Media contact information for Randy Economy and Brian Hews and Los Cerritos Community Newspaper

Randy Economy and Brian Hews are "two of the best" Investigative Reporters in all of Southern California. They are responsible for uncovering the biggest 'political pay to pay scandal' in the HISTORY of Los Angeles County government, deep inside the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office. Randy and Brian's work has been featured on Fox News, NBC LA, CBS/KCAL, KTLK-AM 1150, The Mark Isler Show, The David Cruz Show, Univision Radio Network, KTLA News, Los Angeles Times, LA Daily News, KFI Talk Radio, KABC Talk Radio, KABC Eyewitness News and dozens of other media outlets across America. He is the On-Line Editor for Hews Media Group who publishes Los Cerritos Community Newspaper and the La Mirada Lamplighter. If you are interested in interviewing Randy and Brian for your news program, radio talk show, etc., drop an email to Randy@CerritosNews.net, or call 562 407-3873 during regular business hours. Thanks for all of your AMAZING SUPPORT and INTEREST! America's community newspapers are the BACK bone of a FREE MEDIA. Los Cerritos Community Newspaper can be found at www.loscerritosnews.net. Investigative Reporting is becoming a "lost art" here in the United States. Randy Economy and Brian Hews are determined to "keep politicians" on their toes and accountable.

Monday, August 02, 2010

JUSTICE FOR FLORENTINO RIVERA: Long Beach Jury finds Eric Antonio Benites guilty of 1st Degree Murder in 2008 . Faces 245 years in prison.

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By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
August 2, 2010
1:15 p.m.


LONG BEACH – Justice has been carried out in the local gang murder case that many here in our community have been following for more than 2 years in local newspapers....


Late last week, jurors convicted a 17-year-old Long Beach youth accused of carrying out a gang murder to avenge the death of his younger brother.

Eric Antonio Benites was convicted of the first-degree murder of Florentino Rivera on Jan. 6, 2008. Jurors found true special allegations of gang murder and principal discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and death.

Benites also was convicted of five counts of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder. Jurors found true a gang allegation and an allegation that a principal discharged a firearm. The defendant additionally was convicted of one count each of assault with a firearm and possession of live ammunition by a minor.

Jurors, who deliberated for four hours before returning the verdicts, additionally found true that the defendant personally and intentionally discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury as to two attempted murder victims.

Long Beach Superior Court Judge J.D. Lord is expected to sentence Benites on Aug. 13 in Department L of Long Beach Court. Benites faces a maximum prison term of 245 years to life.

After a day of deliberations, a separate jury convicted co-defendant Jason Trejo, 16, of first-degree murder. Jurors found true gang and personal use of a firearm allegations, and an allegation that a principal discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury and death.

Trejo was additionally convicted of four counts of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder. Jurors found true gang, personal use and principal discharge of a firearm allegations. The defendant also was convicted of one count of assault with a firearm. An allegation that the defendant personally discharged a firearm was found not true.

Trejo is expected to be sentenced on Sept. 10. He faces a maximum prison term of 214 years to life.

Benites and Trejo killed Rivera to avenge the murder of Benites’ younger brother, Jose Cano, 13. Cano was killed on June 26, 2007 by rival gang members. Benites turned on associates of a local gang when they failed to retaliate following Cano’s murder.
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Finland Follwer of Randy said...

I live in FINLAND, and this is HOT news over here.

Sunday, September 12, 2010 4:19:00 PM

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LISTEN TO RANDY ECONOMY AND BRIAN HEWS ON KFI TALK RADIO

Hews, Economy Featured on The Tim Conway Jr. Show on KFI Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Publisher Brian Hews and Reporter Randy Economy were featured on KFI AM 640 on the Tim Conway Jr. Show on Thursday, October 17 to discuss the arrest of Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez, Property Tax Agent Ramin Salari and Assessor Major Property Appraiser Mark McNeil on dozens of felony charges. The segment was broadcast live to millions of listeners throughout the Western United States. LCCN will post additional interviews by Mr. Hews and Mr. Economy in the future.

WATCH: LCCN, Randy Economy featured on Fox News

Los Angeles Local News, Weather, and Traffic Los Cerritos Community Newspaper’s exclusive groundbreaking coverage into the corruption probe at the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office is now the focal point of a multi part series that began airing Wednesday night on Fox News 11 in Southern California. LCCN was the first media outlet to break the story about the massive criminal investigation that has now gripped the entire Los Angeles County Hall of Administration. “We thank Fox News for recognizing featuring Los Cerritos Community Newspaper in their coverage,” said Brian Hews, President and Publisher of Hews Media Group. “LCCN has been working with dozens of media outlets across the country on this massive scandal for the past eight months,” Hews said. Featured in this report is LCCN Investigative Reporter Randy Economy who tells about how the community newspaper was able to “piece the puzzle together” that has resulted in the arrest of one former property appraiser, and the recent departure of Assessor John Noguez on a “paid leave of absence.” Look for more segments on Fox News 11 during the next several days and weeks. Reporter Gina Silva is featured in this segment.

Randy Economy appears on NBC News Non Stop California with Colleen Williams

Randy Economy appears on California Non Stop with Colleen Williams from NBC News. Randy Economy appeared on NBC New's Non Stop California in June, 2012. This is what NBC said about Randy and Los Cerritos Community Newspaper. "Los Cerritos Community Newspaper recently published hundreds of e-mails between Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez and several property tax agents. The emails were obtained by the newspaper through a series of public document requests. This is the second set of documents published by the community newspaper that has been at the forefront of reporting and exposing the alleged pay to play activities between tax agents and Noguez for the past two years. Reporter Randy Economy joins Colleen Williams on Nonstop News LA to discuss how their investigation began on June 25, 2012.”

Hear Randy Economy and Brian Hews on the David Cruz Show!

Hear Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Publisher Brian Hews and Reporter Randy Economy on The David Cruz Show during the week of June 25, 2012 on KTLK AM 1150 in Southern California. The segment begins at the 56:00 part in this clip and lasts for thirty minutes.

Brian Hews, Randy Economy on CBS 2 News KCAL 9 with Investigative Reporter Dave Bryan

Los Cerritos Community Newspaper featured CBS News with Investigative Reporter Dave Bryan CBS/KCAL Investigative Reporter Dave Bryan interviews Randy Economy and Brian Hews from Los Cerritos Community Newspaper the day more than 300 law enforcement officials raided 12 different locations in the political scandal that is consuming Los Angeles County. Thanks CBS News for acknowledging the hard work of LCCN!

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