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The mother of Syed Rizwan Farook has denied in a court document that she had any knowledge and did not participate in the San Beardino Dec. 2 terrorist attack by Farook and wife Tashfeen Malik that killed 14 people and wounded 22. Neither Rafia Farook nor her daughter Saira Khan took took part “in any way with the tragic attack,” the court document said. The statement was included in a claim of interest filed Wednesday in federal court for the $280,756.17 in life insurance benefits left behind by Syed Farook, who died with Malik in a shootout with law enforcement a few hours after the deadly, Islamic State-inspired attack. The disputed money has not been paid out. It is in the custody of th...

LOS ANGELES >> Former state Sen. Ron Calderon pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to one count of mail fraud in a corruption case that has shaken a local political dynasty dating back to 1979. Calderon, 58, of Montebello pleaded guilty two weeks after his brother, former state Assemblyman Tom Calderon, 62, also of Montebello, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering. Although U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors will seek a penalty of five years and 10 months against Ron Calderon and a year against his brother, U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder could sentence each to up to 20 years in prison, according to the plea agreement the two parties reached last week. Sentencing...

Roger Clinton, the brother-in law of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, was released from jail this moing following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in Redondo Beach, authorities said. • PHOTOS: Roger Clinton, half-brother of the former president, arrested in Redondo Beach on suspicion of DUI Clinton, 59, half-brother of former President Bill Clinton, was arrested about 7:20 p.m. Sunday after a conceed citizen called the Redondo Beach Police Department to report a possible drunken driver headed south on Pacific Coast Highway in an erratic maer, Redondo Beach police Lt. Joe Hoffman said. As the caller followed the vehicle and provided updates, ...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s brother-in-law Roger Clinton is in jail today following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in Redondo Beach, authorities said. Roger Cassidy Clinton, 59, brother of former President Bill Clinton, was arrested about 7:20 p.m. Sunday after a conceed citizen called the Redondo Beach Police Department to report a possible drunken driver headed south on Pacific Coast Highway in an erratic maer, Redondo Beach police Lt. Joe Hoffman said. As the caller followed the vehicle and provided updates, police officers caught up with the car and pulled it over near Torrance Boulevard and Prospect Avenue. Roger Clinton was eva...