LADA Media Relations Archive Section


December 2005	West Hollywood Man Charged with Murder 17-Year-Old Charged in Exploding Pen Case Attn: Assignment & News Editors - D.A.’s Annual Holiday Giving Drive La Puente Woman Charged With Murder in Death of 3-Year-Old Following Chase D.A. Cooley Kicks Off Holiday Giving Drive Glendora Man Charged with Molesting Young Teens Former College Trustee, Wife Sentenced Nickelodeon Employee Charged with Child Molestation Teens Charged with Conspiracy in Alleged High School Attack Plan Nigerian Pleads Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Identity Theft Case Former Burbank Councilwoman Pleads Guilty Three Charged in Van Nuys Dynamite Case Man Charged with Murder of Aspiring Actor Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Westwood Shooting UCLA Football Player Charged with Felony DUI

November 2005	D.A. Says Prop. 69 Has Produced Modest Results in its First Year Transient Pleas to Breaking into Aniston Home Brentwood Physician Pleads No Contest to Insurance Fraud, Tax Evasion, Worker's Comp Fraud Los Angeles Police Officer Charged With Assault Man Charged in Internet Identity Theft Scam Brothers Charged in Alleged Shooting of Real Estate Agent Transient Charged with Arson of Pico Rivera Bridge Gang Member Convicted of Teacher’s Murder Man Charged In Hawthorne Hit-Run Death Gang Member Charged with Shooting Near Carnival Man Charged with Two Murders Former County Regional Planner Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Land Fraud D.A. Cooley Hails Mexican Court Decision Allowing Extradition of Accused Murderers Brentwood Physician Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Fraud

October 2005	Woman Charged with Abducting Her Two Children Former High School Coach Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Two Teenaged Girls Coach Pleads No Contest to Having Sex with Teen Girls “Dreadlocks Bandit” Convicted of Multiple Robberies Man Pleads to Second-Degree Murder in Death of Antelope Valley Child Hawthorne Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Estranged Wife’s Murder Statement By District Attorney Steve Cooley Re: L.A. Archdiocese Records USC Student Charged With Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty to Raping 13-Year-Old Schoolgirl Former Compton Community College Trustee Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating Public Funds Lead Defendant in Multi-Million-Dollar Gas Company Theft Sent to State Prison & Ordered to Pay Victims More than $2.2 Million in Restitution Attorney Charged with Providing Drugs to Client in Custody Alhambra Couple Charged with Murdering 2-Year-Old Foster Child Felon Charged with Murder in Tow Truck Theft Attn: News & Assignment Editors Re: RESCUE Youth Mentoring Program Graduation Gunman Pleads Guilty to Murdering 6-Year-Old Girl Outside El Monte Store D.A. Cooley & Fire Chief Honor Graduates of RESCUE Program Convicted Foothill Rapist Sent to Prison for Life Attn: Assignment & News Editors Re: Courageous Citizen Awards Granada Hills Rapist Sentenced in Van Nuys Case D.A.'s Office Wins Top County Excellence Award D.A. Honors Courageous Citizens Former Judge Sentenced to Four Years In Prison Man Convicted of Diamond Bar Murder ATTN: NEWS & ASSIGNMENT EDITORS RE: Prop. 69 Implementation Task Force

September 2005	Man Charged with Murder Following Standoff Lancaster Man Pleads Guilty in Hate Crime Attack Man Charged in Motorcycle Chase Enters Plea Man Charged in Traffic Death of Off-Duty Paramedic Attn: Assignment Editors Re: DNA Awareness Month Forum Cold Hit Cases Increase Dramatically After Voters Pass DNA Initiative Attorney, Former Attorney Charged with Conspiracy, Failure to Comply with California Supreme Court Order and Other Crimes Photographer Sent to Prison for Attempted Theft From Actress Alleged Gang Member Charged With Iraqi War Veteran’s Murder Rodney Alcala Indicted in Murders of Four Los Angeles County Women Attn: Assignment Editors Re: Human Trafficking Legislation Assembly Bill 22 Los Angeles and San Francisco DAs Announce Signing of Human Trafficking Bill Los Angeles Man Charged With Sexually Molesting Two Girls Attn: News & Assignment Editors Re: DNA Technology Forum Former Sheriff’s Deputy Sent to Prison on Sex Charge and Filing False Report Attn: Assignment Editors Phil Spector Pretrial Date Changed Man Charged with Murder in Death of CHP Officer Store Owner Charged with Murdering Two Young Men Pasadena Jury Convicts Man In 17-Year-Old Murders of Two Federal Drug Agents Two Men Charged in Hazardous Waste Case Three Norwalk Men Charged with Series of Hotel Robberies

August 2005	Assistant Coach Arrested, Charged with Conspiracy and Grand Theft Jury Convicts Former Sheriff’s Deputy of Sex Charges, Filing False Report Alleged Serial Rapist Charged in Attacks in Beverly Hills, Glendale and Koreatown 16-Year-Old Alleged Gang Member Charged with Inglewood Murder Three Charged with Murder in Fatal Shooting of Former Police Explorer Former Compton College Trustee Charged with Fraud Two Charged in Kidnap, Torture, Sexual Assault of Pregnant Woman Man Charged with Murdering Brother, Brother’s Wife in West Covina Three Charged in Series of Rapes in South Gate-Huntington Park Areas Alleged Shooter in Harbor Freeway Murder Charged Man Charged with Placing Pipe Bomb that Exploded in Blockbuster Store Arrest Warrant Charges Missing Woodland Hills Man with Murder Man Charged in Alleged Kidnapping for Ransom District Attorney Honors Courageous Citizens D.A. to be Honored by DCFS on Thursday Hawthorne Man Pleaded Guilty to Wife’s Murder in Exchange for Life Sentence Two Charged with Attempted Murder for Allegedly Attacking Homeless Men Former NFL Football Player Charged Burbank Councilwoman Charged Attn: Assignment Editors Re: Senate Bill 109 Air Pollution: Prosecution of Violations D.A., Legislators, Environmentalists, Statewide Groups Endorse Passage of SB 109 Accused Internet Thief Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Movies, Music, Games on Line in First-of-its-Kind California Case Man Charged with Burglary in Alleged Break-in of Malibu House URGENT ATTENTION: News & Assignment Editors RE: ChoicePoint Nigerian Charged in One of Largest Identity Theft Cases in Los Angeles' History District Attorney Commends Association on 50th Anniversary Statement of District Attorney Steve Cooley Re: Levar Haney Washington and Gregory Vernon PattersonStatement of District Attorney Steve Cooley Re: Levar Haney Washington and Gregory Vernon Patterson

July 2005	Man Sentenced to Life Following Conviction of Attempted Murder, Felony Evading, Other Counts Claremont Man Charged With Animal Cruelty for Fatal Pick Axe Beating of Dog Man Charged With Capital Murder In Death of Two Inglewood Brothers In 2001 Thirteen-Year-Old Convicted of 2nd Degree Murder in Baseball Bat Attack Gang Member Convicted of Murdering 13-Year-Old Boy Gang Member Convicted of Murdering 13-Year-Old Boy Four Teenagers Charged In Alleged Gang Rape of 13-Year-Old Girl Burbank Couple Arrested, Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Medicare Scam Claremont Man Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty for Fatally Beating His Dog Claremont Man Pleads Guilty to Father’s Murder Former L.A. County Employee Pleads in Pornography Case National D.A. Association Condemns Proposed Federal Legislation to Give Cop-Killers a Break Two Lawyers Plead Guilty in Large-Scale Auto Insurance Fraud Case ATTN: Assignment & News Editors Charges To Be Announced in Murder of Deputy Sheriff Luis Gerardo Teens Charged With Gang-Related Fatal Shooting of Two Brothers, Attempted Murder of Third Victim Hawaiian Gardens Gang Member Charged with Murdering Sheriff’s Deputy

June 2005	Former Carson Mayor Pleads No Contest to Sending Anonymous Mass Mailers Man Convicted of Murdering Teen in 1998 Charges Filed on Mother Who Allegedly Locked Children in Car's Trunk Man Charged With Capital Murder In Chatsworth Shooting Father Goes to Prison for Life for Murdering Five of His Six Children Man Pleads in San Fernando Valley Traffic Deaths of Three Man Suspected of Escaping From Jail is Charged Man Pleads in “Road Rage” Shooting ATTN: News & Assignment Editors Re: Mexico Extradition & Return of a Fugitive D.A. Announces First Extradition From Mexico Since October 2001 Man Suspected in Motorcycle Chase is Charged Private Investigator Charged With Threatening Former L.A. Times Reporter ATTN: Assignment Editors RE: Pursuit Suspect Man Charged With Fleeing Police With Three Children and Their Mother In Vehicle Two Charged in 250-kilo Cocaine Seizure in Woodland Hills Pair Charged in Death of 4-Year-Old Lancaster Girl Woman Charged With Capital Murder in Fatal Stabbings of Grandmother, Caretaker ATTN: Assignment & News Editors RE: Courageous Citizen Awards Palmdale RV Driver Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder District Attorney Honors Courageous Citizens Woman Charged in Hollywood Chase Former Attorney Arrested, Charged With Stealing From Clients

May 2005	Rosemead Man Charged with Murder in Fatal Shooting of San Gabriel High School Youth Former County Employee Charged with Accessing Child Pornography at Work Man Charged with Murdering LAX Police Officer Man Charged with Murdering LAX Police Officer Man Ordered to Stand Trial for Capital Murder in Metrolink Crash Jury Recommends Death for Convicted Killer of Four Whittier Family Members Former Little League Coach Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation Former L.A. County Regional Planner Pleads in Fraud Case Man Pleads to Multiple Sexual Assaults of Girls; Goes to Prison For Possible Life Term Man Charged with Murder in Death of Japanese Student Teen Charged with Manslaughter in Traffic Deaths of Two Canoga Park Man Convicted of Murders of Two Israelis District Attorney Steve Cooley Blasts Congressman Dreier's Plan to Give Cop-Killers a Break Lawndale Man Charged with Murder After a Car Chase Ended in a Fatal Crash Compton Man Charged with Evading Police Man Charged with Killing Inglewood Pastor Jury Convicts Carson Man Charged as Union Station Rapist Man Pleads in San Fernando Valley Street Racing Death Developer Charged with Money Laundering in Three City Elections Australian Charged in Lakers Playoff Ticket Scam Pleads Actor Tom Sizemore Ordered to Appear for Probation Violation Hearing Former LAPD Officer Charged with Assault Former Compton School Board Member Pleads No Contest to Misusing Public Funds Twelve Arrested in Countywide Welfare Fraud Sweep

April 2005	Man Sentenced for Murder in 20-Year-Old Cold Case Jury Convicts Man of Murdering Four; Death Penalty Sought LAPD Officer Pleads No Contest for Soliciting Money from a Victim Former Judge Pleads No Contest for Embezzlement & Theft from Elderly Victims Former Attorney Charged with Stealing More Than $3 Million Pomona Man Sentenced to Prison for Freeway Shooting Former LAPD Officer on the Lam Almost 20 Years Finally Sentenced Assault, Firearms Charges Filed Against Alleged Pasadena Gunman Attn: Assignment & News Editors Re: National Crime Victims' Rights Week Man Sentenced to Prison in Bail Bond Case Convicted Hancock Park Rapist Sentenced To Three Life Prison Terms Attn: Assignment & News Editors Women's Empowerment Self-Defense Workshop Jury Recommends Death for Convicted Killer of Four Thirteen-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Baseball Bat Attack Man Charged with Kidnapping; Victim Rescued in Tijuana Former Teacher Sent to Prison for 16 Years For Molesting Students Jury Recommends Life Without Parole for Father who Killed Five of His Six Children Neighbor Convicted of Murdering Whittier Family of Four Former Head of Grand Prix Foundation of Long Beach Charged with Theft Priest Convicted of Sexual Molestation Sentenced to Prison Former Glendale Police Officer Pleads No Contest to Fraudulently Bidding on eBay Two Teens Charged with Burglary in Blake Case Plead Guilty 16 Arrested in Countywide Welfare Fraud Sweep Attn: Assignment & News Editors Re: Annual Courageous Citizen Awards Ceremony Attn: Assignment & News Editors Re: Environmental Scholarships District Attorney Honors Courageous Citizens Statement by District Attorney Steve Cooley on Mayoral Campaign Contributions

March 2005	LAPD Officer Convicted of Workers’ Compensation Fraud Sentenced City Worker Charged with Capital Murder in Assault Rifle Killings of Boss, Coworker Singer's Son Faces Preliminary Hearing on Murder Charge Ex-Husband Charged with Murder in Death of El Segundo Woman Grandson Charged with Murder of Grandmother, Attempted Murder of Parents Man Charged with Capital Murder of 86-Year-Old Woman Business Partner of Former Alhambra Council Member Charged in Bribery Case Sixteen-Year-Old Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murdering CHP Officer Two Found Guilty in Massive Insurance Fraud Case Man Pleads to Murdering San Fernando Valley Woman 22 Years Ago Two Men Charged with Kidnapping in Beverly Hills Home Invasion Case Priest Convicted of Sexual Molestation High School Ceramics Teacher Pleads to Secretly Taping Teenage Girls Man Sentenced to 15-To-Life Term for Murdering 2-Year-Old Daughter Man Sentenced to 15-To-Life Term for Murdering 2-Year-Old Daughter Mother, Son Sentenced to Prison for Life Without Parole in 1998 Murder of Businessman Alleged Gang Member to Be Arraigned In High School Shooting Case Jury Recommends Death For Pair Convicted Of Four Murders In Crime Spree Former Attorney Sentenced in Unlicensed Practice of Law Case District Attorney Honors Courageous Citizens Man Sentenced to Life Prison Term for Killing Motorist While Fleeing Police Store Owner Sentenced to Prison for Income Tax Evasion & Food Stamp Fraud Rap Artist Charged with Felony Gun Possession Father Convicted of Capital Murders of Five of His Six Children D.A. Steve Cooley Statement on Death of Johnnie Cochran, Jr. Statement by District Attorney Steve Cooley Re: Not Running For State Attorney General 2006 Former Elementary School Teacher Pleads to Molesting Students

February 2005	LAPD Officer Convicted of Workers’ Compensation Fraud LAPD Officer Convicted Of Battery, Sexual Battery Man Pleads, Imprisoned For Child Abuse, Assault In Attack On Toddler Attorney Who Allegedly Used Internet to Lure Underage Girls Charged Courtney Love Pleads No Contest in Assault Case Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley Statement On Judge Ann Jones’ Ruling Arson Charge Filed Against Suspect in Deadly Train Derailment Former Brentwood Attorney Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Clients Man Pleads as Part of ChoicePoint Case Substitute Teacher Charged with Child Molestation ATTN: Assignment & News Editors RE: Project L.E.A.D. Dist. Atty. Announces Results of Program to Keep Children in School and Out Of Trouble Attn: Assignment & News Editors Re: ChoicePoint ID Theft Press Conference Inglewood School Board Member Sent to Prison for Theft, Fraud & Other Crimes Woman Accused of Stalking Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones Pleads No Contest Attn: Planning, Assignment Editors Re: Thomas Sampson

January 2005	Mother Charged with Murder, Arson Judge Sentences Gang Member to Death for Killing 3 Brothers Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Two Female Patients Three Charged with Capital Murder in Fatal Shooting of Store Owner Man Charged with Capital Murder in Death of Parents, Former Girlfriend Former PTA President Pleads Guilty to Having Sex with a Minor Gene Therapy Pioneer Indicted on Child Molestation Statement by Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley RE: Train Derailment Capital Murder Charges Filed Against Suspect in Deadly Train Derailment ATTN: Assignment & News Editors RE: Juan Manuel Alvarez ATTN: News & Assignment Editors RE: Train Derailment Inglewood School Board Member Convicted of Welfare Fraud, Falsifying Documents, Campaign Violations Korean Attorney Pleads Guilty in Forgery Case Man Sent to State Prison for 18 Years in Newhall Rape

2005 Media Archive Press Releases & News Advisories

2005 Media Archive
Press Releases & News Advisories