BRIEFLY 4 HELD IN BILKING OF LOCAL INVESTORS.Four people, including two from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. area, were arrested on suspicion of helping swindle swindle v. to cheat through trick, device, false statements or other fraudulent methods with the intent to acquire money or property from another to which the swindler is not entitled. Swindling is a crime as one form of theft. (See: fraud, theft) senior-citizen investors out of more than $3 million, state insurance officials said Thursday. Lawrence John Deovlet, aka John Hartonian, 60, of Westlake Village; Bassem ``Bob'' Btadini, 47, of Tarzana; Dessie Loree Ryan, 66; and her husband, Robert Edward Ryan
Sir Edward Ryan PC FRS (28 August 1793 – 22 August 1875) was an English lawyer, judge, reformer of the British Civil Service and patron of science. , 68, both of San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano (săn wän kăpĭsträ`nō), city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft parts, medical apparatus, and boats, but the economy is , were named in arrest warrants issued earlier this month, authorities said. The four are charged with multiple felony counts, accused of unlawfully selling unregistered and unqualified securities to senior citizens, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the state Department of Insurance. The complaint charges that Deovlet and Btadini persuaded more than 40 elderly people to liquidate their investments and life savings to buy securities described as nine-month promissory notes. - City News Service ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. sues L.A. to aid homeless A Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ordinance that makes it a crime to sleep on a city street has ``created a revolving door between the streets and the jails for the homeless,'' the American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. of Southern California claimed Wednesday in a lawsuit. The federal suit seeks to bar the city from enforcing Municipal Code 41.18, which prohibits anyone from sitting, lying or sleeping on ``any public sidewalk, street or alley at all times anywhere'' in Los Angeles. Las Familias Del Pueblo, a homeless advocacy group, and the Catholic Workers are co-plaintiffs in the action filed on behalf of six homeless people. The plaintiffs claim the ordinance is unconstitutional because it targets people ``who have no way to avoid violating the law.'' - City News Service CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge faculty vote against a U.S. war NORTHRIDGE - The faculty senate at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , has passed a resolution opposing a U.S.-led war against Iraq, officials said Wednesday. The resolution, passed Feb. 13 with a vote of 29 in favor, 9 against and 2 abstentions, urges President George W. Bush ``to refrain from military action against Iraq without an unequivocal mandate from the United Nations Security Council.'' It also asks Bush to ``reaffirm the traditional and moral position that the United States will never initiate a war with another nation by delivering a first strike.'' - Daily News Recycling plans reach apartments The Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation plans to spearhead a recycling program for the city's estimated 1.5 million apartment dwellers who have no access to curbside pickup, it was announced this week. The bureau is seeking proposals from community groups, nonprofit organizations and waste haulers to create a two-year pilot program to collect recyclables from the city's apartments, said Public Works board President Valerie Lynne Shaw. Just 720,000 city households, mostly single-family homes, have curbside pickup of recyclables, Shaw said. The deadline for proposals is March 18. Queries can be made in writing only to Karen Coca, Bureau of Sanitation Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division, 433 S. Spring St., Suite 500, Los Angeles 90013. - City News Service DISARM program seizes weapons An unannounced search program that targets probationers led to 70 arrests last month and the seizure of 18 weapons, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich reported this week. Since DISARM was started in February 2000, 1,939 arrests have been made and 942 weapons and more than $3 million in illegal drugs and drug money have been seized, he said. - City News Service Showers not likely to linger in area Rain showered parts of Southern California on Wednesday evening, but forecasters predicted only partly cloudy skies today. The National Weather Service said scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. and small hail were expected over the Los Angeles area through 10 p.m. Wednesday, and snow could fall above 4500 feet. High winds knocked out power insome Southern California communities Wednesday night. Cloudy skies today should give way to mostly clear and sunny weather through Saturday, officials said. - Daily News |
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