Los Angeles CA June 2 2017 Three men were sentenced on Thursday after they all entered no contest pleas to charges of stealing team merchandise from the Los Angeles Dodgers to then sell. Juan DeDios Prada, 59, of Palmdale, Calif., and Fernando Sierra, 63, of Lancaster, Calif., each pleaded to one count of second-degree commercial […]
Orlando FL May 27 2017 A housekeeper at the Walt Disney World Resort was arrested on charges of theft Tuesday, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit. Mayra Alejandra Burgos, 35, of Taft, had been the subject of a “covert corporate investigation” due to an unusually high number of thefts from hotel rooms […]
Alexandria VA May 25 2017 A Stafford County man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $94,000 worth of government property at the Quantico Marine Corps Base over a 19-month period. Branden Roy Baker, 34, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, where he will face a maximum penalty of 10 years in […]
BIENVILLE PARISH, LA May 23 2017 A Minden woman has been arrested for reportedly stealing approximately $391,000 from residents of a retirement home in Arcadia, reports the Attorney General’s Department of Justice. With the assistance of the Minden Police Department and the Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office, Stephanie Sanders Hays, 49, was arrested on the following […]
Baltimore MD May 15 2017 Workers such as food servers, office cleaners and security guards would keep their jobs when service contracts change hands at Baltimore hotels, universities and other facilities, under a proposal making its way through the City Council. The bill requires an incoming contractor to retain the existing workforce for at least […]
Lebanon May 14 2017 Police arrested a Lebanon reserve officer on theft charges after he allegedly stole equipment from the Lebanon Police Department. 30-year-old Juan Pimentel-Solano of Indianapolis has been charged with two counts of theft, a Level 6 Felony, and one count of theft, a Class A Misdemeanor. The LPD conducted an internal investigation […]
San Fernando, CA May 12 2017 A former private security officer in California must pay nearly $319,000 in damages for attacking his employer’s computer systems. Yovan Garcia accessed payroll records at Security Specialists, which provides private security patrols, to inflate the number of hours he had worked. He later hacked the firm’s servers to steal […]
NORWALK CT May 12 2017 — A Norwalk Transit District employee turned himself in to police Monday morning on allegations he embezzled more than $24,000 in fraudulent payroll checks over a six-month period. Otis Weeks, 39, of Carlin Street was arrested on a warrant and charged with first-degree larceny, and 25 counts each of third-degree […]
Spokane Washington May 10 2017 The Washington State Patrol has agreed to pay up to $13 million in back wages to military veterans in their employ who didn’t receive credit for their service in hiring and promotional decisions. An agreement between the agency and eight current and former employees who sued the patrol alleging violations […]
New Orleans LA May 8 2017 A Kenner woman who served as the treasurer for The Greater New Orleans Tea Party was arrested on felony theft charges, accused of stealing $52,436 from the group. Brandy Kay Cole, 43, of 4200 Chateau Blvd., Kenner, was booked Tuesday (May 2) with theft valued over $25,000 and bank […]