Los Angeles (CBSLA) – Defenders for disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein have asked a judge to seal the grand jury’s transcripts and exhibits as their release could affect his right to a fair trial on sexual charges against five women. Former film producer Harvey Weinstein listens during a court hearing on July 29, 2021 in … Read more
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the public corruption case involving former Los Angeles City Councilor José Huizar will call on a federal judge on Monday to postpone the trial for a year. However, the judge has indicated that he would like to start the proceedings sooner. Citing concerns about the issues caused by the COVID-19 … Read more
What to know Dijon Kizzee, 29, was shot dead on August 31 by two sheriff deputies in the unincorporated Westmont community, near south Los Angeles. It was stopped initially because it was driving on the wrong side of East 110th Street. The Sheriff’s Department alleges that Kizzee dropped a gun during the confrontation with MPs, … Read more
Jan. 23, 2021 – SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Friday that he was opening a civil rights investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), the largest sheriff’s department in the United States. The investigation will seek to determine whether LASD engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing. The … Read more
FBI NEWS The Albuquerque FBI and US Attorneys are working with federal, state and local partners to prepare for possible violence in New Mexico in connection with the recent riots in Washington, DC and the impending inauguration of the president. The FBI has set up a command post to monitor emerging threats in our area … Read more
Nicola T. Hanna, the US attorney for the Central District of California, is stepping down this week from leading the Los Angeles federal prosecutor’s office, where he has overseen the 280 attorneys prosecuting federal law violations for three years. Represented the United States in civil disputes and national security issues in a seven-county district with … Read more
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s union has sued its boss, newly elected District Attorney George Gascón, for attempting to enforce judicial reforms. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the LA District Supreme Court, aims to exonerate Gascón’s platform by proposing to terminate his mandate so as not to seek further improvements in criminal conviction, including gun … Read more
The union, which represents most of the prosecutors working in the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, plans on Wednesday to seek an injunction from a judge that would prevent newly elected prosecutor George Gascon from implementing a number of reform guidelines that the Association deems unethical or even unethical to conduct illegal for prosecutors. The … Read more
A man suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Energy for inaccurate utility bills filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against the city over the way the prosecutor handled the case. Antwon Jones, who was a plaintiff in a 2017 settlement when DWP was forced to issue refunds to customers after a massive … Read more
The newly elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has changed his policy to remove penal amendments and will now allow them in cases involving the most vulnerable victims and in certain “exceptional” circumstances. Gascon has encountered significant opposition both inside and outside the prosecution since he announced his order to prosecutors to stop seeking … Read more