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Former Weekly reporter Daffodil J. Altan a year and change ago asked, "Will the Feds Come After Tustin Hospitals Next?" She was referring to officials at Tustin Hospital and Medical Center, which was among three hospitals federal authorities raided in 2008 as part of a homeless-patient dumping investigation.

Indeed the feds did, Daffy. And Vincent Rubio, the Tustin Hospital's 49-year-old former chief financial officer, agreed in court papers filed today to plead guilty to charges of paying illegal kickbacks for homeless patients recruited from Los Angeles' skid row.

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Lt. Dan Choi

​Several websites are reporting that out U.S. Army National Guard Lieutenant Dan Choi of Tustin has been called back to active duty.
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Dongfan "Greg" Chung

​Orange aerospace engineer Dongfan "Greg" Chung was sentenced today to nearly 16 years in federal prison for his conviction on charges of economic espionage and acting as an agent of the People's Republic of China for more than three decades.

The 73-year-old stole restricted technology and trade secrets, including information related to the Space Shuttle program and Delta IV rocket, while employed by Rockwell, where Chung went to work in 1973 and stayed up through and beyond its defense and space units being taken over by Boeing in 1996.
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​Three vehicles were impounded, three people were cited for driving with suspended or revoked licenses and one unlicensed driver was cited in a police sting outside Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach Monday.

Between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., undercover Costa Mesa police officers followed 16 offenders who had been ordered by a judge not to drive. Most who had left courtrooms and walked to parking area had rides waiting for them, but four got behind the wheels of vehicles and drove off.

They didn't drive far.
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Michael Oren speaks previously at UC Santa Barbara.

​UC Irvine hosted Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Monday and--surprisingly--his address was only interrupted 16 times and a mere 12 students were arrested. Campus officials must be thrilled.
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McMonigle Group

A guest house comes with the No. 1 coolest beach house.

​Top Ten Real Estate, which each week posts the top 10 real estate deals in the U.S., has branched out in light of the foul weather pummeling the rest of the country to compile what's promised to be a totally independent list of the Top 10 Coolest Beach Houses For Sale. Three are in Orange County, including the No. 1 placeholder. …More >>

​A Seal Beach mother of four was arrested today for allegedly killing her 22-month-old daughter by rupturing the girl's heart and fracturing the skull of the girl's twin brother. Needless to say, the three surviving children of 31-year-old Linda Wilborn have been placed in protective custody.

The Orange County District Attorney's office statement on the case follows after the jump . . .
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Pool is usually friendly at Bart's Pub in Garden Grove.

​You're at a bar in the wee hours with your wife, playing pool with two other patrons, when the number of balls your side in dropping in the pockets isn't sitting right with the competition. Seems like a good time to call it a night. At Bart's Pub in Garden Grove early Wednesday, the worst was yet to come.
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Rep. Gary Miller speaks at a healthcare town hall at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills last September.

​Rep. Gary Miller (R-Diamond Bar), whose year-old bill making it harder for companies to hire illegal immigrant workers has floundered, has targeted a new congressional group to push his cause: the Reclaim American Jobs Caucus.
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Casa Laguna Inn and Spa

Whoa-mantic!

​The Daily Beast examined America's 104 largest cities and determined the top three best places to find a mate are Long Beach, Anaheim and Santa Ana, in that order.
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