LADA Media Relations Archive Section 2008


December 2008	District Attorney Takes Historic Oath of Office Second Woman Pleads No Contest to Practicing Medicine Without a License Man Sentenced to Prison for Felony Dogfighting Man Pleads in Cockfighting Case Former Priest Pleads Guilty to Molesting Boy 20 Years Ago Alleged Carjacker Charged with Murder, Other Counts Swedish Hip Hop Artist Charged with Murder in Death of Hollywood Pianist Woman Charged with Felony Hit-and-Run LAUSD Administrator Pleads Guilty to Misappropriation of Funds Man Sentenced in Ax Killing of Dog Cryptic Ledger Key to Uncovering Insurance Fraud Ring; Suspects Arrested, Charged D.A. Consumer Actions Target “SpoofCard” Voicemail Sabotage ATTN: NEWS & ASSIGNMENT EDITORS -- District Attorney’s 24th Annual Holiday Giving Off-Duty County Probation Officer Accused of Sexually Molesting Teenage Girl Six Arrested, Charged in Welfare Fraud Scheme Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 50 Years in Eagle Rock Kidnapping and Rape Two Suspected Gang Members Charged with Murder of Sheriff’s Deputy Mother Charged with Manslaughter in Fatal Glendale Accident Street Racer Sentenced to County Jail Woman who Stalked Lakers Player Pleads Today Holiday Giving Drive Benefits More Than 200 Families Devastated by Crime Teacher Charged with Sexually Molesting Students Pleads Guilty Graffiti Artist Pleads Guilty Woman Charged in Alleged Lotto, Travel Scams Saugus Man Charged with Raping Two Women in Pasadena

November 2008	Man Sentenced in “Cold Hit” Murder Case LAUSD Administrator Pleads Guilty in Child Abuse Case Long Beach Mom Convicted of Murder Sentenced Jury Recommends Death for Man Convicted of Killing Ex-Girlfriend Man Convicted of Felony Dogfighting Two City Engineers Plead Guilty to Hacking into City's Traffic Computer Man Charged with Beating Girlfriend’s Baby to Death LAPD Officer Indicted for Alleged Sexual Assault While on Duty Van Nuys Coach Pleads No Contest to Sexual Molestation of Female Students Man Charged with Capital Murder in Deaths of Father, Uncle Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Los Angeles Police Officer, Other Counts Former Hawthorne School Board Member Pleads to Filing False Tax Return Fashion Designer Convicted of Rape, Sexual Assault of Multiple Victims Five Honored for Disarming Alleged Shooter at Church Carnival Fugitive Gang Member Scheduled to be Arraigned in Fatal Shooting of Baby Former Police Officer Sentenced in Assault Case Man Charged with Assaulting “Stargate Atlantis” Actor in Bar Fight Koreatown Pool Hall Owner Sentenced to Life Without Parole Man Charged With Murder Using a Cross Bow Two Plead in Fatal Culver City Car Crash ATTN: News, Assignment Editors - District Attorney Takes Historic Oath of Office Swedish Hip Hop Artist Charged in Purported Road Rage Case Hermosa Beach Public Works Inspector Charged with Accepting Bribes Job Placement Firm, Owner and Chief Financial Officer Charged with Insurance Fraud

October 2008	Lawyer Arraigned on Misappropriation of Funds Charge Two charged in Roosevelt High School Burglary Fugitive Gang Member Arrested in Mexico in 17-Year-Old San Fernando Valley Murder Man Convicted of 20-Year-Old Murder in DNA “Cold Hit” Case 10-Year Prison Term for Former Professional Football Player Man Charged with Torture, Elder Abuse in Calabasas Case LAUSD Administrator Pleads No Contest in Child Molestation Case Woman, Teenage Co-Defendant Convicted of Slaying 13-Year-Old Victim School Teacher Charged with Molesting Student, Another Girl in 1988 ATTN: News & Assignment Editors - Opposition to Proposition 5 Charges Filed, Arrests Made in Welfare Fraud Cases Costing Taxpayers Nearly $1 Million ATTN: News, Assignment Editors ATTN: Assignment Editors - Court Calendar Update Former Los Angeles City Commissioner Sentenced to 5 Years State Prison Man Sentenced in Samurai Sword Case Actor, Son Charged with Felony Drug Possession Mother Sentenced in Murder of Infant Girl Former Maywood Police Officer Sentenced to County Jail Former Director of UCLA’s Willed Body Program Pleads Guilty Petition Circulator Charged With Voter Registration Fraud Last Man Sentenced in Carson Gas Station Killings Two Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted in Alleged Off-Duty Beating Day-Care Owner Charged with Child Molestation Public Works Employee Accused of Gasoline Theft Teenager Sentenced to Prison for Slaying of 13-Year-Old Victim Judge Orders Santeria Priest to Stand Trial in Animal Cruelty Case ATTN: Assignment & News Editors - RE: No On Proposition 5 Man Charged in Glendora Attack on Good Samaritan Convicted Murderer, Rapist Formally Sentenced to Death Attorney Charged in Alleged Child Pornography Case Actress Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge; Placed on a Diversion Program

September 2008	Los Angeles Man Charged in Eagle Rock Bus Stop Kidnapping and Rape Asserted Teen Gang Member Charged in Murders of Father, Son Two Malibu Men Charged with Misdemeanor Battery of News Photographer Man Charged with Firing Shots Near UCLA Actress Charged with Drug Possession Former Lynwood Council Member Pleads Guilty to Grand Theft of Taxpayer Money LAUSD Administrator Pleads in Child Abuse Case Defendant Sentenced to Seven-Year Prison Term for Real Estate Scheme ATTN: Assignment & News Editors -- RE: Steven Kwon Accused Burglar Charged with Murders in 2001 and 2005 Teen Convicted of Double Murder, Other Counts Sentenced to Life in Prison San Diego County Man Convicted, Sentenced for Posing as Cosmetic Surgeon Pacoima Man Pleads No Contest to Child Endangerment Man Charged in Connection with Lincoln Heights Police Chase, Pedestrian Death Expanded Use of Forensic Evidence in Property Crime Investigations Central Topic at Seventh Annual DNA Awareness Educational Forum Mission Hills Man Sent to Prison for Real Estate Fraud Azusa Gang Member Formally Sentenced to Death for Multiple Killings Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering Ex-Wife; Sentenced to Prison Mother Suspected of Leaving Toddler Locked in SUV to be Charged Two Indicted for Long Beach Masonic Hall Murders Death Penalty Recommended for Convicted Murderer, Rapist District Attorney Receives 2008 Jack Webb Award Capital Murder Charges Filed in Lancaster Murders of Woman, Three Daughters Los Angeles Man Sentenced to Prison for Skid Row Stomping Murder Husband, Employee Charged with Capital Murder in Fatal Stabbing of Woman Veteran Prosecutor Succumbs to Cancer Assistant Middle School Principal Faces New Sex Charges Hate Crime Perpetrators Sentenced Convicted Carson Gas Station Murderers Sentenced Catholic School Teacher Charged with Sexual Molestation Man Convicted of Attempted Murder in Samurai Sword Attack, Brother Guilty of Lesser Charge Water District Official Charged with Misappropriation of Funds, Other Counts Man Charged with Murder of 14-month-old Baby RESCUE Youth Program Recognition Ceremony One-Time College Football Recruit, Codefendant Sentenced Woman Pleads No Contest to Practicing Medicine Without a License Alan Panettiere Charged with Misdemeanor Battery Pair Charged with Fatal Stabbing Outside a West Hollywood Restaurant Northridge Woman Charged in Alleged Hit-Run Death of CSUN Student Los Angeles Man Charged with Murder of USC Student Man Charged in Dodger Stadium Break-In, Uniform Theft Mother Convicted of Murder in Death of Infant Girl Man Convicted of Capital Murder of Former Girlfriend; Penalty Phase to Start Man Charged in Alleged Drunken Driving Fatality Downey Man Pleads Guilty to Wife’s Stabbing Death 72-Year-Old Man Charged with Murdering 69-Year-Old Wife

August 2008	Former Fugitive Convicted of Killing 12-Year-Old Boy Two Mexican Police Officials Arrested in Drug Case Man Pleads Guilty to Double Murders; Sentenced to Life Without Parole Teen Charged with Raping 14-Year-Old Girl Jury Convicts College Football Recruit, Codefendant Court Clerk Receives Courage Award for Stopping Attack on Bailiff by Armed Defendant Eight Charged with Murder in 2006 Jail Race Riot Three Charged in Connection with Pomona Drug Murder Mission Hills Man Convicted in Real Estate Fraud Case Woodland Hills Man Charged with More than 100 Counts of Tax Fraud Judge Grants Permanent Injunction Against San Fernando Valley Gang Koreatown Pool Hall Owner Convicted of Double Murders Former Gang Member in Rampart Scandal Charged with Evading Police Metrolink Killer Sentenced to Spend the Remainder of his Life in Prison Man Sent to Prison for Life for Murdering Mother, Companion Two Others Convicted in Carson Gas Station Murders Pico Rivera Man Pleads Guilty to Murder, Attempted Murder Child Stealing Charges Filed Against Palmdale Woman Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Cancer Patient ATTN: News, Assignment Editors -- Miura Hearing Suspected Serial Robber Charged Man Charged with Arson in Griffith Park Fires Former High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex with Student Ex-Felon Charged in Westside Robbery Case Jury Recommends Death for Northeast Los Angeles Gang Leader Eagle Rock Teen Charged in Car Crash that Left Four Dead “Irreconcilable Differences” Bank Robber Pleads Guilty

July 2008	Prosecutor Lauded for Use of Tax Laws to Combat Health Care Fraud Burbank Teen, Adult Companion Charged in Shooting of Hollywood Business Owner Pair Charged with Capital Murder in Death of NASA Engineer, Three Relatives Principal to be Arraigned Thursday for Possession of Child Pornography Man Charged with Running Cockfighting Ring in South Los Angeles Extradition Sought for Woman Accused of Taking Two Girls from Foster Home Former Pro-Football Kicker Charged with Rape Former Booster Club Treasurer Charged with Grand Theft Doctor Charged in Fourth of July Crash with Cyclists Two Charged with Attempted Restaurant Robbery Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life in Prison for Stabbing Deaths of Wife, Stepson Jury Recommends Life Without Parole for Convicted Metrolink Killer Driver Charged with Two Counts of Murder in Fatal Pursuit Women Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Insurance Murders ATTN: News Editors - Motion to Dismiss Pv. Kazuyoshi Miura Alhambra Man Sentenced to 25-To-Life in Prison in Toddler’s Killing Pair Charged with Long Beach Arson Spree Men Plead Guilty to Assault Rifle Attack of Two LAPD Officers Physician Charged with Sexually Assaulting More Patients Westside Attorney Charged in Internet Sex Task Force Sting Attn: Assignment Editors - Major Welfare Fraud Announcement Attn: Assignment Editors - Major Welfare Fraud Announcement Press Conference Today District Attorney Attributes $2 Million Loss to 21 People Facing Welfare Fraud Charges Former Los Angeles City Commissioner Convicted of Bribery, Other Felony Crimes Teenage Boy Pleads to Sexual Assault at Chatsworth Park 13-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Shooting of 8-Year-Old Girl Glendora Man Convicted of Murdering Mother, Companion

June 2008	Chatsworth Flooring Company Agrees to Repay Millions in Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud Case Mother Suspected of Taking Kids on Drug Deals Charged Man Pleads in Dog Fighting Case, Five-Year Sentence Imposed Teacher Charged with Possessing Child Porn on Laptop Computer Church Bishop, Two Others Charged in Theft of Elderly Woman’s Home Sexual Abuse Charges Added Against Santa Monica Teacher Bell High School Teacher Charged with Having Unlawful Sex with a Student Teen Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Double Murder, Other Counts Northridge Man Charged in Fatal Traffic Collision Statement by Los Angeles and Orange County District Attorneys on Supreme Court Decision on Rodney James Alcala v. The Superior Court of Orange County Van Nuys coach Charged with Sexual Molestation Administrator Charged in LAUSD Child Molestation Case 55 Grand Theft Charges Added Against Immigration Consultant Mother and Girlfriend Charged in Child Abuse Case Babysitter Also Charged in Child Abuse Case Former Employee Who Surrendered to Police Charged With Murder Former Maywood Police Officer Found Guilty Pearblossom Woman Charged With Abusing Horses, Other Animals New Alleged Scam Linked to Church Bishop, Felony Charges Filed Attn: Assignment & News Editors Armed Robber No Match For Off-Duty Airman, Recognition Ceremony Slated Account Manager to Hollywood Clients Pleads No Contest to Grand Theft Airman Honored by District Attorney for Take Down of Armed Robber Man Sentenced to Seven Life Terms for Kidnapping, Rape Man Convicted of Murdering Girlfriend; Abducting Her 5-Year-Old Daughter First-Degree Murder Convictions in Metrolink Crash; Trial Moves to Penalty Phase Inglewood Mayor Charged in City Loan Case Teacher Charged with Additional Count of Possessing Child Porn Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Wife, Stepson to Death Former Pastor Convicted of Molesting Two Girls Youth Charged in Murder of Behavioral Scientist Former Gardena City Councilman Pleads to Child Molestation Man Serving Life for Four Murders Charged with Four Additional Murders in Cold Hit Case Man Accused of Trying to Drown Dog Pleads to Animal Cruelty Pearblossom Woman Pleads No Contest to Felony Animal Cruelty

May 2008	Alleged Street Racer Enters Plea Two LAUSD Administrators Charged for Failure to Report Child Abuse Pomona Man Sentenced to Death Bell Gardens Councilman Indicted on Charges of Embezzling Campaign Funds Deputy District Attorney Named Prosecutor of the Year Monster Author Pleads No Contest, Sentenced to Six Years Prison Teacher Charged with Sexually Molesting Five Female Students Los Angeles Man Charged with Kidnapping, Other Counts Man Faces Two Years in Prison for Killing His Girlfriend’s Cat Defendant Charged in West Covina Rental Property Scheme Faces 29 New Count Jury Recommends Death for Gunman Convicted of Killing Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy Bakersfield Man Charged with Alleged Hate Crime Stabbing in San Dimas Bakersfield Man Charged with Alleged Hate Crime Stabbing in San Dimas “Operation Big Fish” Nets Alleged Insurance Fraud Leader, Associate Former Firefighter Convicted of Elder Abuse Murder of His Mother Superseding Indictment Returned in UCLA Body Parts Case Two Teens Charged in Park Assault Jury Convicts One in Carson Gas Station Murders Man charged in Granada Hills Carnival Shooting Man Sent to Prison for Life in 2005 Ransom Kidnapping Bellflower Woman Charged with Murdering Elderly Father Former Maywood Police Officer Charged with Sexual Assault Pacoima Man Charged in Valley Shooting of Four Attn: Assignment & News Editors -- RE: Students Awarded Environmental Scholarships by District Attorney’s Office 20-Year-Old Criminal Case Funds Environmental Scholarships for Local Students Four Men Charged in Identity Theft Ring Woodland Hills Man Charged With Attempted Murder Skid Row Hero, Others Honored by District Attorney LAPD Officer Charged With Making Criminal Threats While Off-Duty Alleged Robber Charged With Attempted Murder, Other Counts Alleged Tagger Charged With 32 Counts of Felony Vandalism

April 2008	Woman Charged with Felony Stalking of Actor Man Sentenced for 2001 Murder of College Student Alleged Gang Member Charged in East Los Angeles Murders of Two Transient Sent to Prison for Life for Murders of Screenwriter, Physician Six Arrested and Charged in Connection with $2 Million Health Care Fraud Ring Woman Convicted of First-Degree Murder of Newborn Azusa Substitute Teacher Charged with Multiple Counts of Child Molestation Man Charged with Murdering Girlfriend, Attempting to Kill Police Officers Three Former Car Salesmen Indicted in Auto Lease Fraud Case Capital Murder Charges Filed Against Two Men Linked to Botched Taxicab Robbery Account Manager to Hollywood Clients Charged with Embezzlement District Attorney Recognizes People, Agencies who Serve Victims of Crime Attn: Assignment & News Editors -- RE: District Attorney Recognizes People, Agencies Who Serve Victims of Crime Alleged Female Gang Member Charged With Murder of LAX Employee Valley Businessman, Associate Charged in Widespread Real Estate Fraud Case D.A. Steve Cooley Statement on Golay-Rutterschmidt Case Women Convicted of Insurance Murders of Two Homeless Men District Attorney Honors Heroes for Courage Under Duress Hacienda Heights Boy Charged for Making Criminal Threats New Training Web Site Unveiled Man Convicted of Murdering Sheriff’s Deputy During Attempted Robbery Compton Man Charged with Murder of Wheelchair-Bound Victim, Friend Philippine National Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murders of Wife, Son Large Insurance Industry Firms Settle Consumer Protection Civil Actions New Victims, More Charges for Assistant Principal Accused of Child Molestation Immigration Consultant Accused of Defrauding Clients Charged with 51 Counts Phony Lawyer Pleads Guilty; Sent to Prison for Six Years Man Sentenced to Multiple Life Terms for Kidnapping, Robbery, Rape Alhambra Woman Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Killing Her Newborn

March 2008	Alleged Gang Member Charged with Bus Stop Shooting Orange County Man Pleads No Contest in Pipe Bomb Explosion Case Man Accused of Posing as an Attorney Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 12 Years Prison Van Nuys Gang Member Convicted of Murder Middle School Assistant Principal Charged With Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl Two Men Charged in Harbor Gateway Shooting D.A. Featured Panelist at Policy Summit on Violence Against Women Gang Member Charged with Murder of High School Football Player Man Sentenced to Death for 2001 Murders of La Habra Heights Couple Former Gardena City Councilman Charged with Child Molestation Azusa Gang Member Convicted of Murdering Four; Prosecutors Seeking Death Penalty Man Charged for Allegedly Killing a Dog with an Ax Music Industry Figure Charged with Sexually Assaulting Two Teenaged Girls Two Charged with Murdering Federal Employee at ATM Machine Man Convicted of Threatening Family, Stabbing Redondo Beach Police Dog East Los Angeles Man Who Killed his Girlfriend Sentenced to Multiple Life Terms Brother of Slain Teen and Associate Charged with Murder, Other Counts Former Hawthorne School Board Member Indicted Man Accused of 9-Year-Old Double Murder Faces Arraignment Attn: Assignment & News Editors - D.A. Teams with Humane Society, Other Agencies in Dogfighting Crackdown Jury Recommends Death for Azusa Gang Member Convicted of Killing Four Sellers of Herbal Substance Agree to Injunction, $40,000 in Penalties High-Tech Crime Fighters Play Hackers in Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Jurors Recommend Death for Pomona Man D.A. Teams with Humane Society of the United States, Other Agencies in Dogfighting Crackdown Parolee Convicted of Skid Row Stomping Murder Former Gardena Chamber of Commerce Employee Charged with Grand Theft, Forgery

February 2008	17-Year-Old Charged with Murder of Behavioral Scientist Father, Son Convicted in Shooting Death of Neighbor Volume of State’s Extradition Cases Prompts Local, Federal Pilot Program Attorney, Author, Comedian Headlines Anti-Truancy Symposium ATTN: ASSIGNMENT EDITORS -- RE: Fraud Case D.A. Announces Multimillion-Dollar Child Care Fraud Ring ATTN: NEWS EDITORS -- RE: Correction on Child Care Fraud Case Mission Hills Man Charged in Widespread Real Estate Foreclosure Fraud Case Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Animal Cruelty; Sentenced to Prison Five Years Rapper “The Game” Pleads No Contest Alleged Party Crashers Charged with Murder, Attempted Murder Lynwood Pet Store Owner Pleads to Felony Animal Cruelty Woman Sentenced to One Year In Jail, Ordered to Pay for Role In Embezzlement Alleged Graffiti Vandal Charged with Vandalizing MTA Buses Man Sentenced to 90 Years to Life for 2001 Murder, Assault in Temple City Pacoima Woman Convicted of Killing Her Baby Man Sentenced to Prison for Life in 2005 Santa Clarita Shooting Spree Son Charged with Father’s Dismemberment Murder School Police Officer Convicted of Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault Carson Man Guilty of First-Degree Murder Actress Charged Transient Pleads Guilty to Slayings of Former Screenwriter, Physician East Los Angeles Man Convicted of Murdering Girlfriend Alleged Gang Members Charged with Murder, Attempted Murder of a Peace Officer Alhambra Man Convicted of Killing Foster Child Philippine National Convicted of Murders of Wife, Son; Found Sane by Judge Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Burbank Resident

January 2008	Charges Filed Against Man Accused in the Traffic Deaths of Two in Hollywood Montebello Man Charged with Murder of Toddler Son D.A. Statement on Murder of Monica Thomas Harris Parolee Pleads in Girlfriend’s Murder Criminal Charges Filed Against Man Accused of Using Child as a Shield Former LAPD Detective Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud City Worker Found Guilty of Assault Rifle Killings Second Man Sentenced in Hazardous Waste Case Man sentenced for Sheriff’s Deputy Murder, Attempted Robbery El Monte Man Sentenced for Killing Two in High-Speed Pursuit Convicted Hacker Charged with Extortion, Other Technology-Related Counts Anti-Gun Activist Sent to Prison for Illegally Selling Assault Weapons Indiana Man Charged in Santa Catalina Island Brush Fire Long Beach Woman Charged with Murdering Husband Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Gardena Police Officer LAPD Officer, Wife Plead Guilty to Petty Theft Former Special Education Teacher Pleads to Sexually Assaulting Students Man Charged with Murder, Attempted Murder of Girlfriend and Uncle Teenage Boy Charged with Murder of 13-Year-Old Victim Convict Linked by DNA to 18-Year-Old Murder Pleads, Sentenced to Life Man Charged with Wife’s Murder

2008 Media Archive Press Releases & News Advisories

ATTN: News, Assignment Editors - District Attorney Takes Historic Oath of Office

Swedish Hip Hop Artist Charged in Purported Road Rage Case

Hermosa Beach Public Works Inspector Charged with Accepting Bribes

2008 Media Archive
Press Releases & News Advisories