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THE GHOST IN THE STARCLUB MACHINE: Seized Servers, Salida Capital, and the $1.7 Billion Pattern

Seven days after investigative journalist William B. Scott published an investigation into recurring $400 million and $1.7 billion financial claims involving Russian and American energy interests, federal agents raided StarClub, arrested its

September 23, 2026

Investigations·Malibu·News·Politics

Sheriff Luna’s Deputy Gang Double Standard? Captain Promotion at Norwalk Station Directly Contradicts His Public Stance on Subgroups and Undermines Accountability in the Emmett Brock Case

Despite Sheriff Robert Luna’s repeated public condemnation of deputy gangs, station cliques and the tattoos associated with them, another reported tattooed member of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department station subgroup has

September 14, 2026

Investigations·LASD·News·Politics

The Silent Burden Behind the Badge: The Unspoken Toll of Duty on Law Enforcement, Corrections, Veterans, and the Families Left at Home post Suicide.

From the Editor: In public safety and military reporting, line-of-duty deaths from gunfire, ambushes, and tactical crashes rightfully receive solemn honors. We build monuments to these sacrifices, etch names into black granite,

September 9, 2026

Investigations·LAPD·LASD·News·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: DA Rejects Criminal Case Against Commander Over Explosion Photographs

By Cece Woods The case against Commander Thomas Giandomenico ended without charges. The far more troubling question is how an unverified allegation was used to justify search warrants and a sweeping intrusion

September 4, 2026

Investigations·LASD·News·Politics

The Glass House of Jamie McBride: Hypocrisy, Unproven Leadership, and the ongoing Collapse of LAPD Accountability

Hypocrisy in public life lasts only as long as the silence of those who witness it. Entrenched figures count on loud, performative theater to intimidate targets and distract their own compromised records.

August 28, 2026

LAPD·News·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: ATF Continues Investigation into Missing Grenade – More Interviews Scheduled

The federal investigation surrounding the missing grenade from the July 18, 2025 explosion that killed three Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives has moved deeper into LASD’s executive ranks. Multiple sources tell

August 26, 2026

Investigations·LASD·News·Politics

Loyalty Over Accountability? Questions Surround Sheriff Luna and Commander Holguin’s Elevation of Juan Briseno to Lead Lakewood Station

In the ongoing struggle to root out deputy subgroups and gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, few episodes illustrate the tension between reform rhetoric and institutional self-protection more clearly than

August 24, 2026

Investigations·LASD·News·Politics

The Silence is Deafening: Three Years After Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer’s Murder, Sheriff Luna’s Failed Leadership Denied His Family The Justice He Promised

This September 16th will mark three years since the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department experienced one of its darkest moments in the agency’s more than 150-year history. The devastating murder of Deputy

August 20, 2026

LASD·News·Politics

Another Preventable Risk? New Incident Raises Fresh Questions About Leadership Inside LASD’s Bomb Squad

Last year, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department suffered one of the darkest days in its history when Detectives Joshua Kelley-Ecklund, Victor Lemus, and William Osborn were killed in a catastrophic explosion

August 6, 2026

Investigations·LASD·News·Politics

Is LA Ready for 2028? The Olympic Planning Collapse of 2026, Academy Class Panics, and Open-Ended Travel for Friends.

PART TWO An audit by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) covering multi-year international deployments revealed severe administrative vulnerabilities and questionable accountability within the LAPD’s foreign travel cohort. The department could

August 3, 2026

Al Labrada·LAPD·News·Politics