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Paso Robles couple facing sentencing in slave labor case

Written on 24 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Federal prosecutors have asked the court to sentence a Paso Robles couple to prison for harboring Filipino nationals who were smuggled into the United States to work under sub-standard conditions at the couple’s elder care facilities. Maximino Morales, 45, and... (Continue reading)

Lompoc guard pleads guilty to inmate sex

Written on 23 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A former correctional officer at the Lompoc’s Federal Correctional Complex pleaded guilty last week to a charge of having unlawful sexual relations with a male inmate. Renee Noelle Gutierrez, 42, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a felony charge... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man robbed seven banks

Written on 6 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

An Arroyo Grande man pled guilty Thursday in federal court to several bank robberies. As part of his plea agreement, Robert Todd Bruce, 51, agreed to reimburse the seven banks he confessed to holding up while only pleading guilty to three... (Continue reading)

Templeton man pleads guilty to child molestation

Written on 8 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Templeton man accused of sexually molesting two children pled guilty at a readiness hearing on Wednesday allowing him to forgo a trial scheduled for Thursday. In October 2010, Donald Baker was charged with eight felony counts in the alleged... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande woman sentenced to 15 months for theft

Written on 22 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

An Arroyo Grande woman who admitted to stealing nearly $110,000 from U.S. Bank and two elderly customers while she was employed at its Arroyo Grande branch was sentenced Monday to 15 months in federal prison, according to the U.S. attorney’s... (Continue reading)

CMC guard guilty of smuggling

Written on 20 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A employee at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail for smuggling tobacco to prisoners. [Tribune] Kevin George Malone, 48, was found guilty of three bribery counts in accepting $20,000... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman facing up to 35 years in prison

Written on 16 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

A Paso Robles woman found guilty in July of defrauding the United States Department of Education and the California Department of Education out of a $35 million grant will be sentenced Monday at the U.S. District Court in Riverside. Jean... (Continue reading)

Oceano man sentenced in tourist murder

Written on 5 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Oceano man who intentionally drove his car off Highway 101 in Pismo Beach killing two tourists has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Jerardo Iriarte, 19, was originally charged with two counts of murder for the... (Continue reading)

Plea agreement reached in Hurst Financial fraud case

Written on 16 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A former Atascadero lender has agreed to plead guilty to charges of swindling as many as 1,200 investors out of more than $100 million in a fraudulent investment scheme, according to the court docket. James Hurst Miller and federal prosecutors agreed... (Continue reading)

Weisenberg convicted of second-degree murder

Written on 5 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A jury convicted Kaylee Weisenberg of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in a packed San Luis Obispo courtroom Friday morning. Weisenberg, 23, crashed into and killed CHP Officer Bret Oswald while driving on South River Road on June... (Continue reading)