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Heritage Lending President’s trial starts in August

Written on 7 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Heritage Lending former president Candy Wells’ trial is slated to begin August 27, while her husband has pled no contest. Law enforcement officers arrested Candy Wells and her husband Ronald Wells in March. Candy Wells is accused of fraudulent practices... (Continue reading)

Civil conspiracy trial against Cuesta and Stewart titles to be lived streamed

Written on 3 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Courtroom View Network (CVN) will be live streaming a civil trial in which hundreds of plaintiffs allege Stewart Title and Cuesta Title aided and abetted and/or conspired with Hurst Financial and former North County developer Kelly Gearhart in defrauding hundreds... (Continue reading)

Montana de Oro panga defendants plead guilty

Written on 31 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Fourteen defendants pleaded guilty to smuggling $1.3 million of marijuana in a panga boat found at Montana de Oro State Park in May. [KSBY] All of the defendants in the case, the majority of whom are Mexican nationals, entered guilty... (Continue reading)

Atascadero group appeals Walmart ruling

Written on 17 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

An attorney for Save Atascadero, a group opposed to the Walmart project, filed an appeal on July 12 that challenges a judge’s ruling approving the project. In June 2012, the Atascadero City Council approved the construction of a Walmart superstore... (Continue reading)

Tom Murrell accused of benefiting from Gearhart fraud

Written on 9 Jul, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Charles Crandall Monday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Cuesta Title, Stewart Title and Heritage Oaks Bank noting the defendants were aware of wrongdoings. In 2009, more than... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles hot springs co-owner charged with child molestation

Written on 25 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Co-owner of Franklin Hot Springs in Paso Robles, Leonard Ray Franklin, is facing charges of molesting three children to whom he is related. [Tribune] San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested Franklin, 69, last month for multiple charges of child... (Continue reading)

Third strike gives SLO man 30 to life for domestic violence

Written on 21 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

A San Luis Obispo man received a 30 years to life sentence Thursday for a domestic violence conviction. [Tribune] In February, a jury found Robert Eugene Deutsch guilty of domestic violence for strangling his girlfriend. Due to having committed previous... (Continue reading)

Final Myers defendant sentenced

Written on 29 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced Jason Greenwell, the only defendant who testified in the Dystiny Myers murder trial, to 15 years to life in prison Tuesday. Greenwell pled guilty to second-degree murder in exchange for his testimony. His plea... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man arrested for fraud

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A 79-year-old Grover Beach man was arrested in Washington State under a fugitive from another state charge on Sunday. [Tribune] Al Moriarty, former owner of Moriarty Enterprises, is being held without bail at the Kitsap County Jail. Former investors have... (Continue reading)

Former coach convicted of felony battery with beer bottle

Written on 1 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A San Luis Obispo jury convicted former Cal Poly and Oakland Raiders coach Randy Hanson of felony battery, subjecting him to up to four years in prison. [Tribune] Hason, a Cal Poly assistant football coach at the time, struck a... (Continue reading)