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		<title>Burbank Jail</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Scott LaChasse became the Police Chief of the department on Jan. 1, 2010. The previous chiefs were Tim Stehr, Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. The command structure of the Burbank Police Department includes the following: T. Angel, Deputy Chief; M. Albanese, Captain; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Scott LaChasse became the Police Chief of the department on Jan. 1, 2010. The previous chiefs were Tim Stehr, Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. The command structure of the Burbank Police Department includes the following:<br />
T. Angel, Deputy Chief;<br />
M. Albanese, Captain;<br />
D. Cremins, Captain</p>
<p>There are many <a title="Burbank Bail Bonds" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com/burbank-bail-bonds">Burbank Bail Bonds</a> companies working in the area of the Burbank Jail. The Bail Bonds Process for this jail is normal and the same as most of the jails in the county. Bail Bonds paperwork is given to the deputy in charge that day. Its signed and given back to the bail agent. The defendant is normally released then. They&#8217;ll need to get processed through the system, the fingerprint system. The defendant&#8217;s fingerprints need to be ran through a national database to check for any open warrants or current charges held against them.</p>
<p>EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER &#8211; 911<br />
24 Hour Police Services/Dispatch Center: 1-818-238-3000<br />
Police Information Phone Number: 1-818-238-3333<br />
Picture No. 110<br />
Physical Address<br />
Burbank Police Department<br />
200 N. Third Street<br />
Burbank, California 91502</p>
<p>Mailing Address<br />
Burbank Police Department<br />
P.O. Box 6459<br />
Burbank, California 91510</p>
<p>The Fire Department address for the same building is<br />
311 E. Orange Grove Avenue.</p>
<p>Email the Chief of Police</p>
<p>Email the Police Commission</p>
<p>Telephone Listing</p>
<p>Airport Police 1-818-840-8830<br />
Alarms 1-818-238-3226<br />
Animal Shelter 1-818-238-3340<br />
BCEA Office 1-818-843-8650<br />
BPOA Office 1-818-842-1133<br />
Chief of Police 1-818-238-3200<br />
Comm. Outreach and Prof. Stds. Bureau (COPS) 1-818-238-3230<br />
Emergency 911<br />
Film Permits 1-818-238-3105<br />
Gang Detail 1-818-238-3262<br />
Girard &amp; Peterson (Contract Tow Service) 1-818-843-8000<br />
Graffiti Hotline 1-818-238-3806<br />
Information 1-818-238-3333<br />
Investigation Division 1-818-238-3210<br />
Jail 1-818-238-3010<br />
Juvenile Detail 1-818-238-3252<br />
Non-Emergency (Communication Center) 1-818-238-3000<br />
Media Relations 1-818-238-3237<br />
Outreach Center 1-818-558-5544<br />
Property Section 1-818-238-3043<br />
Record Bureau 1-818-238-3140<br />
Recruit Hotline 1-818-238-1800<br />
Subpoena 1-818-238-3295<br />
Traffic Bureau 1-818-238-3100<br />
Vice/Narcotics 1-818-238-3280<br />
Watch Commander 1-818-238-3130</p>
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		<title>Los Angeles Jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dharman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department operates the largest jail system in the United states. The Los Angeles County Jail offers short-term incarceration services for all of the County (including cities like Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank, and Long Seaside which have their own police departments). The Men&#8217;s Central Jail (MCJ) and Twin Towers Correctional Facility [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department operates the largest jail system in the United states. The Los Angeles County Jail offers short-term incarceration services for all of the County (including cities like Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank, and Long Seaside which have their own police departments). The Men&#8217;s Central Jail (MCJ) and Twin Towers Correctional Facility (TTCF) are located in a dense cluster northeast of Union Station that&#8217;s next towards the station&#8217;s rail yard. The North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) will be the largest of the four jail facilities located at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, California. The other facilities are East Facility, North Facility, and South Facility.</p>
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<p>Some of the newer contract cities like Santa Clarita and West Hollywood have never had police departments. When their city governments were founded, they took more than what was formerly unincorporated land, but then contracted their police responsibilities right back towards the county sheriff. Since the division currently had substations in those areas anyway, the result was to preserve the status quo.</p>
<p>In contrast, Compton, California, used to possess a police department, but in 2000, the city council voted to dismantle the troubled police division and turn out to be a contract city. Compton continues to be at times notorious for gang violence, particularly throughout its recent background.<br />
Controversy</p>
<p>The <a title="Los Angeles Jail" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com/los-angeles-jail">Los Angeles  Jail</a> incarcerates about 200,000 individuals each year, and with such big numbers, the jail has faced numerous issues with its facilities.</p>
<p>One of such problems is visitation controversy, exemplified by a current occasion within the Men’s Central Jail. A 23-year-old male, Gabriel Carillo, was severely beaten up and pepper sprayed by a deputy in Los Angeles’ Men’s Central Jail on Saturday, February 26, 2012. Carillo was there with his girlfriend, Grace Torres, to visit his younger brother. Each Torres and Carillo brought their mobile phones in to the jail and were caught getting the phones on them. Torres, out of fear of becoming fired from her job exactly where she should stay on call, hid her cell phone in her boot and snuck it in to the visitor’s lobby despite the indicators prohibiting it, whilst Carillo forgot to remove his cellphone from his pocket. The deputies confiscated the phones shortly after, handcuffed Carillo, and took Carillo and Torres in to the break space, where Carillo was assaulted.</p>
<p>Following the controversy, Los Angeles County Sheriff, Lee Baca, announced that the Men’s Central Jail might be closed. The closure of Men’s Central Jail can be produced possible if 3,000 low-risk, nonviolent offenders are placed into community-based supervision and education program aimed at decreasing the numbers of repeat offenders. Building of a new jail continues to be proposed to replace the Men’s Central Jail. Another challenge the Los Angeles County Jail faces is violence within the jail neighborhood. Numerous researchers assert that the violence noticed in jails is in component due to males wanting to preserve a position of superiority. Simply because those who appear to become weak tend to become victims of sexual violence in jail, some males attempt to demonstrate to others that they are as well powerful to be taken advantage of. This level of heightened masculinity can also be known as hypermasculinity, and has the potential to manifest itself in the type of violence inside a prison setting. Although men show their masculinity in order to prevent sexual assault, some may also commit sexual assault on others as a mechanism for appearing dominant and masculine. Like a result, sexual violence in prison is now a self-propagating spiral.</p>
<p>Associated to this issue is Los Angeles County Jail’s K6G unit, which is meant to become a separate unit for gay-identified males and transgender women. Although it&#8217;s been shown that this unit is effective via its decrease rates of sexual violence, the creation and systematics of this unit have sparked controversy. To be able to be admitted into the K6G unit, inmates should show that they are gay. However, those who determine inmates as homosexual individuals eligible for the K6G unit rely on stereotypes constructed by society about gay males. This procedure prevents homosexual men who&#8217;re not open about their sexuality, especially these of color, from coming out as gay for worry of abuse if they do so. Finally, severe well being issues have begun to arise with the problem of mass incarceration within the Los Angeles County Jails. Several organizations and scholars have analyzed random samples of prisoners with illnesses and also the healthcare that they receive while incarcerated. Even though it&#8217;s usually assumed that many prisoners have antisocial personality disorder, The American Public Well being Association claims that a few of these prisoners endure from a number of other disorders. They also state that much more than 30% of their sample possess a serious psychological disorder or perhaps a substance use disorder. The detainees that were diagnosed with severe psychological disorders or substance use had been frequently in jail simply because they had committed nonviolent crimes.[9] An issue that arises with the incarceration of individuals with psychological disorders is the fact that they must be examined for competency before they are able to be put on trial, which can leave inmates in jail for longer than necessary.</p>
<p>Richard Lamb and Robert W. Grant carried out a similar research of 101 women which are imprisoned in the Los Angeles County Jail system. Within this research, they concluded that 70% of them had traumatizing experiences of physical violence, 40% of those women were involved in prostitution, and 84% of the women with children were incapable of taking good care of them. In addition, there had been much more mentally ill males in jail than there were women. In a study of male inmates, there appeared to have been issues from the “criminalization” of these whom had been mentally ill. A problem that resides in these studies is that there&#8217;s uncertainty when trying to determine if these prisoners obtain any advantageous therapy. In response to this problem, Dr. Terry Kupers mentions that when thinking about the large proportion of prisoners with significant mental sickness, few of those Los Angeles County Jail inmates obtain sufficient psychological well being treatment. However, mental illnesses happen to be and therefore are presently becoming studied in the Los Angeles County Jail. For example, a number of researchers studied Bipolar I disorder, and discovered that a way to reduce the number of inmates with Bipolar 1 disorder is by having them take part in longer psychiatric hospital stays. One answer to this problem might be opt-out screening and vaccinations for STIs as well as other infectious diseases, which has the potential to improve well being conditions in jail and in surrounding communities. This can be achieved by supplying health care that many inmates, especially impoverished blacks and Latinos, wouldn&#8217;t obtain otherwise. Additionally, the implementation of this action would reduce the spreading of diseases from the jail to house communities. Utilizing opt-out screenings and vaccinations can be utilized like a mechanism to reach out to internal city neighborhood well being issues in addition to provide a new area for study in the effectiveness in vaccinations and screenings.</p>
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		<title>Beverly Hills Jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bernieheller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first law enforcement agency was formed shortly after the City of Beverly Hills was incorporated in 1914. The first city marshal was Augustus Niestrum with a deputy named Jack Munson whose home also served as the headquarters for both the city&#8217;s Fire and Police Departments. A year later the department was expanded with addition [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first law enforcement agency was formed shortly after the City of Beverly Hills was incorporated in 1914. The first city marshal was Augustus Niestrum with a deputy named Jack Munson whose home also served as the headquarters for both the city&#8217;s Fire and Police Departments. A year later the department was expanded with addition of an another officer.</p>
<p>Two further officers joined in 1916. When Deputy Munson retired in 1919, the new City Marshal served as both Fire and Police Chief. After eight years in combined quarters, the Fire and Police Departments were separated in 1925.</p>
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<p>On August 1, 1927, the Beverly Hills Police Department became a municipal organization. Blair was reelected becoming its first Chief of Police. Blair was in charge of one captain, three lieutenants, four sergeants, four motor officers, twenty-three patrolmen and three clerks.</p>
<p>The Beverly Hills Police Department moved to the city Hall in 1932. This remained its headquarters until 1990 when it moved to a new purpose-built police facility on Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills.</p>
<p>Detective Lynn Franklin is the most highly decorated officer in Beverly Hills Police history</p>
<p>Charles Blair (1927–1942) (First chief)<br />
Clinton H. Anderson (1942–1969)<br />
Joseph Paul Kimble (1969–1971)<br />
Brice L. Cork (1971–1975)<br />
Edward S. Kreins (1975–1979)<br />
Lee D. Tracy (1979–1985)<br />
Marvin P. Iannone (1985–2003)<br />
David L. Snowden (2004–present)</p>
<p>The <a title="Beverly Hills Jail" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com/beverly-hills-bail-bonds/">Beverly Hills Jail</a> is located at:</p>
<p>Beverly Hills Police Department<br />
464 N. Rexford Drive &#8211; Beverly Hills, CA 90210<br />
310.550.4951  non-emergency</p>
<p>There are many <a title="bail bonds" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com">bail bonds</a> companies that service the Beverly Hills Jail. S&amp;H Bail Bonds is one of them. Serving a bail bonds at this jail is the same process at most of the jails in California. The bonds are taken to the guards or deupties at the jail. Its approved and signed. The defendant still needs to get processed through the system. This means that the defendant&#8217;s fingerprints have to be run through the national fingerprint database. What this does is checks for any outstanding warrants that the defendant might have. Once the defendant is cleared, the time for release is down to about 30 minutes, depending on how busy the jail is.</p>
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		<title>Defendants Have a Right to Bail</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dharman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A defendant held in any jail in California has a right to bail under current law unless there is sufficient evidence or reason not to grant the bail. Any person charged or accused of committing a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Because of this, any person charged with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A defendant held in any jail in California has a right to <a title="bail" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com">bail</a> under current law unless there is sufficient evidence or reason not to grant the bail. Any person charged or accused of committing a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Because of this, any person charged with a crime should not be denied freedom unless there is good reason to keeping them incarcerated. The main reason for refusing bail to the defendant is if they are accused of an imprisonable offence and there are substantial grounds for believing that the defendant would do one of the following.</p>
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<ol>
<li>Abscond: Which is to escape once the defendant has been released. This is also called skipping bail</li>
<li>Commit additional crimes while on bail</li>
<li>Interfere with witnesses</li>
</ol>
<p>The court and judge also take in to account the following when dealing with bail.</p>
<ol>
<li>The nature and seriousness of the crime and the probable method of dealing with the defendant for this crime</li>
<li>The character, family, ancestors, social background, associations, and community ties of the defendant</li>
<li>The defendant’s bail record</li>
<li>The strength of evidence against or for the defendant’s crime</li>
</ol>
<p>The court or judge may refuse bail for the defendant for the following.</p>
<ol>
<li>For the defendant’s own protection. Possibly in the case of domestic violence or if the defendant might be considered as a witness or for possible testifying.</li>
<li>Where the defendant is already serving a custodial sentence for another offence.</li>
<li>Where the court finds that it has not been able to obtain sufficient evidence.</li>
<li>Where the defendant has absconded or skipped bail in the past or for the current charge.</li>
<li>Where the defendant has been convicted but the court is waiting for a pre-sentencing report or inquiry and it would be unable to complete the inquiries or make the report without keeping the defendant in jail.</li>
<li>Where the defendant is charged with a non-imprisonable crime, has already been released on bail for the crime with which he is now accused and has been arrested for skipping bail (absconding) or breaching the bail contract.</li>
</ol>
<p>In 1789 Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789. This Act specified which types of crimes were bailable and set bounds on the judge’s discretion in setting that said bail. The Judiciary Act states that all non-capital crimes are considered bailable. In capital cases, the decision to detain a defendant in jail, prior to trial, was to be left up to the judge’s discretion.</p>
<p>Bail Reform Act of 1966</p>
<p>In 1966, the Right to Bail changed with the Bail Reform Act of 1966. The Act states that a defendant charged with a non-capital crime is to be released, pending trial, on his personal recognizance (OR) or on personal bond, unless the judicial officer determines that such incentives (bail) will not adequately assure his appearance at trial and all subsequent trial dates thereafter. The judge must select from a list of conditions, such as restrictions on travel and others listed above. Defendants charged with a capital crime or who have been convicted and are awaiting sentencing or appeal, are to be released unless the judicial officer has reason to believe that no conditions will reasonably assure that the defendant will not flee or pose a danger to anyone. In non-capital cases, The Bail Reform Act does not permit a judge to consider a suspect’s danger to the community, this only happens in capital cases or after a conviction.</p>
<p>New Bail Law in 1984</p>
<p>In 1984 Congress replaced the old Bail Reform Act of 1966. The most significant change to the new law is that it allows pre-trial detention of individuals based upon their danger to the community; the old law statutes states that pre-trial detention was to be solely based upon the risk of flight.</p>
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		<title>Sheriff&#8217;s Discover Methamphetamine Lab in Ventura County</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bernieheller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nature of Incident: Clandestine Methamphetamine Lab Discovered Report Number: 11-25019 Location: 1200 block of Isleton Place, Oxnard, Ca 93030 Date &#38; Time: November 2, 2011 On November 2, 2011 the Ventura County Combined Agencies Team (VCAT) discovered a methamphetamine lab during the course of a narcotics investigation. The lab, located in the 1200 block of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nature of Incident: Clandestine Methamphetamine Lab Discovered<br />
Report Number: 11-25019<br />
Location: 1200 block of Isleton Place, Oxnard, Ca 93030<br />
Date &amp; Time: November 2, 2011</p>
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<p>On November 2, 2011 the Ventura County Combined Agencies Team (VCAT) discovered a methamphetamine lab during the course of a narcotics investigation. The lab, located in the 1200 block of Isleton Place in the City of Oxnard was disposed of by VCAT investigators in conjunction with agents from the California State Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE). Nearby neighbors were evacuated as a precaution while the lab was being processed and disposed of. Oxnard City Fire Department also responded to the scene. VCAT is the primary responder to lab investigations in Ventura County, and it is standard operating procedure that BNE will respond to assist with the processing of these sites when available. No further information is available at this time, as this investigation is continuing.</p>
<p>Drug charges usually provide $25,000 bail bonds or more. Seeing that this instance was an actual Meth lab, the bail might be set higher. Our <a title="Ventura Bail Bonds" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com/ventura-bail-bonds">Ventura Bail Bonds</a> office has bailed out defendants with drug charges before. Some of the time the judge orders a PC 1275.1 hold to make sure that the monies they use to pay for the bail bond is not from their drug revenues.</p>
<p>Methamphetamine labs are inherently dangerous as they pose risk to the public due to being highly toxic and potentially explosive. Anyone who suspects a lab is present, or who has information about a lab should take the necessary precautions to stay away and notify the VCAT taskforce immediately at 383-8700. If after hours, call 911. Because of the volatility of these labs, an immediate response is necessary to minimize danger to the public.The Ventura County Combined Agencies Team is a taskforce comprised of law enforcement investigators from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, The Oxnard Police Department, The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration.</p>
<p>Deputy Preparing Media Release: Dwayne Heath, Sergeant<br />
Media Release Date: November 3, 2011<br />
Follow-Up Contact: Dwayne Heath, Sergeant 805-393-9708<br />
Approved by: Derek West, Captain</p>
<p>Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477)</p>
<p>The Ventura Bail Bonds Office: (contributor)</p>
<p>Ventura Bail Bonds by SH<br />
1010 County Square Dr,<br />
Ventura, CA 93003<br />
(805) 620-4661 ‎<br />
www.ventura-bailbonds.com</p>
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		<title>$10 Million Returned to Victims of Public Corruption Scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that more than $10,000,000 in forfeited property has been returned to the victims of one of the largest public corruption cases ever prosecuted in the Western District of New York. Those receiving restitution include the Eastman Kodak Company, the Town of Greece, IBM, ITT Industries, Inc., RG&#38;E, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that more than $10,000,000 in forfeited property has been returned to the victims of one of the largest public corruption cases ever prosecuted in the Western District of New York. Those receiving restitution include the Eastman Kodak Company, the Town of Greece, IBM, ITT Industries, Inc., RG&amp;E, and Global Crossing. The companies and town were all victims of real property tax appraisal and assessment schemes spearheaded by John Nicolo, a property appraiser.</p>
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<p>In 2005, John Nicolo, Mark Camarata, Charles Schwab, David Finnman, and others were arrested and later convicted of a variety of crimes including mail and wire fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering. The defendants schemed victims out of millions of dollars by artificially inflating tax assessments on properties they owned, and then causing John Nicolo to be hired by the companies in an effort to reduce the resulting tax assessments.</p>
<p>Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard A. Resnick, who prosecuted the case, stated that David Finnman and Mark Camarata, while working at Kodak, hired Nicolo to perform real property appraisal services for Kodak between 1997 and 2005. In return for hiring Nicolo, Finnman, and Camarata would receive money representing kickbacks from Nicolo. In addition, Charles Schwab, while the Greece Town Assessor, also received kickbacks from Nicolo in connection with various property tax assessment matters involving property located in Greece.</p>
<p>The forfeiture aspect of the case resulted in considerable litigation over the several years following the criminal convictions. In February 2009, U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer ultimately agreed with the Government’s position and ordered over $12,000,000 in assets to be forfeited from the various defendants. The ruling spurred further litigation involving John Nicolo’s wife, Constance Roeder, who claimed that much of the money was hers and had nothing to do with Nicolo’s crimes. In November 2011, Judge Larimer approved a settlement which awarded the government more than $10,000,000 and returned $2,000,000 to Constance Roeder, which was determined not to have been involved in her husband’s appraisal fund.</p>
<p>Of the $10,000,000 settlement, the Eastman Kodak Co. received $7,800,000 and the Town of Greece received $1,900,000. In addition, IBM received $70,000, RG&amp;E $13,000, ITT Space Systems, LLC $633,000, and Global Crossing $33,750.</p>
<p>The majority of the properties forfeited involved large financial accounts where John Nicolo concealed his illegal proceeds. Some of the accounts were valued in excess of several million dollars. Nicolo also forfeited BMW and Volvo automobiles and a Bentley, valued at $165,000, which was purchased with illegal cash just months prior to its seizure in 2005. In addition, Mark Camarata forfeited almost $1,000,000 and the government seized high-end vehicles and two residences from Charles Schwab, one of which was a home in an exclusive South Carolina golf community.</p>
<p>Furthermore, a vacation home and a number of parcels overlooking Keuka Lake, worth approximately $500,000, are still to be sold. That money will be forfeited to the government and used to assist law enforcement in further criminal investigations in our community.</p>
<p>Following the criminal prosecution, John Nicolo and Charles Schwab were sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, Mark Camarata was sentenced to 24 months, and David Finnman received 21 months.</p>
<p>“This case sends a strong message that public corruption and corporate fraud will not be tolerated,” said U.S. Attorney Hochul. “Those who attempt to make financial gains by victimizing others not only risk destroying their families but also losing their freedom. As this case demonstrates, our office is also fully prepared to utilize the federal forfeiture laws to take the ‘profit’ out of such crimes by stripping defendants of their illicit proceeds and returning them to innocent victims where they belong.”</p>
<p>It was not apparent when <a title="bail bonds" alt="bail bonds" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com">bail bonds</a> where issued for the defendants. The <a title="bail bonds process" alt="bail bonds process" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com/bail-bonds-process/">bail bonds process</a> in New York might be a bit different than here in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>The successful prosecution and restitution are the result an investigation by special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Christopher M. Piehota; the Internal Revenue Service, under the direction Special Agent in Charge Charles R. Pine; the Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Inspector in Charge Robert Bethel; and the Greece Police Department, under the direction of Chief Todd K. Baxter.</p>
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		<title>New Laboratory in New Mexico; The RCFL Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Mexico Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (NMRCFL) officially opened on the grounds of the University of New Mexico today—the second RCFL physically located on a university campus, and the 16th such facility in the FBI’s national network of full-service digital forensics laboratories and training centers. RCFLs provide objective digital forensics expertise and services to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The New Mexico Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (NMRCFL) officially opened on the grounds of the University of New Mexico today—the second RCFL physically located on a university campus, and the 16th such facility in the FBI’s national network of full-service digital forensics laboratories and training centers.</p>
<p>RCFLs provide objective digital forensics expertise and services to law enforcement and are devoted to the examination of digital evidence in support of federal, state, and local criminal and national security investigations. FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III selected the Albuquerque Division in 2008 because the local law enforcement community demonstrated wide support for an RCFL and had a large pool of qualified personnel to staff the facility. The NMRCFL will be staffed with personnel from the FBI’s Albuquerque Division, the Albuquerque Police Department, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, New Mexico State Police, and the University of New Mexico.</p>
<p>Since 2009, the NMRCFL staff—using temporary workspace in the FBI’s Albuquerque Division during the laboratory’s construction—received 838 requests for service from area law enforcement and conducted 842 digital forensics examinations. The NMRCFL’s top five customer requests by crime classification are cyber crime (45 percent), violent crime (25 percent), white-collar crime (24 percent), computer intrusions (6 percent), and counterintelligence (2 percent).</p>
<p>Louis E. Grever, executive assistant director of the FBI’s Science and Technology Branch, which oversees the RCFL program, said, “With nearly every criminal investigation now involving some form of digital evidence, there is great need for highly skilled digital forensics examiners. With this flagship facility, and a shared commitment to providing the highest quality digital forensics to law enforcement, we will aggressively apply high-technology to solve crimes and keep our communities safe.”</p>
<p>Since the RCFL program began in 1999, the demand for its services has grown exponentially. In addition to providing digital forensics expertise, the NMRCFL will train local law enforcement in various digital forensics techniques in their state-of-the art classroom. The laboratory also features a cell phone investigative kiosk that law enforcement may use to examine mobile phones and other handheld devices, along with a loose media kiosk to review evidentiary data on USB devices, CD/DVDs, etc. These self-serve resources are proven to enhance law enforcement’s ability to lawfully extract digital evidence quickly and efficiently.</p>
<p>The NMRCFL’s services are available to every law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in New Mexico. To learn about the NMRCFL, log onto www.nmrcfl.org. For more information about the RCFL program, visit www.rcfl.gov.</p>
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		<title>Brandon Thomas Olterman Missing Person</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles: The family of Brandon Thomas Olterman and the Los Angeles Police Department are asking for the public’s help in locating Mr. Olterman. Brandon Thomas Olterman, was last seen on Sunday, January 1, 2012, at around 2:00 p.m., at the Runyun Canyon Hiking Trails in the Hollywood Area of Los Angeles. Mr. Olterman has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Los Angeles:  The family of Brandon Thomas Olterman and the Los Angeles Police Department are asking for the public’s help in locating Mr. Olterman.</p>
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<p>Brandon Thomas Olterman, was last seen on Sunday, January 1, 2012, at around 2:00 p.m., at the Runyun Canyon Hiking Trails in the Hollywood Area of Los Angeles.  Mr. Olterman has not been seen or heard from since and his family is extremely concerned for his welfare.</p>
<p>Brandon Thomas Olterman is described as a 26-year-old male White, with brown hair and blue eyes.  He stands 5’10” tall and weighs approximately 135 pounds.  Brandon Thomas Olterman was last seen wearing a dark color button shirt with a white t-shirt underneath, blue jeans and tennis shoes.</p>
<p>Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Olterman is asked to call Detective Carlton, LAPD Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7.  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crimestoppers at 800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).  Tipsters may also contact Crimestoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on &#8220;webtips&#8221; and follow the prompts.</p>
<p>In addition, family members and friends of Mr. Olterman will be available for media interviews and can provide additional photographs.  Please call LAPD Media Relations Section at 213-486-5910, for more information.</p>
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		<title>Three Members of Santa Barbara County Gangs Get 10 Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three men linked to three street gangs Santa Barbara County have received sentences ranging from a decade to much more than 15 years in federal prison following pleading guilty to federal charges related to the distribution of methamphetamine. Two in the three defendants had been sentenced this morning by United States District Judge Otis D. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Three men linked to three street gangs <a title="santa barbara county" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com" target="_blank">Santa Barbara County</a> have received sentences ranging from a decade to much more than 15 years in federal prison following pleading guilty to federal charges related to the distribution of methamphetamine.</p>
<p>Two in the three defendants had been sentenced this morning by United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II after pleading guilty earlier this year. Those sentenced earlier these days had been:</p>
<p>David Michael Jimenez, 24, of Carpenteria, who was sentenced to 188 months in prison for his conviction on a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy charge; and<br />
Juan Duran Rivas, also known as “Flaco,” 37, of Ventura, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy and distribution of methamphetamine.</p>
<p>The third defendant in the case-Jose Anthony Rivas, 35, of Ventura-was sentenced by Judge Wright on June 6 to 10 years in prison. Jose Rivas, who&#8217;s Juan Rivas&#8217; brother, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and distribution of methamphetamine.</p>
<p>The case against the Rivas brothers and Jimenez is part of Operation Peaceworks, a collaboration between the United States Department of Justice, the Oxnard Police Department, and the California Governor’s Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention Workplace.</p>
<p>Cases like this come through our <a title="santa barbara bail bonds" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com" target="_blank">Santa Barbara Bail Bonds</a> offices all the time. Not one as big as this one, but the charges of drug trafficking and drug possession happen all the time. The <a title="bail bonds process" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com/bail-bonds-process">bail bonds process</a> for the smaller drug charges is $10,000. The drug trafficking charges quickly goes up to $25,000. If the defendants have multiple charges, which they normally do in this case, each bail is added together to make a total bail. If the defendants wanted to bail out with the use of a bail bonds company they would need to come up with 10% of the total bail issued by the judge. So the judge would add all the bail together for all of their charges, for example $35,000. The defendant would then need to pay the bail bondsman $3500 for their services. The judge might also put a PC 1275.1 hold to make sure the defendants paid the bail with monies from legal sources.</p>
<p>“Programs like Operation Peaceworks-which combine conventional suppression efforts with innovative prevention, intervention and re-entry efforts-are at the center in the Justice Department’s efforts to retake manage of neighborhoods exactly where gangs run rampant,” said United States Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. “Operation Peaceworks offers identified gang members with opportunities to change their behavior and quit committing crimes, whilst reminding them of the consequences if they do not. The federal prison sentences announced these days are an example of those consequences. Gang members across this region are now warned that if they don&#8217;t alter their behavior, they will be subject to federal prosecution and incarceration.”</p>
<p>Based on court records, all three defendants are members of coastal-area gangs. Juan Rivas is really a founding member in the Oxnard-based Surtown street gang; Jose Rivas is really a member in the Oxnard-based Squires Drive street gang; and Jimenez is a member of the Carpas street gang, the documents show.</p>
<p>All 3 defendants have been detained without bond since they were arrested on December 16. A federal grand jury in late December indicted the 3 men in relation to six narcotics transactions, each involving roughly two ounces of methamphetamine, from September through December 2010.</p>
<p>The case against the Rivas brothers and Jimenez was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Ventura County Regional Interagency Anti-Crime Job Force, the Oxnard Police Department and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.</p>
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		<title>San Diego Man Sentenced to 10 Years After Pleading Guilty to Child Pornography</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Nicholas James Ferguson was sentenced these days in federal court in San Diego by United States District Court Judge John A. Houston to serve 130 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, based upon his conviction for receipt of kid pornography, in violation [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Nicholas James Ferguson was sentenced these days in federal court in San Diego by United States District Court Judge John A. Houston to serve 130 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, based upon his conviction for receipt of kid pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2252(a)(2). Ferguson tendered his guilty plea on March 17, 2011.</p>
<p>According to the court records, Ferguson admitted that in between March 22, 2010 and October 14, 2010, he knowingly received visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Throughout the sentencing hearing, Judge Houston noted that Ferguson was previously convicted of a sex offense involving a 9-year-old. In the time of his arrest, Ferguson was a registered sex offender. “This sentence sends a message that recidivist kid sex offenders, including those that continue to sexually exploit children via child pornography, will not be tolerated in this community,” stated United States Attorney Duffy.</p>
<p>This case stems from an investigation by the San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children Job Force (ICAC), whose members include the Chula Vista Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, the San Diego Police Department, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, the United States Attorney’s Workplace, the San Diego District Attorney’s Office, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the United States Marshals Service, the Regional Pc Forensics Laboratory, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the National City Police Department, the La Mesa Police Department, the Oceanside Police Department, the El Cajon Police Department, and also the San Diego State University PoliceDepartment. For extra information concerning ICAC, please go to www.sdicac.org</p>
<p>As a <a title="san diego bail bonds" href="http://www.shbailbonds.com" target="_blank">San Diego Bail Bonds</a> agent, we seldom bail out criminals like this. There are some San Diego Bail Bonds companies that might write a bond such as these. When the defendant was arrested the bail was probably set above $100,000. This type of crime carries a very high bail and this scenario is no different. For the defendant to work with a bail bonds company they would have to come up with 10% of the total bail. The 10% is regulated by the California Department of Insurance. That means that if the bail was at least $100,000, the defendant would need to have $10,000 cash or credit. Plus the bail bonds company would definitely need some sort of collateral. Collateral would be like a home with at least $100K equity in it or maybe even a Trust Fund account with at least that amount.</p>
<p>These instances are being brought as part of Project Secure Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to safeguard children from online exploitation and abuse. Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and nearby resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit kids through the internet, also as identify and rescue victims.</p>
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