries in the explosion, the office’s spokesperson, Raquel Zick, posted on social media. The explosion was reported about 9:20 Read More →
The Ventura County Taxpayers Association is alleging that the city of Oxnard had no legal justification to give its street sweepers an enormous pay raise to almost $200,000 annually in salary and benefits. “We’re at a loss as to why the city of Oxnard would so dramatically increase the cost of this service for apparently Read More →
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Sept. 19. A judge ruled Sept. 17 that there is a contractual basis for the establishment of a replica of former Congressman Elton Gallegly’s office on the California Lutheran University campus in Thousand Oaks. “The court has been asked to determine if there is a contractual basis for Read More →
By Mike Harris / Thursday, August 29th, 2024 / Latest news, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Crime tourism group that targeted Central Coast indicted
Six people were arrested Aug. 28 for allegedly being part of a crime tourism group which operated nationwide, including in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The group allegedly engaged in burglaries, thefts, and other crimes, then laundered millions of dollars in illicit proceeds, law enforcement officials announced. Crime tourism theft groups are comprised of individuals, Read More →
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