Thousand Oaks building inspector charged in bribery case
A Thousand Oaks building inspector and another man were arrested Sept. 10 on charges that they solicited a bribe from a contractor in return for the issuance of a city building permit for a residential project. Thousand Oaks spokesperson Alexandra South said in a statement that the building inspector, Ray Villanueva III, has been placed on Read More →
$10M Home Depot theft ring taken down
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Charges filed in largest retail theft case in Home Depot’s history
Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko on Aug. 26 announced the filing of felony charges against nine defendants accused of participating in the largest organized retail theft case in Home Depot’s history, a multi-county operation responsible for millions of dollars in losses. “This case demonstrates the scale, scope, and sophistication of organized retail theft,” Nasarenko Read More →
Charge reduced to misdemeanor against CSUCI prof arrested during federal raid
A felony charge has been reduced to a misdemeanor against a CSU Channel Island professor who was arrested during a July 10 immigration raid at Glass House Farms’ cannabis facility in Camarillo. Jonathan Caravello, a lecturer in the university’s math department, was taken into custody for allegedly throwing a tear gas canister at U.S. Border Read More →
Naval Base Ventura County vet charged with defrauding Navy out of $9M
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Cannabis firm reaches $62K settlement in environmental suit
The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has reached a $620,000 settlement in an environmental protection lawsuit against Central Coast Agriculture and several related companies which operated cannabis cultivation, harvesting, and processing facilities in Buellton. The case’s resolution was announced Aug. 15. Central Coast Agriculture (CCA) could not immediately be reached for comment. The district Read More →
