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Friday, February 1, 2013

Korean Gang Founder Sentenced to 17 Years for Extorting Annandale Businesses

Han Sa Yu pleaded guilty to extortion in November last year.

The founder of a Korean gang was sentenced Friday morning to 17 years and six months in prison for extorting Annandale businesses. Han Sa Yu, 44, founder of the Korean Night Breeders Gang, used "fear, violence and threats of violence to extort Korean businesses operating in Annandale," according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Read more: Alleged Korean Gang Members Indicted for Extorting Annandale Businesses The release further states that Yu, a resident of Maryland, will have three years of supervised released following the end of his more than 17-year sentence in prison. Yu also agreed to pay more than $98,000 in restitution to extortion victims. Yu, who is from South Korea, pleaded…

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Alleged Korean Gang Members Indicted for Extorting Annandale Businesses and Police, U.S. Attorney’s Office Take Action on Local Sex Trafficking

David Aims

8:09 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Sounds like he himself was an illegal immigrant, if not in the letter of the law, then in the spirit of it.   more ›

Friday, February 3, 2012

Who's the Best of Annandale?

Patch is launching a new series on Monday!

Who has the best cup of coffee? Who makes the best pizza? Which park is the best in town? Starting Monday, Annandale Patch will run a new series called "Best of Annandale." Here's how it will work: On Monday morning, we'll name the category (next week, it will be flower shops) and list choices for you to vote on (you'll also be able to "write in" your favorite, in the Comments box, if it's not included). You'll be able to vote until Friday at 9 a.m. We'll reveal the winner Friday afternoon. But, we need your help! We're looking for local businesses to feature in these upcoming categories: If you have a suggestion for a business to nominate in these categories, tell us in the "Comments" box below. What will the winner get? Bragging rights! …

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Sherell Williams

1:49 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Hey Tim, I don't think your first comment went through, so thanks for posting again. Our Best of Take-Out poll goes live on Monday, Feb. 13 after the voting for the Best Florist ends on Friday, Feb. 10. So look out for that! It'll post in the morning just as the florist poll did. Thanks for commenting!   more ›

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