Imperial Valley News Center
Former Congresswoman Janice Hahn aide Michael Kimbrew indicted
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Los Angeles, California - A former staffer for a member of the United States Congress (Janice Hahn) was sentenced last week to 18 months in prison for bribery and attempted extortion after demanding and accepting $5,000 to prevent the closure of a marijuana shop in the City of Compton.
Final Defendant Pleads Guilty to Defrauding California Workers’ Compensation System
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Fresno, California - John Thomas Terrence, 75, of Marina del Rey, pleaded guilty last Monday to health care fraud involving a scheme to defraud the California workers’ compensation insurance system, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Two Additional Southern California Surgeons Indicted in Health Care Kickback Scheme
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Los Angeles, California - Two local physicians were indicted by a federal Grand Jury Thursday as part of Operation “Spinal Cap,” which targeted a long-running health care fraud scheme that generated nearly $1 billion in fraudulent claims to the federal government, the state of California, and private insurers. The scheme involved more than $40 million in illegal kickbacks paid to doctors and other medical professionals in exchange for referring thousands of patients who received surgeries and other services at Pacific Hospital.
Three California Residents Sentenced in $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
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Los Angeles, California - Three owners and/or managers of Los Angeles, California-area foreclosure rescue companies, Dorothy Matsuba, Jamie Matsuba, and Thomas Matsuba, were sentenced to 240, 135, and 168 months in prison today for their roles in a foreclosure rescue scheme, respectively.
Mental health of young adults with lesbian parents is same as their peers
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Los Angeles, California - The longest-running prospective study on sexual minority parent families found that 25-year-olds raised by lesbian parents do as well on multiple measures of psychological health as adults from a population-based sample. The researchers compared relationships, educational/job performance, and behavioral, emotional and mental health problems in the two samples.
Furniture from China contributes to deforestation in central Africa
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- Written by David Colgan
Los Angeles, California - Is your new coffee table contributing to the deforestation of African rainforests?
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