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Chinese billionaire charged in LA in suspected scheme to avoid $1.8 billion in aluminum tariffs

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LOS ANGELES — A Chinese billionaire has been charged in Los Angeles in a complex scheme to avoid $1.8 billion in aluminum tariffs, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Zhongtian Liu, the founder of China Zhongwang Holdings Limited, and the aluminum company he previously headed, were charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and international money laundering. Related Articles…

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Orange County’s immigrant detainees transferred to Adelanto, some released

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As of Thursday, Aug. 1, the contract between the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and a federal immigration agency officially ends. But immigrant detainees held in Orange County have been gone for weeks. Many of them were transferred to a detention facility in Adelanto, where that city also recently ended its contract with the U.S. Immigration…

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Pedestrian struck by 2 cars while crossing Fountain Valley street

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A man crossing a Fountain Valley street was struck Tuesday night by two cars and in grave condition in a hospital, police said. He was crossing Harbor Boulevard near Lilac Avenue at around 11:36 p.m. when hit by a passing car, said Fountain Valley Sgt. Jennifer Pratt. The man was not in a crosswalk, Pratt…