News Releases & Advisories

February 20, 2026: Credit One Bank to Pay $10.2M to Settle Consumer Protection Lawsuit Alleging Unlawful Debt Collection Calls

LOS ANGELES — Credit One Bank will pay $10.2 million to resolve a civil lawsuit filed by the District Attorneys’ Offices of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and Santa Clara counties alleging that the company or its vendors made repeated, intrusive and harassing debt collection calls in violation of California’s consumer protection laws and the state constitutional right to privacy.

February 9, 2026: Pasadena Fire Captain Faces Nine Felony Sex Abuse Charges Involving Three Children

VAN NUYS, Calif. — A Pasadena Fire Department captain has been charged with nine felony counts for allegedly sexually abusing three children under the age of 14 over a period spanning more than two decades in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

February 9, 2026: Man Charged With Decades-Old Slaying of 23-Year-Old Woman Whose Body Was Found in Azusa Drainage Ditch

LOS ANGELES – A 63-year-old man was charged today with the 1996 fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old woman who was reported missing by her older brother and had last been seen at a bus stop in El Monte.

February 9, 2026: District Attorney Hochman and Law Enforcement Officials Urge Public to Stay Vigilant at Banks and ATMs Around the Lunar New Year and Other Holidays

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman and law enforcement officials from across the county urge the public to stay vigilant, especially when withdrawing and depositing money at banks and ATMs.

January 28, 2026: Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price to Face Trial in Felony Public Corruption Case

LOS ANGELES — The felony public corruption case against sitting Los Angeles Councilmember Curren Price will proceed to trial, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled today. 

January 23, 2026: Driver Sentenced for Driving Minivan at Anti-ICE Protesters Last Summer

LOS ANGELES – A parolee who drove a minivan at protestors in downtown Los Angeles last June has been sentenced to six years in state prison after pleading no contest to assault with a deadly weapon.

January 23, 2026: Glendale Firefighter Charged with Domestic Violence Murder

LOS ANGELES – A Glendale firefighter-paramedic was charged today with the domestic violence murder of his wife at their North Hollywood home earlier this week.

January 23, 2026: Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Charges CEO of Nonprofit Abundant Blessings With Defrauding Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has charged Alexander Soofer, the CEO of the nonprofit Abundant Blessings, with defrauding the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) of more than $5 million, approximately $2 million of which illegally went toward his own properties or was accounted for through fraudulent invoices between 2022 and 2024.

January 13, 2026: West Covina Man Charged With Murdering Grandmother and Injuring Grandfather in New Year’s Day Attack

WEST COVINA, Calif. — A 28-year-old man has been charged with murdering his 74-year-old grandmother and injuring his 77-year-old grandfather in their West Covina home on New Year’s Day.

January 12, 2026: CEO Charged With Embezzling Over $5M From The Painted Turtle Camp for Children With Serious Medical Conditions

LAKE HUGHES, Calif. — The former CEO of The Painted Turtle, a nonprofit specialty camp for children with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions, has been charged with embezzling $5.2 million from the organization during his tenure from 2018-2025.

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