By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts. The justices by a 5-4 vote had previously intervened to keep the regulation in effect during the legal fight. … Read more
On the gambling books, Ippei Mizuhara was known by the account number “35966.” Using that handle, Mizuhara made 19,000 illegal wagers with an Orange County bookmaker, averaging 25 bets a day, from $10 to $160,000, indicating the level of his alleged addiction. In one day in October, he made three bets totaling $233,386, authorities said. … Read more
An Orange County gang member, who got caught up in a federal Mexican Mafia racketeering case after police arrested him on his way to assault another man on Christmas Day 2017 on the orders of a gang chieftain, was sentenced Monday to four years in federal prison. Alex Gonzalez, 33, also was ordered to spend … Read more
