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 […]
