Matt Hamilton is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting with colleagues Harriet Ryan and Paul Pringle and was part of the team of reporters that won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the San Bernardino terrorist attack. A graduate of Boston College and the University of Southern California, he joined The Times in 2013.
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When the Varsity Blues scandal hit in 2019, it rocked American academia in unprecedented ways. Five years later, a Times investigation revisited the scandal with a trove of new documents that offer a more complex view.
Israel Claustro is facing accusations that he was tied to a long-running conspiracy with a Pasadena doctor, according to federal court records. His attorney said, “It is premature to comment.”
Defense attorneys argued that Tom Girardi’s dementia and ongoing cognitive decline warranted keeping the disgraced and disbarred attorney out of prison.
The defense team has argued that keeping Girardi out of prison is more efficient, humane and cost-effective and that he should remain in the locked memory care ward of an Orange County nursing home.
The injured guest filed the suit against U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi and his wife, Laura Scarsi, alleging that they were negligent in allowing teens to consume alcohol without proper supervision.
In her first-ever interview, Donna Heinel recounts her time at the epicenter of the Varsity Blues scandal, four months in prison and her continued devotion to USC.
The evacuation order for the Franklin fire includes much of central Malibu, affecting about 6,000 homes.
From a hotel room, Silverstein watched the Ring cameras stationed around his home as the fire gradually encircled his property through the night.