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VOLUME 10, NO. 11
ARRESTS MADE IN NATIONWIDE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCAM: Defendants include CEOs, actresses, university athletic coaches, and college exam administrators
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ozens of individuals involved in a nationwide conspiracy that facilitated cheating on college entrance exams and the admission of students to elite universities as purported athletic recruits were arrested by federal agents in multiple states this morning and charged in federal court in Boston. Athletic coaches from Yale, Stanford, USC, Wake Forest and Georgetown, among others, are implicated, as well as parents and exam administrators. William “Rick” Singer, 58, of Newport Beach, Calif., was charged with racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Singer owned and operated the Edge College & Career Network LLC (“The Key”) – a for-profit college counseling and preparation business – and served as the CEO of the Image used for illustration only. - Courtesy photo
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SUPERVISORS SEEK APPLICANTS FOR BUILDING AND SAFETY APPEALS BOARD The Board of Supervisors is seeking individuals to serve on the County Building and Safety Appeals Board. “The mission of this board is important, and I urge anyone who feels they are qualified and who is interested in serving their community to apply,” said Board of Supervi-
sors Chairman Curt Hagman. The Building and Safety Appeals Board is a technical review panel. It is charged with considering matters in which property owners and builders believe the County has incorrectly applied the Building Code during plan review, construction, or to an
existing building resulting in that building being declared substandard or unsafe. Applicants for this board should be familiar with construction and the California Building Code. The board has five seats plus three alternate positions. All
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WOMAN CONVICTED OF DEFRAUDING VICTIMS WHO DONATED CASH AND SUPPLIES INTENDED FOR FIREFIGHTERS A woman was convicted of defrauding victims by soliciting and keeping donations of cash and supplies intended for firefighters during the Holy Fire. Ashley Bemis, 28, San Juan Capistrano, pleaded guilty on March 1, 2019, to one felony
count of grand theft, four felony counts of second degree burglary which can be reduced to misdemeanors upon successful completion of probation, six misdemeanor counts of dissuading a witness from reporting a crime, and 24 misdemeanor counts
of defrauding another by false representation. Bemis was sentenced to 177 days in county jail, three days of CalTrans, and three years of formal probation. The defendant was also ordered to pay
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