John Lang was an ordinary citizen who exposed corruption within the government of California at different levels. He was found stabbed to death in his home, which was later set on fire.

Found in the debris of his home was a journal, which he had used to document corruption all the way back to 2009. One of the entries read:

"I later learned that Fresno Law Enforcement had a "pattern of practice" of unethically scanning license plates on private retail parking lots. They then pull the unsuspecting drivers over a block or two away from said parking lots. This was meant to optimize ticket revenue at a very minimal expense. Millions of dollars of revenue have been generated in this questionable manner by Fresno area Law Enforcement agencies. I thought the parking lot license plate scanning was abusive…