Tag Archives: crime

Viet man arrested for lewd acts in front of 2-year-old

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese man from El Modena is in jail, accused of a sex act in front of a 2-year-old boy, and authorities today are asking for the public’s help in identifying more victims. Tach Van Truong (pictured), 44, was arrested … Continue reading →

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Body found in Annie Le’s lab building

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Bolsavik

(Photo by Douglas Healey/AP) The police are now treating Annie Le‘s case as a homicide, after they found a body hidden in the wall of the building where the Viet Yale grad student was last seen, reports the AP here. … Continue reading →

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Houston Viet money launderer nets 22 years

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Bolsavik

The owner of a Houston money remittance service was sentenced today to 22 years in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $24 million, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced in a press release here. Dong Dang Huynh, owner of U.S. Tours … Continue reading →

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Doctor’s brother in “pill mill” case is freed

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Bolsavik

The brother of a doctor indicted in a heavily publicized “pill mill” case in Biloxi has been sentenced to only time served, reports the Biloxi-Gulfport Sun-Herald here, and local TV WLOX-13 here. The brother, Richard Trieu, who also acted as … Continue reading →

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Viet accused cop killer not going to be tried

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Bolsavik

A Viet man accused of running over a barricade and killing a policeman with 23 years of experience on the Houston force, will not stand trial because he’s incompetent, reports KTRK-TV here. Read the Bolsavik’s previous post, here, summarizing the … Continue reading →

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Cousin-killer got 10 years

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Bolsavik

The Viet from New Jersey who was nabbed at Newark airport for the killing of his cousin (read Bolsavik here) got 10 years for the stabbing, reports the New Brunswick Home News Tribune here. Kha Duc Nguyen, 31, was accused … Continue reading →

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Thien Minh Ly’s killer lost death penalty appeal

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Bolsavik

The death penalty imposed on a racist who went out to kill a “Jap” and murdered Vietnamese student leader Thien Minh Ly (pictured) was affirmed by the California Supreme Court, reports OC Weekly’s Scott Moxley here. “In a 69-page ruling, the justices … Continue reading →

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Viets accused of kidnapping, bomb-making

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Bolsavik

Here’s something different. Apparently some Viet gangs are moving up from the usual drug, extortion, home invasion. Two Viet men from Seattle were charged with attempted kidnapping of a former fellow gang member, and also with bomb-making after their house … Continue reading →

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