Matthew Ormseth is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining The Times in 2018, he covered city news and state politics at the Hartford Courant.
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A Chinese millionaire, a cop for hire and an Irvine family: Inside a twisted global business dispute
Federal prosecutors say former L.A. County Sheriff’s employees helped a woman in China extort her former business partner for $100 million in disputed shares.
Aug. 30, 2024
Former law enforcement and military officers are accused of using threats and violence in an effort to extort an Irvine man for nearly $37 million.
Aug. 12, 2024
Alyssa Esquivel claims she was eventually suspended without pay for wearing a “Trump-themed” backpack to the San Gabriel school where she worked as a teacher’s aide.
Aug. 3, 2024
Daniel Mayer Selznick, the last immediate member of a family that produced some of Hollywood’s most iconic films, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 88.
Aug. 3, 2024
A man accused of taking a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy’s gun and shooting at her now faces federal charges after avoiding a conviction in state case last year.
July 31, 2024
Ezequiel Romo, un líder de una pandilla que ordenó asesinatos tanto de rivales como de seguidores para mantener el control sobre el tráfico de drogas y cobro en Panorama City, fue asesinado a puñaladas en la prisión estatal de Centinela
July 23, 2024
Ezequiel Romo, a gang leader who ordered murders of rivals and followers alike to maintain control over drug and collection rackets in Panorama City, was stabbed to death at Centinela State Prison.
July 22, 2024
A case against an imprisoned member of the Westside Riva gang suggests that some criminal groups have tried to add pornography and illegal gambling to their revenue streams.
July 22, 2024
Three members of the Florencia 13 gang received long prison sentences for killing Fernando Arroyos as the LAPD officer and his girlfriend were looking at homes in Florence-Firestone.
July 19, 2024
A man charged with killing a New Zealand tourist outside Newport Beach’s Fashion Island previously pleaded no contest to a felony armed robbery charge, but his prison sentence was suspended.
July 10, 2024