BRIEFLY : BANKERS TO BE HELD IN DRUG-MONEY CASE.Mexican bankers snared in the nation's largest drug-money laundering probe began appearing before a judge Tuesday, accused of funneling millions of dollars to drug cartels. The first eight defendants to make initial court appearances were ordered held pending arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted Tuesday. They are accused of laundering anywhere from $212,000 to $19 million for drug dealers. More than 100 defendants were listed in indictments unsealed Monday that laid out alleged money laundering The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. schemes that spanned six countries and involved Colombia's Cali cocaine cartel and the Juarez cartel of Mexico. - Associated Press County to pay teens in deaths of parents County supervisors approved a $120,000 settlement Tuesday for two teens whose parents' deaths were blamed on lack of counseling on how to avoid sexual transmission of HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. , which the mother got through a blood transfusion. The county Claims Board recommended the award because ``it is believed that (Martin Garcia) contracted HIV from his wife, Amalia Garcia, who contracted HIV from treatment she received at High Desert Hospital,'' according to a report from the County Counsel's Office. - City News Service Supervisors aiming at unlicensed clinics The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
See also: Step to close down storefront health clinics operating without licensed doctors and pharmacists. On a motion written by Supervisor Gloria Molina, the panel also asked the Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
- Daily News Playgrounds OK'd for after-hours use The Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. will be eligible for city park improvement bonds after the school board approved a joint-use agreement with the city allowing residents to use school playgrounds after hours. Councilman Mike Feuer said $100,000 has been budgeted by the city to provide supervision on school grounds used for recreation. - Daily News Court lets Burbank terminal ruling ride A federal apeals court Tuesday refused a request by the city of Los Angeles
In an environmental imact study, the FAA ruled the new terminal would not lead to increased aviation noise. In an earlier decision by a three judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the FAA's decision was upheld. Today, the full court agreed. - City News Service |
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