Randy Economy: YOUNG LEE: Pinkberry Founder Charged with Assault; Pinkberry goes on "damage control"

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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.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

YOUNG LEE: Pinkberry Founder Charged with Assault; Pinkberry goes on "damage control"

on 1/17/2012 04:52:00 PM

What's THE REaction:

I guess I won't be eating that "killer" frozen treats over at Pinkberry anymore. I remember when they opened up their first store on Santa Monica Boulevard. Anyway....Young Lee, the founder of the MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY is in a heap (not scoop) of trouble....

Here is the official details from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and below is a statement from Pinkberry via Facebook.

LOS ANGELES – One of the founders of the Pinkberry yogurt stores is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 6 for allegedly beating a transient with a tire iron, breaking his arm and causing several lacerations to his head, the District Attorney’s office announced. Young Lee, 47 (dob 9-6-64), was arrested Monday on a felony complaint for arrest warrant filed Dec. 28, 2011 by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. Lee was released on $60,000 bail. Lee is charged in case BA392191 with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon, a tire iron, with a special allegation that the assault caused great bodily injury. Prosecutors said Lee allegedly parked the car he was driving on Vermont Avenue near the Hollywood Freeway offramp shortly after 3 p.m. on June 15, 2011. Lee and a second unidentified suspect got out of the vehicle and confronted the victim because Lee thought the victim had disrespected him by exposing a sexually explicit tattoo. Lee allegedly used a tire iron to beat the victim on his head and arm. The victim sustained a broken left forearm and several cuts to his head. Several witnesses who saw the assault called police and provided the vehicle’s license number. LAPD officers investigated the incident and identified Lee as one of the suspects. Lee, who was convicted of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor carrying a loaded firearm in 2001, is facing up to seven years in state prison if convicted. He is due in court on Feb. 6 at the Criminal Justice Center, 210 West Temple St., in Department 30 for arraignment sometime after 8:30 a.m.

Now, Pinkberry has issued the following statement via Facebook this afternoon....

We are aware of the news that’s circulating about Mr. Young Lee. Earlier today, we tried to connect with each of you that posted to our wall about this issue, but feel that we need to address it more broadly within our community. Young Lee has no involvement with Pinkberry, our partners or our more than 170 stores world-wide. Pinkberry ended its ties with Mr. Lee formally on May 1, 2010. He has noinfluence or input into the company in any way, and the parties have not been in communication with one another since Mr. Lee’s exit. While it would be inappropriate for us to speculate on the allegations in question, we can say without hesitation that Pinkberry values the communities we serve and stands against acts of violence of any kind, especially those involving the most vulnerable among us.

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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.”