A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BASED AUCTION COMPANY HAS BEEN ORDERED TO OAT 140 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CIVIL PENALTY. THE MONTEREY SUPERIOR COURT SAYS AMERICAN WHOLESALE JEWELRY INCORPORATED (DOING BUSINESS AS KINGSTON AUCTIONS) USED DECEPTIVE MARKETING CLAIMS. 4 AUCTIONS WERE HELD BETWEEN 2006 AND 2010 IN SALINAS, PACIFIC GROVE AND PEBBLE BEACH.
PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT PROPERTY AT THIS COMPANY’S AUCTIONS IN MONTEREY OR SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY SINCE 2006 CAN NOW EXPECT TO ASK (AND GET ANSWERS TO) QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORIGIN, AND VALUE, OF ANY AND ALL ITEMS THEY PURCHASED THAT WAS MARKED “ESTATE” PROPERTY.
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A 28 YEAR-OLD MAN WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING IN MONTEREY COUNTY. THAT’S BECAUSE 28 YEAR-OLD FERNANDO LUJAN FAILED TO COMPLY WITH SEX OFFENDER REQUIREMENTS. LUJAN WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL.
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A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR 1 OF THE 3 MEN ACCUSED OF KILLING 29 YEAR-OLD LOS ANGELES RESIDENT ELIAS SOROKIN DURING A DRUG SALE GONE BAD. THE DEAL APPARENTLY WENT BAD IN JULY OF 2009. 32 YEAR-OLD STEWART SKUBA IS DUE BACK IN A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COURT ROOM JANUARY 24TH. THE OTHER 2 DEFENDANTS 30 YEAR-OLD WATSONVILLE RESIDENT ADAM HUNT AND 40 YEAR-OLD SAN LORENZO VALLEY MAN KENNETH CLAMP ARE DUE IN A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COURT ROOM OCTOBER 12TH FOR THEIR PRELIMINARY HEARING.
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CLERKS IN 3 SEPARATE SALINAS BUSINESS REPORTEDLY SOLD ALCOHOL TO MINORS DURING A WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNDERCOVER OPERATION. ALL 3 CLERKS WERE CITED. IN ADDITION TO THOSE CITATIONS, THE OWNERS OF THE BUSINESSES MAY FACE FINES, THE SUSPENSION OF THEIR LIQUOR LICENSES OT THE REVOCATION OF THEIR LIQUOR LICENSE.
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