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Tahoe Officials Face a Cluster of Criminal Cases Across the State Line

September 21, 2026 1:55 pmSeptember 21, 2026 1:55 pm

The California-Nevada line at Lake Tahoe is supposed to separate two governments. This month it has not separated the embarrassment. In the span of two weeks, federal prosecutors charged a former South Lake Tahoe mayor with wire fraud, Douglas County...

Bureau of Indian Affairs Orders Alturas Indian Rancheria Leaders to Halt Unauthorized Business on Federal Trust Land

June 19, 2026 10:45 amJune 19, 2026 10:45 am

In late May, the Globe reported on the Alturas Indian Rancheria, a small federally recognized tribe in Northern California, which has been controlled for over a decade by a disputed “interim” Business Committee in what tribal members and their attorney...

Alturas Indian Rancheria Leaders Accused of ‘Diverting’ More than $25 Million in Federal/State Tribal Funds

May 27, 2026 10:00 amMay 27, 2026 11:46 am

The Alturas Indian Rancheria, a small federally recognized tribe in Northern California, has been controlled for over a decade by a disputed “interim” Business Committee in what tribal members and their attorney describe as a clear criminal enterprise enabled by...

Councilman Price Proclaims Innocence, Says He Should Not Be Suspended

June 22, 2023 2:45 amJune 22, 2023 2:46 am

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price, who is currently charged with 10 criminal counts by the LA County DA’s office, said in a statement on Wednesday that he is innocent and should not be suspended from his position due to...

LA City Council President Paul Krekorian To Propose A Suspension Of Councilman Curren Price

June 14, 2023 6:00 pmJune 14, 2023 6:01 pm

Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian announced on Wednesday that he will be proposing a suspension of Councilman Curren Price due to the 10 criminal charges he is facing, making it the third such proposal the Council has dealt...

LA City Councilman Curren Price Charged With 10 Criminal Counts By LA County DA

June 14, 2023 2:30 amJune 14, 2023 2:31 am

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price was charged with 10 criminal counts, including embezzlement and perjury, on Tuesday, putting the political future of one of LA’s longest-serving Councilmembers in jeopardy. Price, who was an Assemblyman from 2006 to 2009 and...

SEIU Leader Charged With Fraud While Campaign Cash Gave Speaker Nuñez ‘Rich Travel Style’

October 14, 2021 8:16 am

Alma Hernández, the Executive Director for Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the largest labor union in California resigned after she and her husband, Jose Moscoso, were charged by California Attorney General Rob Bonta on numerous embezzlement and tax fraud charges,...