Category Archives: crime

Viet accused of embezzling $160,000 from nonprofit

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American official of a San Jose nonprofit has been accused of stealing more than $160,000 by billing supplies to a phony company and coercing employees to falsify overtime hours, reports the Mercury News here. Daryl Nguyen, 41, was arrested … Continue reading →

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Cops raid Viet cafes, seize gambling machines

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Bolsavik

Viet cafe, bar and pool hall owners installed gambling machines with special switches that flip to something legal whenever inspectors come. That’s clever. But not clever enough to escape arrest. Police from both Garden Grove and Westminster conduct a joint … Continue reading →

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Annie Le’s killer pleads guilty

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Bolsavik

The lab technician accused of killing Yale doctoral student Annie Le pleaded guilty last week to the murder, in a courtroom session that also provided details of the crime and pointed toward a possible motive for the crime. Annie Le, … Continue reading →

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Viet man shot dead by police

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Bolsavik

Escondido police responding to a 9-1-1 call at the home of a Vietnamese man Thursday morning found him allegedly charging out of a bathroom with a pair of scissors, so they shot him in the head, killing him instantly. The … Continue reading →

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How long does it take OC Sheriff to identify a body?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Bolsavik

Last September, a decomposed body was found in a shed at a Buddhist worship house in Midway City. The unincorporated area, right in the middle of Little Saigon, is under direct county jurisdiction. It’s been almost 5 months now. And … Continue reading →

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Tan Nguyen sentenced to year in prison

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Bolsavik

“Terrible day” is what former GOP Congressional candidate Tan Nguyen described to the Bolsavik his feelings on Valentine’s Day when federal judge David O. Carter sentenced him to one year in prison for lying to investigators about his role in sending … Continue reading →

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Viet youths, on vacation, rob mafia wife

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Bolsavik

So, first they rob the wife of a reputed mafia boss. Then they run the wrong way down a one-way street. Real bright. So it looks like if anyone should be glad they got caught by the cops, it’s these … Continue reading →

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Viet husband and wife killed in Alabama nail salon

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Bolsavik

(Jeff Roberts/Birmingham News) When her 51st birthday comes this Saturday, Nhut Phan‘s six children will be left to mourn both her death and the death of her husband, Jacky Nguyen, 60. The double slaying yesterday of the well-liked Birmingham, Alabama … Continue reading →

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