fraud

Mar 8 2013

Breach of contract, fraud, copyright infringement

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A producer who claims to have collaborated with Frank Ocean on his Grammy Award-winning debut album sued the singer, his creative partner and record label today in Los Angeles, alleging they cheated him out of performance and production credits.

Sep 4 2012

Filing nine fraudulent on-the-job injury claims

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A probation officer was arrested today for allegedly filing nine fraudulent on-the-job injury claims.

Rochelle Williams, who has worked for the Los Angeles County Probation Department since February 2006, has been relieved of duty and placed on administrative leave, according to department officials.

Jan 26 2012

Organization under investigation by the IRS

Ward Connerly, the African American former University of California trustee who vehemently opposed affirmative action, is now fighting charges of mismanaging donations to an organization he founded, for personal gain.

Gregg Reese  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 3 2011

Activist group succeeds in getting restitution for two of its members

Just under a dozen distressed homeowners affiliated with the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) gathered in front of a sporting goods store in Koreatown within walking distance of three businesses alleged to have defrauded two of their members of cash paid out for loan modifications that did not materialize.

Oct 26 2011

Investigating credible tips

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—In the wake of a scandal at the city’s Housing Department involving Korean speakers, City Controller Wendy Greuel announced today that a hotline to report abuse can now handle whistleblower tips in 150 languages.

The waste, fraud and abuse hotline at (866) 428-1514 can accommodate reports in dozens of languages, including Armenian, Arabic, Cantonese, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Persian, Spanish and many more.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.