Michael Finnegan

Staff Writer

Michael Finnegan is a Los Angeles Times reporter covering federal courts and law enforcement in California. He previously covered national, state and local politics for The Times, including the 2020 presidential race. In 2011, Finnegan and fellow Times reporter Gale Holland won the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism for articles on the bungled rebuilding of Los Angeles community colleges. Finnegan started newspaper work at the Hudson Dispatch in New Jersey. For seven years, he covered city and state politics at the New York Daily News. An L.A. native, Finnegan returned to California to join The Times in 2000. He plays piano on the side.

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Anaheim corruption case expands as feds charge leader of ‘cabal’ that runs city

Todd Ament, former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce chief, is charged with lying to a home lender in growing Orange County political corruption scandal.
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Protesters rally for abortion rights in California and across the U.S.

The L.A. rally by the Women’s March Foundation features Mayor Eric Garcetti, Sen. Alex Padilla, Reps. Karen Bass and Maxine Waters.
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FBI gives up attempt to confiscate more than $1 million in California pot-store cash

FBI abandons attempt to confiscate more than $1 million in pot-store cash seized from armored cars in Southern California
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Orange County gang bosses among 31 charged in murder, racketeering case, feds say

Three suspected bosses of Mexican Mafia gangs in Orange County and 28 associates have been charged in a federal murder and drug racketeering case.
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Suspect in robberies of 21 men he met through Grindr gay hookup app arrested by FBI

Suspect in 21 Grindr gay hookup robberies could face hate crime charge after stealing phones and passcodes to drain victims’ bank accounts, FBI says
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Sports gambling ring that drew bets from professional athletes busted

Five men agree to plead guilty to federal crimes in illicit California gambling ring that took bets from professional athletes and a sports broadcaster.
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Nine arrested in statewide organized retail theft ring, police say

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise was stolen from Macy’s, Lululemon, JCPenney and other stores throughout California, authorities say
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Ex-GM manager accused of taking $3 million in bribes from South Korean parts supplier

The former General Motors manager was arrested in Los Angeles on charges of taking more than $3 million in bribes from South Korean auto parts supplier
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Empresa de Beverly Hills admite haber utilizado cajas de seguridad para blanquear dinero del narcotráfico

La empresa que dirigía una tienda de Beverly Hills que alquilaba cajas de seguridad ha aceptado declararse culpable de conspirar con los clientes para blanquear dinero procedente de la droga.
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Beverly Hills store admits to using safe deposit boxes to launder drug money

The company that ran a Beverly Hills store that rented out safe deposit boxes has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring with customers to launder drug money.