Clark County is heading into yet another tug-of-war with its court system over money.

ÔMarijuanaÕ smoked by one was fake called Wizard Weed. After more than a year of weighing evidence, U.S. Magistrate George Foley has absolved federal agents of wrongdoing in a 15-month firearms sting at a local tattoo parlor.

Attorney general threatens to prosecute 386 unregistered consultants. Threatening possible criminal and civil prosecution, California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today ordered 386 mortgage foreclosure consultants to post $100,000 bonds and register with his office.

BALCO lawyer released from prison after serving 16 months of 30-month term. The lawyer who leaked confidential grand jury testimony of Barry Bonds and other athletes to the San Francisco Chronicle five years ago was released from prison after serving 16 months of his 30-month sentence.

State and federal agencies involved in nationwide crackdown on mortgage modification scams. Prosecutors filed 189 legal actions Wednesday against loan modification consultants accused of bilking homeowners who are desperate to make their mortgage payments more affordable. The nationwide sweep, called "Operation Loan Lies," involved the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. attorney's office for the Central District of California, and 23 other agencies in 19 states:

Dole sues `Bananas!' documentary filmmaker for defamation, seeks to stop film showing. Dole Foods sued a Swedish filmmaker and his film company for defamation on Wednesday, alleging he insisted on showing his documentary, "Bananas!" at the Los Angeles Film Festival after learning it was based on a fraud.

Dole sues "Bananas!" documentary filmmaker for defamation, seeks to stop film showing. Dole Foods sued a Swedish filmmaker and his film company for defamation on Wednesday, alleging he insisted on showing his documentary, "Bananas!" at the Los Angeles Film Festival after learning it was based on a fraud.