Two former California Highway Patrol officers have been charged with accepting $35,000 in bribes in exchange for falsifying records for exotic cars, authorities said Monday.
Updated: 12:03 PM PDT May 24, 2021 By Stefanie Dazio Two former California Highway Patrol officers have been charged with accepting $35,000 in bribes in exchange for falsifying records for exotic cars, authorities said Monday.Jessie Anthony Carrillo and James Yao Kuo were scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court on one count each of conspiracy and three counts of accepting a bribe, according to the California Attorney General s Office. It was not immediately clear if they had attorneys who could speak on their behalf.The charges were filed on Jan. 19 by the state s Department of Justice, and the former officers surrendered to authorities six days later. It was also not immediately clear how long they had worked for the CHP and where they had been stationed. Carrillo and Kuo conspired to alter documents intended for Carfax and the state s Department of Motor Vehicles for two so-called gray market vehicles in 2016 and 2017, authorities s
Ringing down the curtain after 55 years
Daily Pilot and TimesOC theater writer Tom Titus is retiring after 55 years of reviewing Orange County theater.
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Parting, as Billy Shakespeare once quoth, is such sweet sorrow. And that pretty much sums up my feelings as I contemplate retirement after 55 years of reviewing local theater for the Daily Pilot and TimesOC.
It’s been a terrific ride for this dyed-in-the-wool theater junkie. And that includes 40 years as a participant acting and directing for local playhouses, highlighted by 31 years as artistic director of the Irvine Community Theater.
Tom Titus stands in the Segerstrom stage at South Coast Repertory, where he reviewed every single show for the Daily Pilot and TimesOC since the theater opened in 1964.