Tahoe Daily Tribune, 02 Nov 2012 – Former South Lake Tahoe medical marijuana dispensary owner Gennaro "Gino" DiMatteo was arrested on federal charges prior to a court hearing in Placerville Friday. As DiMatteo entered the El Dorado County Superior Court’s Department 7 courtroom during a recess about 2 p.m., a District Attorney’s investigator told him they had to talk, took his arm and shuffled him over to a corner of the courtroom between the audience and where arguments are heard.

Tahoe Daily Tribune, 05 Oct 2012 – Although the former Third Street site of the City of Angels 2 medical marijuana collective sat shuttered Friday, the fight over the marijuana dispensary appears far from over. On Wednesday, attorneys representing the collective filed suit against the South Lake Tahoe City Council and former City Manager Tony O’Rourke, challenging the city’s July denial of a proposed relocation of the pot club.

Tahoe Daily Tribune, 06 Sep 2012 – Former South Shore medical marijuana dispensary owner Gino DiMatteo has pleaded not guilty to felony charges including bribing a City Council member and possession of a controlled substance. Gennaro "Gino" DiMatteo and his wife, Irene DiMatteo, were arrested Aug. 31. Details of the arrests have not been made public by the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office.

Tahoe Daily Tribune, 19 Jul 2012 – A second medical marijuana dispensary in South Lake Tahoe is facing closure after having its operating permit revoked last week. The city revoked Patient to Patient Collective’s dispensary permit July 11 after making several unsuccessful attempts to get the medical marijuana dispensary to properly install a fire safety wall, Interim City Manager Nancy Kerry said Tuesday.