Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Glendale Police Department have arrested an attorney on a felony complaint charging him with possessing child pornography and an assault weapon. Deputy District Attorney Susan Schwartz of the Justice System Integrity Division (JSID) said Walter Loustari, 57, of Glendale, was arrested without incident at his law office in nearby La Canada. He is expected to appear for arraignment on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court Department 30 in downtown Los Angeles.
Loustari (dob 3-14-1951) was charged in a felony complaint for arrest warrant following an investigation by ICE and the Glendale Police Department. The criminal complaint (BA348342) charged Loustari with three felony counts of possessing materials depicting the sexual exploitation of a child and one felony count of illegal possession of an Uzi assault rifle.
If convicted of the crimes, Loustari could be sentenced to a maximum of five years in state prison. He is being held on $95,000 bail.
The ICE investigation of Loustari began in October 2006 as part of its investigation of an alleged hardcore child pornography site on the Internet. The investigation included execution of a search warrant at the defendant’s Glendale apartment.
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