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Popular Comedian Charged In $8.7 Million Tax Evasion Case
A familiar comedy name is facing a serious legal spotlight far from the stage.
Carlos Mencia, 58, has been charged with 12 felony counts of state tax evasion after prosecutors said he failed to report $8.7 million in personal and corporate income from 2019 through 2024, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced in releasing the complaint arrest warrant.
Mencia pleaded not guilty on Monday, June 22. His bail, initially set at $250,000 after his arrest, was reduced to $50,000, and he is scheduled to return to the Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 14.
The complaint …
Prom, Graduation, Then Tragedy: DC Teen Daijah Cherry Remembered After Maryland Shooting
Prom photos. Graduation pictures. A diploma still fresh in her hands.
Less than two weeks later, Maryland detectives were investigating the killing of 18-year-old Daijah Cherry.
The recent H.D. Woodson High School graduate from Washington, DC, was fatally shot late Friday, June 19, outside a home in the 1400 block of Doewood Lane in Capitol Heights, according to Prince George's County Police.
Officers responded to the area at approximately 11:05 p.m. and found Cherry suffering from gunshot wounds outside the residence. She was rushed to a hospital, where she later died.
Now, as detectives…
Huff, Huff, Pass Out: Virginia Woman Busted Using CO2 In Sheetz Parking Lot, Sheriff Says
Most people stopping at Sheetz leave with a coffee, a burrito, or maybe a bag of chips.
According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, a Virginia woman allegedly opted for something a little different: repeatedly huffing CO2 canisters in her car until she kept passing out.
Deputy Baldi was called to the Sheetz at Washington Square Plaza at approximately 3:35 p.m. on Monday, June 22, for reports of drug activity.
Before the deputy arrived, witnesses reported watching the woman tilt her head down, lose consciousness for several minutes, then suddenly snap back awake, only for the cycle t…
Bank Workers Saved Dementia-Stricken Vietnam Vet From Caregiver Who Stole Thousands In VA: Feds
A Vietnam War veteran trusted the wrong caregiver.
A woman hired through a Department of Veterans Affairs program to help care for the elderly veteran admitted in federal court Tuesday, June 23, to stealing from him after authorities say she helped drain his bank account, forged his VA benefit checks, and left him living in deplorable conditions in Virginia.
Then, some well-intentioned bank employees stepped in to make the save.
Now, Melissa Diana Simmons, 50, of Boones Mill, is facing time behind bars after she pleaded guilty to forgery of government checks in US District Court, acco…
