Antelope Valley Allied Arts Association Board President Arrested

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Lancaster -- In what's being called a "Strike Team" operation by Sheriff's officials, Eric Perry, 34, of Lancaster, and the current Antelope Valley Allied Arts Association Board President, (AVAAA), was arrested Wednesday afternoon at his home in Lancaster.

Springtime is a wonderful time of year.  The weather is nice, the flowers are starting to bloom and people start to spend more time outdoors.  Unfortunately, so do the criminals.  Criminals know that people are going to be out more often and later and so there are more chances for them to do their dirty work.  That's why you should be prepared ahead of time.  Guns aren't legal to carry in California, unless of course you are a peace officer, so be prepared with these legal to carry Self-Defense products.  Take the Taser for example, they are legal to carry and won't kill anybody. The C2 Taser is a the most recent version and are more compact so it is easy to fit in your purse of on your person and they come in a wide variety of colors.  The X26C Taser is the same version that Law Enforcement use but with a shorter shooting distance of 15 feet (plenty length in my opinion).  It also come with 6 cartridges, holster, carrying case, manual, training materials and a digital power magazine that tells you when your battery is low.  If you want a little more low-key approach, you can always go for a Keychain Pepper Spray or a Stun Gun.  Whatever the case, just be prepared!

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By Chris McGuinness

Raymond Lee Jennings was given a sentence of forty years to life for the murder of teenager Michelle O’Keefe. The sentence was handed down by Judge Lisa Chung at the Michael D. Antonovich Courthouse in Lancaster on Thursday.  Members of the O’Keefe family attended the proceeding and were able to speak directly to Jennings for the first time in almost five years.

The following is from the FBI website fbi.gov about potential scams surrounding the Haitian Earthquake Relief effort:

"The FBI today reminds Internet users who receive appeals to donate money in the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti to apply a critical eye and do their due diligence before responding to those requests. Past tragedies and natural disasters have prompted individuals with criminal intent to solicit contributions purportedly for a charitable organization and/or a good cause.

Therefore, before making a donation of any kind, consumers should adhere to certain guidelines, to include the following:

RISPOLI, Teresa Lynn (AC 5728)
Agoura Hills, CA
Accusation filed: 08/11/98
Stipulated decision: License revoked, stayed, 60 days suspension, 5 years probation with terms and conditions and cost recovery.
Decision effective: 06/21/99
Violation:Practicing acupuncture without a license
Accusation andamp; Petition to Revoke Probation filed: 07/05/01
Stipulated decision: License revoked, stayed, 90 day suspension, 5 years probation with terms and conditions and cost recovery.
Decision effective: 08/21/03
Violation: Improper advertising; failed to comply with corporate name requirements; and operated a school without approval.

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11/03/09—Within the last several months, the FBI has seen a significant increase in fraud involving the exploitation of valid online banking credentials belonging to small and medium businesses, municipal governments, and school districts. In a typical scenario, the targeted entity receives a “spear phishing” e-mail which either contains an infected attachment, or directs the recipient to an infected website. Once the recipient opens the attachment or visits the website, malware is installed on their computer. The malware contains a key logger which will harvest the recipients business or corporate bank account log-in information. Shortly thereafter, the perpetrator either creates another user account with the stolen log-in information, or directly initiates funds transfers by masquerading as the legitimate user. These transfers have occurred as both traditional wire transfers and as ACH transfers.

Further reporting has shown that the transfers are directed to the bank accounts of willing or unwitting individuals within the United States. Most of these individuals have been recruited via work-at-home advertisements, or have been contacted after placing resumes on well-known job search websites. These persons are often hired to “process payments”, or “transfer funds”. They are told they will receive wire transfers into their bank accounts. Shortly after funds are received, they are directed to immediately forward most of the money overseas via wire transfer services such as Western Union and Moneygram.