Tag Archives: Viet criminal

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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Viet sentenced to 40-to-life for Tet murder

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American man was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life for killing a man who wasn’t doing anything to him at all, after a Tet party in 2009, the OCDA announced in a press release. Thanh Van Tran, 29, … Continue reading →

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Viet kills mom, will walk free in 6 years

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Bolsavik

Mom wanted son to become a doctor. So he choked and killed her. For that crime, Richard Lam Nguyen, also known as Nguyễn Lam Sơn, 31, gets a tongue-lashing from the judge, and then receives a short 6-year sentence in … Continue reading →

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Steamroller couldn’t kill fake Rolexes made by Viet

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Bolsavik

Cops want to set an example on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day, so they bring out 7,000 fake Rolexes made by a Vietnamese-American watchmaker who’s already in prison, and they have a steamroller crush them. The multi-ton double-drum … Continue reading →

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Viet accountant steals from nation’s top high school

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American financial officer at the country’s top high school pleaded guilty last week in federal court in Virginia to embezzling money from the school’s student activities and sports accounts, reports the Washington Post here. Susan Thanh Litwin, 37, took … Continue reading →

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Viet candidate’s criminal conviction exposed, mulls lawsuit

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese candidate for county commissioner in Texas says he’s thinking of suing his opponent for bringing up his 1994 food stamp criminal conviction, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram here. Andy Nguyen, whose Vietnamese name is Nguyễn Xuân Hùng, … Continue reading →

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Viet “Enfamil Bandits” plead guilty to stealing baby food

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Bolsavik

The two Viets ringleaders of a groups nicknamed the “Enfamil Bandits” pleaded guilty last week to stealing baby formula and reselling it for profit, the Jefferson County DA’s Office announced here. Running the baby formula racket were Tam Huynh, 46 … Continue reading →

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