By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com If there’s any place on earth that takes the illegal distribution of movies seriously, it’s the Los Angeles area. Derek Hawthorne, 21, is learning that the hard way. Hawthorne pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner in Los Angeles to two felony counts of illegally uploading copyrighted works….
Now this one tops them all. A federal affidavit says an airport inspector asked Mr. Dong to lift up a pant leg and “noticed bird feathers and droppings on Dong’s socks.” That was probably a good indication that something was wrong. Or at least that he needed to change his socks. Four of the birds…
Obviously the election of Barack Obama was a milestone in this country’s racial history. But the story of Audrey B. Collins, the granddaughter of a slave, is also a milestone worth noting. By Scott Glover Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Not long after Audrey B. Collins was named chief judge of the U.S. District…
For two decades the feds figured grocery store mogul George Torres for a drug runner and murderer with friends at City Hall. Now they’re trying to prove it. Reporter Jeff Anderson examines this compelling tale for the Los Angeles City Beat.
Famous people like to leave legacies. Convicted private eye Anthony Pellicano left a legacy that will go down in Hollywood history for his world-famous, underhanded snooping. Today he’s scheduled to be sentenced. By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Victims of former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano say they have never been able to free…
