Category Archives: Crime & courts

Jacqueline Nguyen confirmed, first Asian female circuit judge

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Bolsavik

Judge Jacqueline Nguyen was confirmed Monday by the full Senate to the Ninth Circuit, becoming the first female Asian judge on the federal appellate bench. The vote to confirm Nguyen, 46, was 91 for and 3 against, The Hill reports. … Continue reading →

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BP accused of open anti-Viet racism

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Bolsavik

BP allegedly sent an email telling its contractors in the Gulf oil cleanup not to hire vessels owned by Vietnamese- and Cambodian-Americans, Courthouse News quoted a class action lawsuit filed in New Orleans as claiming The complaint involves BP’s Vessels … Continue reading →

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Du confirmed, becomes 2nd Viet federal judge

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Bolsavik

Almost eight months after her nomination, Vietnamese-American civil litigator Miranda Du from Nevada was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week to be U.S. district judge for that state, the second Viet federal judge in the country and the first Asian-American federal … Continue reading →

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Bruce Tran files for bankruptcy

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Bolsavik

If nothing else, Bruce Tran has the knack for making news even when he’s not doing things. What the CEO of VHN-TV and vice-president of the Vietnamese American Federation of Southern California is not doing now, is that he’s not … Continue reading →

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Viet Assembly candidate, former Rosemead mayor, pleads guilty to bribery

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Bolsavik

John Tran, the former Rosemead city council member and mayor, has agreed to plead guilty to federal bribery charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Tran, 36, was named in a criminal filing Friday and the plea agreement was also … Continue reading →

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Public assistance fraud nets Viet trio 2 years in prison

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Bolsavik

A Viet woman who hid her assets to get public assistance, and her Viet aunt and uncle who fronted for her, were sentenced to 2 years in prison and $140,000 in restitution, according to the OC DA here. The three … Continue reading →

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Bright Viet and hilarious friends rob store, leave ID

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Bolsavik

Three young men walk into a bar… OK, start over. Andy Huynh got arrested last week after he and his friends allegedly bungled a robbery and while Huynh got away, he left behind his wallet and ID and ended up surrendering … Continue reading →

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Judge Jacqueline Nguyen nominated to appeals court for Western U.S.

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Bolsavik

Less than 2 short years from taking the federal bench, Vietnamese-American judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen has been nominated by President Barack Obama for elevation to the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. In a White House press release, … Continue reading →

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