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Disbarred attorney sentenced to 7 years in prison for swindling clients

Written on 3 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Disbarred personal injury attorney Thomas Girardi was sentenced today to 87 months in federal prison for leading a years-long scheme in which he embezzled tens of millions of dollars of settlement money that belonged to his clients,... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria investment advisor sentenced to more than 10 years in prison

Written on 19 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A financial advisor from Santa Maria, who pleaded guilty to defrauding her clients and an out of state business out of millions of dollars, was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison. Julie Darrah,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo child molester sentenced to prison

Written on 11 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge recently sentenced a San Luis Obispo man who sexually abused at least four girls at an unlicensed daycare center to 50 years in prison. In May 2018, a girl told officers she had been sexually... (Continue reading)

Man attempts to kill Pismo Beach police officer, gets 27 year sentence

Written on 15 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A judge this week sentenced a 50-year-old man to 27 years in prison for attempting to shoot and kill a Pismo Beach police officer while resisting arrest. In November, a jury found Charles Nelson Ammons guilty of... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande couple sentenced to prison for fraud

Written on 11 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE An Arroyo Grande couple who scammed the federal government out of more than a million dollars were sentenced to multi-year prison terms on Thursday, according to the U.S Attorney’s Office in Hawaii. The couple, Christopher and Erin... (Continue reading)

SLO woman who killed husband sentenced to jail

Written on 20 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge recently sentenced a San Luis Obispo woman who shot her husband at point-blank range to seven years for involuntary manslaughter. The judge split the sentence in two parts: two years in county jail followed by... (Continue reading)

Woman pleads to battery during child exchange in Atascadero, video

Written on 27 Dec, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A woman who assaulted her stepson’s mother during a child exchange in Atascadero was sentenced last week to 20 days as part of a plea agreement. Kate Slater pleaded no contest to a charge of battery with... (Continue reading)