Wednesday, June 28, 2017

The Clinton News Network (CNN) - Home of the NothingBurger Two Billion Sold

Welcome to the Clinton News Network (CNN) Home of the NothingBurger, where you can enjoy your NoithingBurger your way:  Flame broiled with fake Angus beef, with  fake FBI sources, anonymous sources or everything completely fake, or try the house favorite



he Trump-Russia Collusion NothingBurger.  Available until supplies last.

Saturday, May 13, 2017

Truth in Advertising - California:


Tsunami Hazards are found all over Humboldt County, like in Eureka and Ferndale. At first it is worrisome, but a good idea to have truth in advertising. One can decide to stay in the hazardous areas or move to higher grounds.



Perhaps this can be done in California. Start a new initiative that comports to truth in advertising:

There should California-Specific Warnings all over the state, like: Warning, The State of California has been found to be hazardous to your wallet and corrosive to traditional American Values - proceed at your own risk. That way people can decide to stay in California, or simply move to safer grounds


Friday, May 05, 2017

Even Google thinks Democrats are irrelevant


Even Google thinks Democrats are irrelevant.

Google's Top Stories and US Sections consistently have Donald Trump and the republicans at the top, it usually has nothing on the Democrats.  In this case, Hilary Clinton is the only Democrat represented in the top stories, simply because she refuses to be held accountable even though Obama/Loretta Lynch made sure she faced no criminal charges.






Thursday, April 20, 2017

OCSD arrests My Ngoc Tien Nguyen suspected of vandalizing vehicles in Rancho Santa Margarita


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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. –  According to the OCSD, Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies on Thursday, April 20, arrested a man suspected of vandalizing more than 20 vehicles over a five-month period in various locations in Rancho Santa Margarita.



The first reported incidents occurred in late 2016 but an increase in the frequency and severity of the vandalism prompted Sheriff’s investigators to launch a dedicated, comprehensive investigation utilizing multiple resources to identify a suspect.

After interviewing multiple witnesses, collecting and reviewing surveillance footage and conducting undercover surveillance operations, investigators arrested My Ngoc Tien Nguyen, 38, of Tustin.

Nguyen was booked on suspicion of multiple misdemeanor and felony counts of vandalism. He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Sunday, April 09, 2017

MSM Subliminal propaganda on Trump Russia Connection


The Washington Post & NY Times and main stream media (MSM) traffic on subliminal propaganda, worse than fake news, are going psychotic:  First the story line was that Trump aides colluded with Russia. 

After the Syria Strikes and before Secretary of State Rex Tillerson goes to Russia, the story has changed:  Now, it is Trump aides taking a tough stand on Russia despite Trump.

In other words, if things are bad, according to the MSM, it is Trump's fault.  But if it is good, it must be  because Trump aides are saving his bacon.  Seriously?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-officials-tell-russia-to-drop-its-support-for-syrias-assad/2017/04/09/c179d3ba-4713-440b-8192-a2838019554d_story.html?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-officials-tell-russia-to-drop-its-support-for-syrias-assad/2017/04/09/c179d3ba-4713-440b-8192-a2838019554d_story.html?utm_term=.3d539ef7b77d

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/09/us/politics/tillerson-russia-syria-chemical-weapons.html

Saturday, April 08, 2017

NY Times subliminal propaganda on confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch





The NY Times, purveyor of fake news and subliminal propaganda is at it again covering the confirmation of judge Neil Gorsuch.  See if you can spot the subliminal propaganda.

HINT:  In order to be confirmed, judge Gorsuch did not have to learn to say nothing.  Putting it on the judge is nothing short of shameful.

From the NY Times


The fact is that had it not been for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, judge Gorsuch would not have been confirmed, and Chuck Schumer et all would have filibuster Gandhi, Nelson Mandela or even Jesus, if any one of them had been nominated instead of judge Gorsuch


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/us/politics/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court.html

Washington Post use subliminal propaganda using Seattle Mayor Ed Murray indiscretions against Trump



In the piece titled,  He lobbied for gay rights and opposed Trump — now Seattle’s mayor is accused of sexually assaulting minors: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/08/he-lobbied-for-gay-rights-and-opposed-trump-now-seattles-mayor-is-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-minors/ The Washington Post is clearly using association fallacy or as I refer to subliminal propaganda to blame president Trump for  Seattle Mayor Ed Murray proclivities

The piece includes the following line:  This year, Murray became a leading voice in the West coast resistance to Trump's agenda — particularly the president's promise to target undocumented immigrants.  The conclusion:  Of course, it must be president Trump who is coming after Seattle Mayor Ed Murray – Murray is the victim in this case.


Shameful!

The Art of The Deal: - Apologies to President Trump


President Trump invites China President Xi Jinping for dinner  at Mar-a-Lago,  the Winter White House and away from Obama-loyalists in DC who may continue to spy on him.

During dinner, President Trump asks president Jinping for help with North Korea: “You gotta help me out here with the North Korea issue” President trump says.

“You know I have done all I can, but that crazy guy just goes ballistic without notice, I don’t think I can do anything else” responds President Jinping.

“I just bombed the hell out of Syria, but that is just a warning.  If Assad does not get the message, guess what I am going to do next” says President Trump.  Then he asks “Where were we?”


President Jinping says:  “we were talking about North Korea, and all the things I am going to do to that crazy guy if he does not control himself” – I”ll keep you posted, he adds.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Mohamad Jamal Elmasri & Omar Elnaggar, 22, of Irvine Arrested After Car Break In.


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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA  - According to the Irvine Police Department (IPD) In the early morning hours of Oct. 11, an Irvine resident saw two suspects around his car, parked on Freemont Street, outside of his home. The resident went outside to confront the suspects, and was able to detain Mohamad Jamal Elmasri until Irvine Police Officers arrived. The other suspect identified as Omar Elnaggar,  was able to flee the scene but was detained later that day after appearing in court on residential burglary charges.




Both suspects are now in custody:  Mohamad Jamal Elmasri, 19, of Irvine was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 11, following the theft on Fremont Street in Irvine. Omar Elnaggar, 22, of Irvine was detained a short time later.

Elnaggar and Elmasri have previously been arrested for residential burglary, theft from a vehicle and receiving stolen property.

Anyone with information on this case or these suspects is asked to contact IPD Detective Chris Bees at 949-724-7249 orcbees@cityofirvine.org.


Hilary's Basket Cases

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - The flood of recent email leaks is proof positive of what independent minded voters already knew:  1)  News outlets like the Los Angeles times, The New York Times, ABC, CBS, NBC and the Clinton News Network (CNN) have long stopped being part of the Fourth State and have become members of a Clinton Basket, we refer o as Clinton Redeemables.


Hilary's Baskets

2)  The email leaks have also shown a racist DNC that uses African-Americans and Latinos as mere pawns

3)  That not unlike Obama, Hilary views Christians as Deplorables.

In summary, the facts show that Hilary categorizes voters into Deplorables and Redeemables:  The Redeemables include the LGBT community, Muslims, Radical Muslims, Atheists, Elitists, Sexcual Predators an Elitists. The Deplorables basket contain Christians, Jews, Latinos, Second Amendment defenders and all those opposed to the progressive agenda.

That in itself makes Hilary a Basket Case

Hilary's Basket Case




Wednesday, October 12, 2016

How long does it take to close an Earthlink Account?

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - So how long does it take to close an Earthlink account?  If you are lucky, one year.  After enduring more than 16 years with Earthlink, I finally decided to switch service providers more than a year ago.  The main reason for switching service providers was customer care.  Every single time I called technical support, I was read a list of things to do, none of which solved my problem.  I then had to research the problem and solve it on my own.



Roughly a year ago, I called Earthlink to have my service cancelled.  As in the past, I got through a call center most likely in India, as in the past.  The environment was too loud coupled with the accent, made it difficult to communicate, so the operation had to be repeated a couple of times.  What was clear, is that the agent did not want me to close the account.  He offered special discounts and bonuses if I kept the account open.  I told the agent that this was too late, as I already had the new service provider on line.

After repeated calls, one line items was closed in December of 2015.  Since then, Earthlink kept invoicing me for the second line item.

After three letters to American Express and a Twitter rant, magically the account seems to have been close as of this Monday.  Almost a year to the date since I commenced the cancellation process.

Interestingly enough, Consumer Affairs gives Earthlink one out of five stars based on customer complaint, while another website in its Earthlink Complaints & Reviews shows similar results 

Saturday, September 03, 2016

FBI release of Hilary Papers Produces More Questions Than Answers

FBI release of Hilary Papers Produces More Questions Than Answers

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

US Lutherans and Catholics Brothers Again

US Lutherans approve document recognizing agreement with Catholic Church

(RNS) Nearly 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the Castle Church door, the largest Lutheran denomination in the U.S. has approved a declaration recognizing “there are no longer church-dividing issues” on many points with the Roman Catholic Church.
The “Declaration on the Way” was approved 931-9 by the 2016 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Churchwide Assembly held last week at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans

Read more:  http://religionnews.com/2016/08/15/u-s-lutherans-approve-document-recognizing-agreement-with-the-catholic-church/

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Bryan D’Antonio, Brea, CA, guilty of operating law firms to defraud homeowners


 D’Antonio admitted that the RLG and ALG schemes fraudulently obtained approximately $9 million from more than 1,500 victims.D’Antonio’s co-defendants, Charles Wayne Farris and Ronald Rodis, both previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.


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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA -  The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced yesterday that Bryan D’Antonio, 50, of Brea, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California, for his role as the owner and operator of a multi-million dollar fraudulent mortgage modification scheme that posed as a successful law firm to defraud struggling homeowners. 

D'Antonio pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter for the Central District of California to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his role as owner and operator of Rodis Law Group (RLG) and America’s Law Group (ALG).  His sentencing is on Jan. 30, 2017.

D’Antonio was previously convicted of mail and wire fraud and sentenced to four years in federal prison for his participation in a medical billing scheme.  He was also subject to a permanent injunction prohibiting him from having any involvement with any business that engaged in telemarketing or misrepresented the services it would provide.  
As part of his plea hearing yesterday, D’Antonio admitted that he started RLG while he was still on supervised release from his prior conviction.  In violation of D’Antonio’s permanent injunction, RLG and ALG sold their services through an extensive telemarketing operation and employees routinely misrepresented the services RLG and ALG would provide. 
D’Antonio admitted that, between October 2008 and June 2009, he participated in a scheme with Ronald Rodis, Charles Wayne Farris and others to induce homeowners to pay between $3,500 and $5,500 for the services of RLG and its successor entity, ALG.  RLG and ALG advertised on radio stations nationwide, urging struggling homeowners to call a toll-free number and stated that the companies consisted of “a team of experienced attorneys” who were “highly skilled in negotiating lower interest rates and even lowering your principal balance.”  In fact, RLG and ALG were telemarketing operations that never had teams of experienced attorneys.  During much of the scheme, Ronald Rodis was the only attorney at RLG.
RLG and ALG telemarketers working for D’Antonio made numerous misrepresentations regarding the companies’ ability to negotiate loan modifications from the homeowners’ mortgage lenders.  For example, the telemarketers stated that RLG and ALG had been in business for 11 years when in fact the company had only opened in October 2008.  They falsely stated that RLG and ALG routinely obtained positive results for homeowners, including lower monthly payments, reductions in principal balance and lower interest rates.  In fact, positive results were rarely achieved for any RLG or ALG clients.  Telemarketers also falsely reiterated that homeowners would have a team of attorneys and real estate professionals assigned to their case.  The telemarketers did not disclose to homeowners that RLG and ALG were owned and operated by Bryan D’Antonio, a convicted felon who was prohibited from engaging in telemarketing           
In a plea agreement filed in federal court, D’Antonio admitted that the RLG and ALG schemes fraudulently obtained approximately $9 million from more than 1,500 victims.
D’Antonio’s co-defendants, Charles Wayne Farris and Ronald Rodis, both previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
This case was investigated by the FBI and is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney John W. Burke of the Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph T. McNally of the Central District of California.

Thursday, August 04, 2016

Ryan James Adrig, Laguna Beach arrested for burglary, vandalism and resisting arrest



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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - according to the Irvine Police Department (IPD,) earlier today, at approximately 1:00 AM, the owner of an Irvine business received a phone call from his alarm company notifying him of an burglary alarm activation at his business. The owner was able to instantly pull up his live video surveillance on his home computer to view the interior of his business. A male subject, now identified as Ryan Janes Adrig, was seen walking around inside the business. The owner immediately contacted IPD and provided the physical description of Adrig to IPD dispatchers. 

 As Irvine officers were responding to the business, they located Ryan James Adrig, 23, of Laguna Beach, walking along Sand Canyon Avenue. Upon approaching Adrig, he quickly ran away from the officers jumping over several fences and walls. A short foot pursuit ensued before Adrig was located and arrested for commercial burglary, vandalism and resisting arrest.

Officers returned to the business and found a window smash to the front and no other suspects were inside. Investigation is ongoing.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Bigger government, less transparency - inaugural meeting of FOIA Officer's Council



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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA -  On July 22, 2016, the Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council, created by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, held its inaugural meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. 

The CFO Council is composed of all agency CFOs, plus the Deputy Director for Management from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and is co-chaired by the Directors of OIP and the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS).  Chief FOIA Officers and representatives from over 64 agencies attended, along with several members of the public. 

OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay, opened the meeting by providing an overview of the responsibilities of agency CFOs. Next, Andrew Mayock, the Deputy Director for Management of OMB, emphasized the Administration’s commitment to transparency and open government.  Based on facts covered herein, that commitment seems to be as solid as the Syrian Red Line, however.

Mr. Mayock described the recently-announced Cross-Agency Priority (CAP) Goal for FOIA that will be co-led by OMB, DOJ, and NARA to focus senior leadership attention and drive performance and accountability for improving FOIA administration, and to ensure that Federal departments and agencies are providing sufficient resources toward FOIA responsibilities. 
He explained that the CAP goal will be publicly posted on Performance.gov, and will have a detailed action plan, including specific metrics and milestones that will be used to gauge progress. He did not explain if heads would roll if milestones were not met.
Mr. Mayock explained that the initial focus of the CAP goal will be on implementing the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.  
Acting Director of OGIS Nikki Gramian also gave opening remarks. She discussed the responsibilities of OGIS and summarized the first meeting of the second term of the FOIA Advisory Committee, which is composed of representatives from both agencies and the requester community. 
Ms. Gramian indicated that she anticipates the work of the CFO Council and the FOIA Advisory Committee will be complementary, and that she looks forward to keeping the CFO Council informed about the Advisory Committee’s activities.  Which begs the question: if the work of the newly created council is complementary, why create a new bureaucracy in the first place?
Director Pustay then introduced the Council’s first item for consideration – implementing a “release to one is release to all” presumption for FOIA responses. Director Pustay briefed the Council on OIP’s six-month pilot program conducted with seven volunteer Federal agencies that was designed to assess the viability of a policy that would direct agencies to proactively post online their FOIA responses. 
Director Pustay did not address what happens when government employees use private servers or delete emails such as was the case with  Lois G. Lerner targeting conservative groups, or Secretary Clinton deleted emails.
In the coming months, the CFO Council will examine critical issues, including assessing the impact on investigative journalism efforts, as well as how best to address technological and resource challenges. At its next meeting, the Council will invite journalists and members of the public to provide feedback about the “release to all” policy, specifically addressing the concerns raised by some journalists about its possible impact on their work.  Details about the next meeting will be available here on FOIA Post.

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Dems, White Supremacists replacing the plantation with ghettos and barrios

D'Souza's 'Hillary's America' Debuts with Box Office Success

Read More:   http://www.newsmax.com/US/DSouza-Hillarys-America-box-office/2016/07/17/id/739081/#ixzz4FUablu9l 


DNC‬'s racist taco bowl is a contrived controversy: Like Old Faithful, the dems have been consistently racist: https://cotobuzz.blogspot.com/2012/05/turn-far-lefts-old-faithful-into.html


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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/us/politics/debbie-wasserman-schultz-dnc-wikileaks-emails.html3 hours ago ... Some prominent Democrats had called for the Democratic National Committee chairwoman to step down in the wake of emails revealing the

DNC member killing horses for insurance money.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/578
DNC making fun of black woman's name.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/17942
DNC telling each other, “I love you too. no homo.”
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/425
DNC requesting a pull an MSNBC commentary segment.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/6107
DNC controlling the narrative with time released stories.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/12450
DNC conspiring to create false Trump information and release with Reuters.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/7102
DNC Hillary supporters infiltrated Sanders campaign.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/4776
DNC members going to complain to Morning Joe producers about his mentioning of a “rigged system.”
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/8806
DNC discussing their relationship with NBC/MSNBC/CNN and how to get better treatment.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/13762
Super PAC paying young voters to push back online Sanders supporters. Paid shills.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/8351
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz having an off the record meeting in MSNBC President Phil Griffin’s office.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/8867
DNC being messed with by the Washington Examiner.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/5304
DNC discussing Hillary’s policies as unfeasible.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/519
$200k for a private dinner with Hillary.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/17287
Offering to send interns out to fake a protest against the RNC.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/13366
Faking outrage and pasting in a video later.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/7102
A mole working inside of the Sanders campaign.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/7793
Bringing up Sanders religion to scare the southern voters.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/11508
Possible money laundering by moving money back and forth to bypass legal limits.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/6230
Politico writer sending his stories to the DNC before he sends them to his editor.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/10808
DNC feeding CNN the questions they want to be asked in interviews.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/4077
Creating a fake job ad for a Trump business to paint him as a sexist.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/12803
Hillary funding 2 million dollars in a cooridanted campaign in battleground states to win back the Senate.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/7784
DNC is upset that their “allies” didn’t send in protestors so they sent out interns.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/13366
“Clinton Foundation quid-pro-quo worries are lingering, will be exploited in general.”
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/8351
$50,000 – Lawrence Benenson.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/14700
Daily Fundraising Report for the DNC.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/2875
Content & Social Strategy Discussion.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/7512
Re: BuzzFeed and DNC connection.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/10933
Draft linking news articles about trump to use as negative press.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/7586
Fwd: State Dinner Countdown.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/1901
Some chick is angry she hasn’t been given more stuff from the Obama administration…might be interesting to follow up.
Re: State Dinner Countdown.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/2946
Tim O’Brien: Trump’s Fixation on Inflating his Net Worth is a Cause for Concern.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/4496
RE: May Fundraising Numbers.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/5615
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/7720
Hillary for America Raised $26.4 Million in April, Began May with More than $30 Million Cash on Hand.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/13986
Re: For approval: Trump supporter graphics.
https://www.wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/788
Press talking points, states Hillary is their candidate, dated May 5, 2016. More of a smoking gun than the ambiguous talk in the emails themselves.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/fileid/5254/2728
Consultant calling megyn kelly a bimbo. Has PDF attached that says the same.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/6087
DNC trying to get away with violating the Hatch Act.
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/20148
Democrats using interns to organize fake “protests.”
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/13830
RE: Action on DNC tomorrow (Immigration Raids).
https://www.wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/9736

Friday, July 22, 2016

Ashkan Dezhangfard, Ryan Huebnar, Siavish Hosseinaliarhani, Angelica Shiabata, Brion Hyde, arrested in homicide case

Ashkan Dezhangfard, Ryan Huebnar,  Siavish Hosseinaliarhani,  Angelica Shiabata, Brion Hyde, arrested in homicide case

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA  - Today Orange County Sheriff Department (OCSD) investigators arrested Ashkan Dezhangfard,  San Juan Capistrano, Ryan Huebnar, Laguna Niguel, Siavish Hosseinaliarhani, Laguna Niguel, Angelica Shiabata,  San Juan Capistrano and Brion Hyde, San Juan Capistrano, in connection with a homicide at the end of Trabuco Creek Road in San Juan Capistrano.

On Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at approximately 1:10 p.m., OCSD's deputies responded to the end of Trabuco Creek Road and found an adult male deceased in the creek bed.  

An Orange County Deputy Coroner responded and found traumatic injuries to the victim’s body.  OCSD Homicide investigators responded and assumed responsibility for the investigation.  Homicide, crime scene and coroner investigators processed and collected evidence from the scene.

During the preliminary investigation, the deceased adult male was identified as Alvaro Rios, 38, Perris.  Rios was a reported missing adult from Perris in Riverside County on July 13, 2016.

Orange County Coroner Division conducted an autopsy and determined Alvaro was the victim of homicide.  The injuries were consistent with being stabbed.

Investigators prepared and served several search warrants on vehicles and residences in south Orange County.

All five suspects were arrested for murder and conspiracy and booked into the Orange County Jail.  They are being held on $1 million bail each and scheduled for their first court appearance on Monday, July 25, 2016.

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Artem Vaulin, Ukraine, owner of KAT, the most visited illegal file-sharing website charged with criminal copyright infringement



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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - Artem Vaulin, owner of KAT,  the most visited illegal file-sharing website was charged with criminal copyright infringement and have seized domain names associated with the website, according to announcement by Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon of the Northern District of Illinois, Executive Associate Director Peter T. Edge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Chief Richard Weber of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI)
Artem Vaulin, 30, of Kharkiv, Ukraine, was arrested today in Poland and is charged by criminal complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, with one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and two counts of criminal copyright infringement.  The United States will seek to extradite Vaulin to the United States.
According to court records, Vaulin allegedly owns and operates Kickass Torrents or KAT, a commercial website that has enabled users to illegally reproduce and distribute hundreds of millions of copyrighted motion pictures, video games, television programs, musical recordings and other electronic media since 2008.  The copyrighted material is collectively valued at well over $1 billion, according to the complaint.  The complaint alleges that KAT receives more than 50 million unique visitors per month and is estimated to be the 69th most frequently visited website on the internet.
In addition, a federal court in Chicago ordered the seizure of one bank account and seven domain names associated with the alleged KAT conspiracy.
According to the complaint, KAT has consistently made available for download movies that were still in theaters and displayed advertising throughout its site.  KAT’s net worth has been estimated at more than $54 million, with estimated annual advertising revenue in the range of $12.5 million to $22.3 million, according to the complaint.  The complaint alleges that the site operates in approximately 28 languages.  KAT has moved its domains several times due to numerous seizures and copyright lawsuits, and it has been ordered blocked by courts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, Belgium and Malaysia, according to the complaint.  KAT has allegedly operated at various times under the domains kickasstorrents.com, kat.ph, kickass.to, kickass.so and kat.cr, and relied on a network of computer servers located around the world, including in Chicago. 
Several motion pictures currently available for download and sharing on KAT are still showing in theatres, including “Captain America: Civil War,” “Now You See Me 2,” “Independence Day: Resurgence” and “Finding Dory,” according to the complaint.  The complaint alleges that Vaulin, who used the screen name “tirm,” was involved in designing KAT’s original website, oversaw KAT’s operations and, during the latter part of the conspiracy, Vaulin allegedly operated KAT under the auspices of a Ukrainian-based front company called Cryptoneat. 

HSI and IRS-CI investigated the case with substantial assistance from the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center, the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, the Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs and the Polish Border Guard and National Prosecutor’s Office.
Senior Counsel Ryan K. Dickey of the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and Assistant U.S. Attorneys William E. Ridgway and Devlin N. Su of the Northern District of Illinois are prosecuting the case.