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Burbank tax preparer pleads guilty to falsifying returns
A man faces up to six years in federal prison after pleading not guilty Monday to two counts of submitting false tax returns through his Burbank firm. A federal grand jury indicted Peter Chavez, 44, in 2005 on 19 charges relating to preparing false...Tags: Google+, Prisons
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Judge denies Burbank's request to throw out former police officer's lawsuit
A judge on Wednesday denied Burbank's request to throw out a lawsuit filed by a former police officer who claims he was fired in retaliation for exposing alleged misconduct by his colleagues. The attorney for former officer Pete Allen hailed the judge&...Tags: Google+, Theft, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Judges
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Burbank police officer lawsuit takes procedural detour
A former police officer who filed a federal wrongful termination lawsuit against the city last month is dismissing the case for procedural reasons. Separate from the lawsuit filed in March, Elfego Rodriguez in December asked the court to reverse the...Tags: Google+, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Judge wants more study
A judge has put off ruling on the city's motion to dismiss a former Burbank police officer's wrongful termination lawsuit, saying she needs more time to evaluate the case. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Donna Fields Goldstein had been slated to...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Judges, Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge to rule on motion to dismiss Burbank police officer's wrongful termination lawsuit
A judge this week is slated to rule on the city’s request to dismiss a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former Burbank police officer. The officer, Pete Allen, was fired three years ago after he lied to internal investigators about...Tags: Laws, Judges, Freedom of the Press, Google Inc., Politics
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Group of six plead not guilty to stabbing woman in Burbank
Six reputed gang members have pleaded not guilty to charges that they stabbed a 21-year-old Pacoima woman last month in Burbank, officials said. The group includes four Los Angeles men — Juan Carlos “Pirana” Reyes, 19, Paul “...Tags: Google+
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Man sentenced to 30 months for flashing laser at private plane, Pasadena police helicopter
A North Hollywood man who aimed a commercial-grade laser at a private airplane and a Pasadena police helicopter was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison. Adam Gardenhire, 19, pleaded guilty in October to one count of aiming the beam of a...Tags: Judges, Punishment, Bob Hope, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI
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Former Burbank police officer sues city
A former Burbank police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against the city alleging that he was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for suing the city four years ago for racial discrimination and harassment. The lawsuit was filed last week in U.S....Tags: Judges, Racism, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Justice System
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Convicted pimp's lawsuit against Burbank PD is tossed out
Calling the complaint “frivolous and malicious,” a federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed against the Burbank Police Department in which a convicted pimp claimed false imprisonment and racial profiling stemming from charges filed against...
Tags: Prisons, Theft, Credit and Debt, Laws, Social Issues
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Cost of Burbank police litigation hits $7.1 million
The cost incurred by the city as it continues to defend itself against a slew of lawsuits filed by former and current police officers has hit $7.1 million and counting, officials announced recently. And most of the cases — which center on claims...
Tags: Local Elections, Racism, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Discrimination
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Convicted pimp accuses police of racial profiling and false imprisonment
A convicted pimp has filed a $2.9-million lawsuit against the Burbank Police Department and the city claiming false imprisonment and racial profiling stemming from charges filed against him more than two years ago that were eventually dismissed. In...Tags: Prisons, Theft, Credit and Debt, Social Issues, Laws
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Court frustrated with woman suing TSA over Burbank airport scuffle
The woman who got into a scuffle with security officers at Bob Hope Airport when they tried to confiscate a container of applesauce and other snacks has until Jan. 16 to condense her claim, otherwise, a frustrated judge may throw it out of U.S. District...
Tags: Judges, Police Arrests, Transportation Security Administration, Defendants, Bob Hope
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