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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, December 12th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Lands Commission hears Venoco’s plan for Ellwood facility
Denver-based oil and gas producer Venoco, which has significant operations on the South Coast, is pushing to have its revised environmental impact report approved for the recommissioning of an old well at Haskell’s Beach.
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Four face charges for filched bus fares
Ventura County District Attorney Gregory Totten slapped four Gold Coast Transit employees with criminal charges today for snagging cash from bus fare boxes.
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on SB County District Attorney takes white-collar crime to task
After the 10-year sentence handed down to convicted ponzi-schemer David Prenatt on Oct. 9, and the more recent nine-plus-year sentence reckoned on former contractor David Lack, it’s clear that one county is sending a message that it has more than just a thing against guys named David. While a number of years behind bars might Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Features, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Lack gets nine-plus year sentence, faces additional 11
Convicted former contractor, 53-year-old David Lack was slapped nine years and eight months in state prison at his Nov. 6 sentencing, after a jury found him guilty of three counts of grand theft in early August. Lack was also ordered to pay restitution of $300,000 to Mary Belle Snow, $600,508.74 to Rabobank and more than Read More →
