Thursday, June 19

UCLA student allegedly involved in Capitol riots to be released from custody

A federal judge approved a motion Wednesday that will allow Christian Secor to be released from federal custody pending trial. Secor, a UCLA undergraduate who was arrested in February for his alleged involvement in the Jan. Read more...

Photo: Christian Secor, a UCLA student facing 10 federal charges related to his alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol riots, will be able to be released from federal custody pending trial. Per the terms of his release, he will have to post $200,000 bail and will have to remain in home incarceration. (Courtesy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)



University police search for suspects following burglary and attempted burglary

University police are looking for suspects involved in a hot prowl burglary and an attempted hot prowl burglary. The attempted hot prowl burglary occurred on the 3100 block of Sepulveda Boulevard on Friday, while the hot prowl burglary occurred on the 500 block of Landair Avenue on Sunday, according to a UCPD crime alert sent Monday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students reported two incidents related to hot prowl burglaries at off-campus residences Friday and Sunday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Christian Secor to appear in court, argue for release from federal custody Wednesday

A UCLA student facing charges for his role in the U.S. Capitol riots had access to weapons and unregistered guns in his California home before his arrest in February, according to court documents released Friday. Read more...

Photo: Christian Secor, a political science undergraduate, is scheduled to appear in federal court next Wednesday to argue for his release from pretrial detention. Secor is facing 10 federal charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. (Courtesy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)


Former UCLA soccer coach sentenced to 8 months in prison for Varsity Blues scandal

A former UCLA men’s soccer coach was sentenced to eight months in prison Friday after accepting $200,000 to fraudulently help students gain admission to UCLA. As part of his sentence, Jorge Salcedo will also have to forfeit $200,000 and will undergo a year of supervised release, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Read more...

Photo: Jorge Salcedo, who pleaded guilty to accepting $200,000 in bribes to fraudulently admit students to UCLA, will serve eight months in prison after receiving a sentence from a federal judge Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


LAPD’s use of Jackie Robinson Stadium as field jail was inappropriate, report finds

The LAPD was unprepared to handle mass arrests, and its use of the UCLA-leased Jackie Robinson Stadium as a detention center during protests against racial inequality was inappropriate, a report released Thursday found. Read more...

Photo: A report released Thursday evaluating the LAPD’s handling of protests in 2020 found that the use of Jackie Robinson Stadium as a field jail was inappropriate. UCLA leases the stadium for its baseball team and allowed the LAPD to use the lot before it was turned into a field jail. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)


2 defendants plead not guilty to visa fraud, college admissions scheme

Two Southern California residents pleaded not guilty for allegedly helping international students gain admission to United States colleges, including three University of California schools. Yi Chen, 33, and Yixin Li, 28, allegedly signed contracts with international students and guaranteed them admission to a college of their choice by creating an application package with fabricated transcripts, letters of recommendation, admissions essays and standardized test scores, according to an indictment from Tracy Wilkison, the acting U.S. Read more...

Photo: Two individuals linked to former UCLA alumnus Liu Cai, who helped at least five international students gain admissions to U.S. colleges by fraud, were indicted for conspiracy, visa fraud and aggravated identity theft. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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