Wheels of justice grind slowly in Ewell murders    by Kathleen O. Beitiks    Staff Writer Five years after the brutal murder of former State Bar Board of Governors member Glee Ewell, a prime suspect -- her son -- sits in jail awaiting trial. Dana Ewell, 26, and his college buddy, Joel Radovcich, 26, were arrested two years ago and have pleaded innocent to the charges that they killed Glee Ewell, 57, her husband Dale, 59, and their daughter Tiffany, 24, on Easter Sunday in 1992. Continued ...

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State Bar, attorney general halt trust mill sales    by Nancy McCarthy    Staff Writer    覧覧覧覧 A multi-million dollar trust mill accused of large-scale consumer fraud last year has agreed to halt its sales of estate planning services and living trusts. In a settlement agreement reached with the California attorney general and the State Bar in April, the Alliance for Mature Americans also agreed to make restitution of $1 million and pay a civil penalty of $100,000. Continued ...