BRIEFLY BURBANK HEALTH INSURER ARRESTED.A Burbank man is among three people arrested Monday in connection with a firm authorities suspect of taking in more than $14 million in health insurance premiums, but leaving most claims unpaid. William Kokott, 60, is named in a 37-count indictment indictment (ĭndīt`mənt), in criminal law, formal written accusation naming specific persons and crimes. Persons suspected of crime may be rendered liable to trial by indictment, by presentment, or by information. returned by a federal grand jury in 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. . - City News Service Man sentenced in Net porn fraud A Malibu man was sentenced in Los Angeles to more than 11 years in federal prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding credit card holders of $37 million via his Internet porn site, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Kenneth H. Taves, 52, pleaded guilty in 2001 to having 900,000 credit card numbers with the intent to defraud To make a Misrepresentation of an existing material fact, knowing it to be false or making it recklessly without regard to whether it is true or false, intending for someone to rely on the misrepresentation and under circumstances in which such person does rely on it to his or consumers and to obtaining money through unauthorized credit card charges. - Daily News NoHo area to get spring cleaning Spring cleaning is the period in spring time set aside for cleaning a house, normally applied in colder climates, where the house is difficult to clean during winter. NORTH HOLLYWOOD - The NoHo Spring Clean-Up is scheduled to begin May 22 and continue for a month, focusing on a cluster of residential streets north of the NoHo Commons project. The initial cleanup event May 22 will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Elmer Avenue and Burbank Boulevard. For more information, call (818) 753-1918. - Daily News Standoff stand·off n. 1. A tie or draw, as in a contest. 2. A situation in which one force neutralizes or counterbalances the other. 3. A standoff insulator. adj. Standoffish. ends with man's arrest TUJUNGA - Police arrested a man on suspicion of battery Monday after officers were called to a home in Tujunga, officials said. Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . spokeswoman Mary Grady said officers
were sent to the 9400 block of Hillhaven Avenue about 7:20 a.m. on a
report of a kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. and were met by two women who live in the home.
- Staff and Wire Services Malibu smoking ban wins key vote MALIBU - The Malibu City Council gave initial approval Monday night to banning smoking on the city's public beaches, following similar bans approved by Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. and Los Angeles last month. Council members voted 4-1, with Jeff Jennings dissenting, in favor of the ban, proposed by Mayor Sharon Barovsky. The council will need to approve the measure a second time before it goes into effect. ``If the council didn't come on board, it would have made Malibu one big designated smoking area,'' said Robert Berger, chairman of the Los Angeles County Smoke-Free Beach Task Force. ``This makes an important national and global statement about where the country's moving.'' - City News Service |
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