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Former Thunder Valley employee sentenced for embezzlement
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 1:30pmU.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. sentenced Erika Michele Carlton, 38, of Roseville, to 18 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for theft from an Indian tribal government, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Judge England also ordered her to pay $236,050 in restitution.
This case was the product of an investigation by the United States Secret Service and the Placer County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant United States Attorney Kyle Reardon prosecuted the case.
The Vagina Monologues returns to South Lake Tahoe Feb. 22-23
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 1:00pm
Event Date:
February 22, 2013 - 7:00pm The Vagina Monologues returns for its 11th year here in South Lake Tahoe Feb. 22-23 at 7 p.m.
Come laugh, cry and help to stop violence against women. The Monologues are a fundraiser for CASA, Live Violence Free, Tahoe Youth and Family Services and The Zawadisha Fund. Tickets are $15 and are available through CASA at (530) 573-3072 or at the door.
The event will be at the Blue Angel Cafe, 1132 Ski Run.
Location
Blue Angel Cafe
1132 Ski Run Bl
So lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 56' 40.29" N, 119° 57' 18.036" W
See map: Google Maps
Prison for SLT man who drew gun; Mo’s beating case lingers
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 6:00pm
South Lake Tahoe resident Scott Enerson is expected to spend seven years in prison after pulling a gun on a fellow patron at Whiskey Dick’s bar.
State prison for driver in August DUI crash
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 5:42pmThe driver of a car that struck and critically injured a bicyclist in August was sentenced to more than three years in state prison Wednesday afternoon.El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne...
Former El Dorado County man pleads guilty in federal court in multimillion dollar fraud scheme
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 3:09pmA former El Dorado County man pled guilty Thursday to wire fraud in connection with a multimillion dollar investment fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner said in a news statement.
According to court documents, between January 1, 2007 and November 31, 2011, Daniel Chartraw, 39, formerly of El Dorado County, defrauded numerous investors by falsely representing investments in mines, mining and refinery equipment, oil commodities, precious metals concentrate, and multimillion dollar certificates of deposit.
Text of Gov. Jerry Brown's 2013 State of the State Address
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 11:17am
California Gov. Jerry Brown today delivered the 2013 State of the State Address. Here's the prepared text:
'Fedora Bandit' pleads guilty to three robberies, admits to bank heists at South Lake Tahoe, Kings Beach among others
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 2:17pm
The 'Fedora Bandit' who robbed banks in South Lake Tahoe, Kings Beach and Carson City, among several others, pled guilty Friday to three counts of armed bank robbery, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Former South Lake Tahoe pot club owner pleads guilty to federal trafficking charges
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 12:07pmGennaro "Gino" DiMatteo, 43, of South Lake Tahoe, pled guilty Wednesday to count two of the indictment, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. DiMatteo is scheduled to be sentenced in April.
This case is the product of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department, and the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Jason Hitt is prosecuting the case.
California man sentenced for drugs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 10:27amJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A California man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for distributing drugs in Juneau.The Juneau Empire (http://is.gd/aiXITv) says 24-year-old Travell Demar Pink...
Former South Lake Tahoe woman sentenced for filing false tax return
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 6:35pmA U.S. District Judge sentenced former South Lake Tahoe resident Gwen Noel Luckett, 59, to two years in prison Monday and for filing a fraudulent tax return, according to a statement from federal p...
Former South Lake Tahoe resident sentenced for claiming excessive federal tax refund
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 12:07pmFRESNO, Calif. — U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill on Monday sentenced Gwen Noel Luckett, 59, formerly of South Lake Tahoe, to two years in prison and ordered her to pay $605,692 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced.
South Lake Tahoe man faces federal fraud charges; allegedly skied and collected workers compensation
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 3:06pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against Mark E. Leung, 58, of South Lake Tahoe, charging him with wire fraud, mail fraud, and making a false statement to obtain federal workers’ compensation, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Two deny drug trafficking charges
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 11:27amTwo Santa Cruz men facing life in prison denied cocaine trafficking charges on Monday.Joseph V. Perez, 26, and Oscar Madriz, 25, entered not-guilty pleas to charges of trafficking and sales of c...
Former El Dorado Hills man arraigned for mail fraud, money laundering charges
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 1:14pmGregory J. Chmielewski, 43, formerly of El Dorado Hills, is scheduled to be arraigned today for 24-counts of mail fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The indictment, from February 17, 2011, was sealed until Chmielewski’s arrest in Arizona on October 24, 2012.
Arsonist in 2007 Burning Man event killed in train incident
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 9:19amThe man who famously spent two years in a Nevada prison for prematurely setting fire to the Burning Man effigy in 2007 has died, according to news reports.
Paul Addis, a longtime Burner and artist fed up with the way Burning Man was being organized, died after he jumped in front of a moving BART train at Embarcadero station on Saturday night, according to multiple Bay Area news reports. He was 42.
Investment broker sentenced to prison
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 6:44pmA federal judge has sentenced a South Lake Tahoe resident to more than three years in prison for embezzling clients' money.U.S. District Court Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Lori Zoval, 47,...
South Lake Tahoe woman sentenced for stealing from clients' accounts
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 3:13pmU.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Lori Zoval, 47, of South Lake Tahoe, Friday to three years and eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling client money while employed as a licensed investment broker with a brokerage firm in Folsom, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. A hearing was scheduled for November 2, 2012 to determine the restitution amount.
Man headed to prison flees authorities
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 5:39pmA man who was being sentenced to state prison ran away from South Lake Tahoe authorities after he was released for three hours Thursday to get his affairs in order.
Suspects apprehended in James Canyon marijuana grow
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 4:52pmThree men face up to life in prison and a $10 million fine after they were arrested Wednesday in the James Canyon area above Jacks Valley in Douglas County, at the site of 4,700 marijuana plants.Th...
Loughner pleads guilty to Ariz. shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 5:38pmTUCSON, Ariz. - Jared Lee Loughner agreed Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in prison, accepting that he went on a deadly shooting rampage at an Arizona political gathering and avoiding the ...
Prison realignment means fewer firefighters for CalFire
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 2:15pm5-year prison sentence for former El Dorado County sergeant
Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 7:17amMan gets life in prison for kidnapping boy from church group
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 6:32pmA 21-year-old Minden man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with parole eligibility after five years for kidnapping an 11-year-old boy from an outdoor church youth group.District Judge Dave...
Calif. lawyer sentenced for taking bribe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 11:19amLOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors say a California attorney has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of taking a bribe in return for promising to have a client lie to autho...
South Lake Tahoe attorney going to prison for 3 years
Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 6:19amDeath Row suicide highlights executions' delays
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 6:00amSAN FRANCISCO - When James Lee Crummel hanged himself in his San Quentin Prison cell last month, he had been living on Death Row for almost eight years - and he was still years away from facing the...
Man gets three years for 2011 robbery
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 6:00amEl Dorado County Judge Suzanne Kingsbury sentenced a Rocklin, Calif., man to state prison time Friday for a May 2011 robbery that left the victim paranoid and fearful of walking home from work.Mich...
Californians to vote on abolishing death penalty
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 10:12amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California voters will soon get a chance to decide whether to replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole.A measure to abolish capital punis...
Calif. prison overhaul would save $1.5B a year
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 12:11pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California prison officials on Monday released a wide-ranging reorganization plan that calls for halting a $4 billion prison-construction program and bringing back all inm...
Man pleads guilty to reckless driving, required to keep monitor on
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 6:16pmA California man faces up to six years in Nevada State Prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless driving that caused the death last summer of a pedestrian at Stateline.District Judge Da...
Arrests made in Lake Tahoe cocaine sting
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 5:13pm
The Tri-NET Narcotic Task Force, working in conjunction with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Street Enforcement Team (SET), the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, and the Santa Cruz California Police Department arrested 26 year-old Joseph Perez and 25 year-old Oscar Madriz, both of Santa Cruz, California, on charges of trafficking and sales of cocaine. The arrests were made on March 2.
Son gets prison for pointing loaded gun at sheriff's captain
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:36amMINDEN - The son of a Douglas County sheriff's captain was sentenced Tuesday to three years in Nevada State Prison for pointing a loaded gun at his father who was intervening in a child custody ...
Transcript from Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:29pm
Budget cuts and temporary taxes were on tap this morning in California Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address. Below is a transcript of his speech. Go here for an audio version and post-speech analysis moderated by Marianne Russ with Jean Ross, Executive Director of the California Budget Project, former Republican Assemblyman Roger Niello, media/political analyst Barbara O'Connor.
Nevada State Prison: Locked but still loaded with history
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 10:19amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The 150-year-old Nevada State Prison sits silent, vacant now that the last medium security inmates are gone."It's like we just drove through the Bermuda Triangle," says Assoc...
Felony DUI earns prison sentence
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 10:01amMINDEN, Nev. - A 25-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was sentenced Monday to three years in Nevada State Prison for felony driving under the influence after he was dropped from a diversion program ...
The end of an era: Final inmates leave Nevada State Prison
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 9:07amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The final half-dozen inmates loaded up their possessions Monday and moved out of the old Nevada State Prison in Carson City, with at least one of them making it clear he woul...
Calif could lose 1,500 inmate firefighters
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 10:49amLOS ANGELES (AP) - An unforeseen result of the state's prison realignment that moves prisoners from state to county facilities is that it may reduce the number of inmate firefighters in California....
Scanio slapped with 6-month sentence for probation violations
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 5:35pmBy Kathryn Reed
Joseph Scanio, the South Lake Tahoe man who served more than three years in federal prison on child pornography charges, will be spending another six months behind bars. U.S. District...
South Lake Tahoe jail set to get more crowded
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/13/2011 - 1:19pm
By Heather Gould
As of October 1, nine new inmates have been incarcerated in the El Dorado County jail who would have previously gone to state prison. With the state short of funds and under a court mandate to relieve overcrowding in its state prisons, those committing non-violent, non-serious and non-sex offenses will be housed in county jails rather than state prisons under a program dubbed "realignment."
State prison plan could increase crime, prosecutor says
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 9:38amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A California plan to reduce its prison population by shifting the responsibility for certain inmates to counties is a "huge step backward for victims" and represents a "g...
Block's former owner told to pay or face prison time
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmIt will take years for Eneliko “Sean” Smith to pay back the hundreds of thousands of dollars he owes South Lake Tahoe in back hotel taxes, but the payment plan has been increased. The issue is whe...
S. Tahoe man in jail for nearly killing his ex denied parole ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 12:14pmSteve Wasserman, the South Lake Tahoe man in prison for nearly slashing his ex-wife to death, will spend at least another seven years in prison. He was up for parole this week, but was denied. The par...
Block's former owner told to pay or face prison time
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 7:48amIt will take years for EnelikoSean Smith to pay back the hundreds of thousands of dollars he owes South Lake Tahoe in back hotel taxes but the payment plan ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../blocks-former-o...
South Shore rape could have kept Garrido in prison, DA says
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:42amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Law enforcement officials missed an opportunity to keep Jaycee Lee Dugard captor Phillip Garrido in prison following the 1976 rape of a woman in South Lake Tahoe, accordi...
