An Orange County woman has pleaded guilty to murder after fatally running over a pregnant woman whose child was later delivered by emergency caesarean section. Prosecutors say Courtney Fritz Pandolfi, 44, of Garden Grove struck 23-year-old Yesenia Aguilar while she was walking in Anaheim with her husband, James Alvarez, around […] Read More
Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the accidental fatal shooting of the “Rust” movie cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and waived his right to an arraignment hearing. A New Mexico grand jury indicted Baldwin earlier this month, finding there was sufficient evidence to charge him […] Read More
An Orange County man has pleaded guilty to firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa as well as plotting similar attacks elsewhere in Southern California, according to authorities. Chance Brannon, 24, of San Juan Capistrano pleaded guilty Thursday to four federal charges: malicious destruction of property by fire and […] Read More
An Orange County bartender accused of bludgeoning a woman to death with a fire extinguisher pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him Monday. Dino Rojas-Moreno, 26, was arrested Wednesday in Laguna Hills and charged with one count of murder with two felony enhancements: that the killing was committed […] Read More
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty on all seven counts of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering following more than two weeks of testimony in one of the highest-profile financial crime cases in years. The 31-year-old former cryptocurrency billionaire was convicted of two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, two […] Read More
Ladera Ranch resident Russell Taylor, who once messaged that he wanted to “be one of the first ones to breach the doors” of the U.S. Capitol, agreed to a plea deal in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Taylor, one of […] Read More
Three men were convicted Friday for their roles in an execution-style killing in 2017 that prosecutors said was ordered by a chapter of the Mexican Mafia. Federal prosecutors said the victim, Richard Villeda, was a drug dealer and a member of a Costa Mesa gang who was supposed to send […] Read More
Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu, who championed the sale of Angel Stadium to a company controlled by the team’s owner, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from the since-scuttled deal. The charges against Sidhu in a plea agreement filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana […] Read More
