Sable Offshore Corp charged with environmental violations
Sable Offshore Corp., which has been working to restart the oil pipeline that caused the disastrous 2015 Refugio Oil Spill, has been charged with environmental violations by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s office. The criminal complaint, filed Sept. 16 in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, was announced by District Attorney John Savrnoch Sept. 18. In a Read More →
Mixed reviews for felony charge against CSUCI professor
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Gallegly and CLU settle former congressman’s breach of contract suit
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Sept. 8 and updated on Sept. 11 to include more details on the settlement. A settlement has ended a nearly four-year legal battle between former congressman Elton Gallegly and California Lutheran University over a public service center named after him. The parties announced Sept. 8 that they Read More →
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 →
