The Los Banos school district corruption trial date of former trustee and mayor Tommy Jones and local developer Gregory Opinski has been continued to a later date. Visiting Judge Leslie … Click to Continue »
Read More »Former Los Banos school trustee who helped expose corruption injured in crash
A former Los Banos school trustee who is a star witness in a corruption case involving the school district suffered minor injuries after his truck veered off a Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want a quick conclusion to the Los Banos corruption trial? You’ll have to wait.
Defendants Gregory Opinski and Tommy Jones each pleaded not guilty Thursday to five felony counts related to bribing a Los Banos school trustee, leading to the scheduling of a jury … Click to Continue »
Read More »Opinski, Jones to stand trial in public corruption case in Merced County
Former Los Banos school trustee Tommy Jones and Merced area contractor Greg Opinski were ordered to stand trial Thursday on felony charges, nearly a year after they were arrested in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Kern Deputies Accept Plea Deals In Drug, Corruption Investigation
A drug and corruption investigation that has rocked Kern County area law enforcement for the last two years has grown into a new stage. Last week two former Kern County sheriff’s deputies accepted plea deals with the U.S. Attorney office on charges they conspired to steal and then later sell …
Read More »Judge rejects defense bid to remove Merced prosecutors from corruption case
A Santa Clara County judge struck down an attempt by defense attorneys to remove the Merced County District Attorney’s Office from a Los Banos corruption case. However, Judge Leslie Nichols … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos corruption case gets Santa Clara judge
A Los Banos public corruption case will be tried by a judge from another county after a Merced County judge recused himself Wednesday. Judge Paul C. Lo on Wednesday removed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced contractor, ex-Los Banos school board member plead not guilty in public corruption probe
A Merced contractor and former Los Banos school board member pleaded not guilty Wednesday to public corruptions charges, nearly six months after they first were arrested on bribery allegations. Gregory … Click to Continue »
Read More »Jones, Opinski corruption arraignment continued to Nov. 21
The arraignment of Los Banos school trustee Tommy Jones and Merced-area contractor Gregory Opinski on corruption charges was continued Wednesday to Nov. 21 after Opinski’s attorney requested a different judge. … Click to Continue »
Read More »New details emerge in Los Banos school corruption case
Reports from investigators describe an elaborate scheme allegedly hatched by a Merced contractor and a Los Banos school district trustee that investigators believe was fueled, at least in part, by … Click to Continue »
Read More »Arraignment for Los Banos trustee charged with corruption continued
The Friday arraignment of Los Banos Unified School District Trustee Tommy Jones on bribery charges was postponed to Oct. 19 to coincide with the arraignment of his co-defendant, Gregory Opinski. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos school official arrested in corruption case declines to resign
Trustee Tommy Jones refused to resign from the city’s school board on Thursday, despite a chorus of calls from residents who demanded he step down following his arrest last week … Click to Continue »
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