Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI and Department of Justice officials said.
Leland Yee sentenced in racketeering case
Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former California state senator Leland Yee on Feb. 24 to five years in prison after he acknowledged in […]
Jury convicts gangster in SF Chinatown crimes
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A one-time gang tough nicknamed “Shrimp Boy” who insisted he had changed his ways through meditation and become a role model for wayward youth has been convicted of racketeering, murder and scores of other crimes in a major organized crime investigation in San Francisco’s Chinatown that also brought down a state senator.
Racketeering defendant to testify during his trial
By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A defendant in a San Francisco racketeering case will take the stand at his trial as prosecutors accuse him of ordering […]
Mystery persists following murder of family in N.Y.
By Michael Hill Associated Press GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) — A couple originally from China and their two elementary school-age boys were found fatally stabbed and bludgeoned in their modest suburban […]
Leland Yee, ex-state senator, facing up to 20 years on racketeering
By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former California state senator — once considered a leading candidate for a statewide office — is facing up to 20 […]
A birthday salute to an Asian American hero — Gordon Hirabayashi, An American Freedom Fighter
By Maria Batayola and Gary Iwamoto Northwest Asian Weekly We always wanted to have heroes and she-roes who look like us to be inspiration not only for us but also […]
Key US military command’s Twitter, YouTube sites hacked
By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers claiming to work on behalf of Islamic State militants seized control of the Twitter and YouTube sites of the military’s […]
The fire still burns — Seattle honors the firefighters who died in the Pang Factory fire
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly Approximately 150 people attended the ceremony honoring the death of the four firemen who risked their <!–more–>lives in the Pang Factory fire in Seattle’s […]
Obama says North Korea hacked Sony, vows response
By Eric Tucker and Ted Bridis Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Friday that Sony “made a mistake” in shelving a satirical film about a plot to […]
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