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Ed Buck (center), a one-time celebrated and sought-after donor to the Democratic candidates and elected officials in California, was found guilty Tuesday of nine felonies, including two counts of distribution of controlled substances resulting in death. One count for the 2017 death of 26-year-old Gemmel Moore (left) and one for the death of 55-year-old Timothy Dean (right) in 2019. Photos: Facebook

Newly sworn-in Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón took the helm of the nation's largest prosecution office Monday and unveiled an ambitious agenda that includes the end of cash bail for many offenses, not seeking the death penalty and the refusal to pursue charges for certain crimes.  Gascón, a former San Francisco district attorney and assistant Los Angeles police chief, took over for outgoing District Attorney Jackie Lacey after she lost her re-election bid last month amid

A Los Angeles police probe got underway Saturday night after an investigator with the L.A. County district attorney’s office -- who was working security for DA Jackie Lacey -- fired at suspects who allegedly tried to carjack the security team.

LOS ANGELES – Incumbent Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey conceded the election race Friday morning to former Los Angeles Police Department assistant chief and former San Francisco DA George Gascón. Lacey announced her decision in a press conference.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticWhile the race to become the next District Attorney of Los Angeles County has not been officially called, George Gascón increasingly looks likely to defeat incumbent Jackie Lacey’s bid for a third term.With thousands of ballots to come in throughout the region, Gascón is ahead of Lacey by 229,022 votes.

Kendrick Sampson, the actor and activist co-founder of the social justice group BLD PWR, has been an active voice this year in local L.A. politics, including co-leading a weekly protest at the offices of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey over her handling of police killings of civilians.

Organizers for the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter filed a lawsuit on Monday against county District Attorney Jackie Lacey and her husband over his alleged pointing of a firearm at demonstrators outside the couple’s home earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed by Civil rights attorney Carl Douglas, accuses the Laceys of assault, negligence, and inflicting emotional distress in connection with the March 2 incident.

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has charged rapper Tory Lanez with assaulting a “female friend,” later revealed in charging documents as “Megan P,” a.k.a. Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete.

Harvey Weinstein has been charged with a further six counts of sexual assault involving two victims from incidents that allegedly happened more than a decade ago, prosecutors in Los Angeles said.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticAs the deep pocket run-off campaign between incumbent Jackie Lacey and challenger George Gascón heads into its final month, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office today unveil even more new sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein.“Case BA483663 was amended today to add three felony counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation,” the D.A.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterMusician and activist John Legend narrates a new TV commercial for George Gascón, who is seeking to unseat Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey in November.Legend has supported progressive prosecutors across the country, and endorsed Gascón’s campaign during the primary.

Police have charged two adults and two teens with the murder of rapper Pop Smoke after a home-invasion incident in Los Angeles this past February. Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement that Corey Walker and Keandre Rodgers were charged with a murder that occurred during the commission of a robbery and burglary.Two adolescents, ages 15 and 17, were also charged with murder and robbery while in juvenile court.

Two men and two teens have been charged in the death of rising rapper Pop Smoke, who was killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February, the district attorney’s office said Monday. Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement that Corey Walker and Keandre Rodgers were charged with murder that occurred during the commission of a robbery and burglary.

LOS ANGELES -- Two men and two teens have been charged in the death of rising rapper Pop Smoke who was killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February, the district attorney’s office said Monday. Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement that Corey Walker and Keandre Rodgers were charged with murder that occurred during the commission of a robbery and burglary.

Ron Jeremy has entered a plea of not guilty on Friday after being charged with sexually assaulting four women in separate incidents stemming as far back as 2014.

Porn film icon Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women.

Ron Jeremy, 67, a popular adult film star, has been charged with four separate accounts of sexual assault involving four women in the West Hollywood, CA area, the Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey confirmed on June 23. The charges include three counts of forcible rape and one count of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery dating as far back as 2014, the news release from the district attorney’s office read.

Ron Jeremy has been charged with sexually assaulting four women in separate incidents stemming as far back as 2014, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced on Tuesday.

Porn film icon Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women.The veteran porn star, 67, has been under investigation for weeks and on Tuesday Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Jeremy had been charged in separate incidents dating back to 2014.The case was filed for warrant on Monday and arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the Foltz Criminal Justice Center.The charges against Jeremy begin in May, 2014, when he was accused of forcibly raping a

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced on Tuesday that adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents dating back to 2014.Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, 67, was charged in case with three counts each of forcible rape and one count each of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery.

Former Church of Scientology member Leah Remini has taken to social media to react to the arrest of Danny Masterson on rape charges.On Wednesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced the That ’70s Show star will be arraigned in September in connection with incidents that took place between 2001 and 2003.

Danny Masterson has been charged with raping three women, over three years after police first launched the investigation.

Danny Masterson has been charged with “forcibly raping three women” in separate incidents that took place between 2001 and 2003, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Wednesday. The three counts of rape by force or fear come after a three-year investigation of Masterson, 44. The charges were filed Tuesday and Masterson was arrested late Wednesday morning, jail records showed.

Danny Masterson has been charged for allegedly raping three women. Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced on Wednesday that the actor was charged with three counts of rape by force or fear.According to a statement released by the DA's office, Masterson's arraignment is scheduled for Sept.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced today that actor Daniel Masterson has been charged with forcibly raping three women in separate incidents at his home between 2001 and 2003.Actor Charged With Raping Three Women https://t.co/vX8fhCn6fD @LAPDHQ #LADAOffice— Jackie Lacey (@LADAOffice) June 17, 2020The That ’70s Show star was charged with three counts of rape by force or fear.

District Attorneys across the country have announced they’re declining to prosecute those who were arrested while protesting in the wake of George Floyd‘s tragic killing. Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced on June 8 that she will not file charges against any protester for a curfew violation or failing to disperse.

An additional sexual assault charge was filed against Harvey Weinstein on Friday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. The felony count of sexual battery by restraint stems from an incident that allegedly occurred at a Beverly Hills hotel in May 2010, according to authorities.

Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein with an additional count of felony sexual battery by restraint, which allegedly stemmed from an incident at a Beverly Hills hotel in May 2010, Fox News has confirmed. “We are continuing to build and strengthen our case,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a news release on Friday.

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The Harvey Weinstein trial is now underway in New York, accompanied by a full-court media frenzy and a feminist flash mob.

The leading challenger in the race for Los Angeles County district attorney has questioned the timing of rape charges against Harvey Weinstein, saying it “smacks of politics.”

Harvey Weinstein is facing more criminal charges.