Salazar Battles ‘Embarrassing’ Credit Card Fiasco By Gustavo Gutierrez Career, Los Angeles Times, Personal On April 17, 2012 3 Comments. Ruben Salazar was embarrassed when a nice meal at a Newport Beach restaurant ended with his credit card being confiscated Continue Reading… ► Post Tagged with Carte Blanche, credit card, LA Times, Mexico City, Michael Parks, Newport Beach