A former Department of Defense project services manager from Palm Desert admitted taking money from contractors in connection with federal work overseas and is now facing up to 10 years in prison, authorities said Tuesday. Nizar Farhat, 63, pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of receiving an illegal gratuity and being a public official […]
A Palm Desert man who was sentenced in federal court to five years behind bars for throwing a firebomb into a Republican office in the Coachella Valley is scheduled to appear in Riverside County Superior Court Thursday, where he is facing similar charges. Carlos Espriu, 24, pleaded guilty in March to a single federal count […]
A 19-year-old Riverside man who tortured a Chihuahua puppy in his apartment, inflicting ultimately fatal wounds depicted in a video he posted online, pleaded guilty Thursday in a Los Angeles courtroom to a federal animal abuse charge. Angel Ramos Corrales admitted one count of animal crushing, which refers to intentionally subjecting certain creatures to violent […]
A ride-hailing driver who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in Palm Desert after the two met during a ride pleaded guilty Thursday to a half-dozen felony charges. Ismael Gaspar, 38, of Cathedral City faces a maximum of 16 years in state prison. He remains free on bond pending sentencing, scheduled for May 13 at the […]
Two TikTok stars pleaded not guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges for hosting two parties at their rented home in the Hollywood Hills in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Bryce Hall, 21, and Blake Gray, 20, were charged last August with one count each of causing a public nuisance by conducting a loud and unruly […]
