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The FTC’s complaint was filed with DA’s offices in Riverside and Los Angeles counties on
behalf of the state of California, as well as the state attorneys general in Arizona, Indiana,
Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. (Shutterstock / Paul Brady Photography)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA The Riverside County District Attorney s Office has joined with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and agencies from several states in suing internet service provider Frontier Communications, it was announced Wednesday.
The complaint alleges that Frontier did not provide many consumers with internet service at promised speeds, and that the company charged many users for more expensive and higher-speed service than was actually provided.
Defense Attorney: ‘Bail agent’ charged with murder shoots gun at command of PSPD officer
New questions are arising after Fabian Herrera s defense attorney, Rajan Maline, told News Channel 3 on Friday that Herrera fired a gun at the command of a Palm Springs Police officer during a tense confrontation the morning of April 23. Herrera, 36, was charged with murder in the killing of David Spann, 33, at Spann s Palm Springs home. Mr. Spann was wanted by a bail agency for violating terms of his bail. He was not wanted by the courts, he was not wanted by law enforcement and there was no warrant out for his arrest, Palm Springs Police Lt. William Hutchinson told News Channel 3 s Shelby Nelson in a previous interview.
Jose Luis Moncada, of Desert Hot Springs, was arrested last year and charged with eight counts of committing lewd acts with three children under 14 years old. The crimes occurred between 2004 and 2010, according to authorities. Moncada has pleaded not guilty to all counts and is currently out of custody on electronic monitoring. He has no other criminal history in Riverside County.
Separately, two women who say they were victimized by Moncada filed a civil suit last week against both the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Unified school districts. The plaintiffs, identified in court documents only as Jane Doe 1 and 2, say the districts had received reports of abuse but did not handle them properly and inform law enforcement.
Two attorneys have been arrested and charged with identity theft, forgery and perjury in connection with a scheme in which they allegedly stole more than $320,000 from recently-deceased clients who had set the money aside to be donated.
The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office charged Trent Wayne Thompson, 44, with five felonies and Quinton Ray Swanson, 49, with four, including identity theft, perjury and white-collar crime sentencing enhancements.
Both were arrested in Hemet on May 5 and were booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside. Thompson is being held on $321,000 bail and Swanson on $10,000.
The two are accused of a scheme in which they set up a trust account for a 95-year-old woman who said she wanted to donate all of her money to Children’s Hospital. Later, Thompson allegedly designated himself as a “trust protector” of the account.
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Thompson is scheduled for arraignment Friday, while Swanson s arraignment date has been set for Sept. 2. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
HEMET, CA Two Hemet attorneys have been arrested and charged with multiple felonies following an investigation by the Riverside County District Attorney s Office that alleges the men scammed an elderly woman and bilked a children s hospital.
Trent Wayne Thompson, 44, and Quinton Ray Swanson, 49, were taken into custody Wednesday morning in Hemet by investigators with the DA s Bureau of Investigation.
According to a Friday morning news release from the DA s office, in May 2019 Thompson drafted a living trust for a 95-year-old woman, designating himself as the trust protector meaning he could appoint and manage a successor trustee if his client became incapacitated or died.