County Waste and Recycling Director Mike Giancola operated an illegal salvage scam at the landfills, according to lawsuit filed by former county Human Resources manager.
Tag: sex crime
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
DA Calls for Public Integrity Unit
With several ongoing probes, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas now indicates that complaints against public officials are on a steady rise.
Posted inCorrections, Norberto Santana, Jr., Santa Ana
Bustamante Returns to City Council
For the first time since his arrest on multiple sex crime charges in July, the councilman attends a full Santa Ana City Council meeting.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Another Sex Crime Allegation on County Supervisors’ Docket
Whistle-blower lawsuit alleges the burying of a sex crime along with a host of illegal hiring practices at OC Waste & Recycling.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Audit Report Details Culture of Fear at County Public Works
Voice of OC has obtained the original report that lit the fuse behind the Bustamante sex crime scandal. Female workers at the county don’t trust county Human Resources and want Attorney General Kamala Harris to step in.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Lawyer Says Drakodaidis Plans Return, Is ‘Ideal Candidate’ for CEO
The deputy CEO, who took medical leave after Bustamante arrest and made numerous corruption allegations, says she’s coming back to work Aug. 31.
Posted inSanta Ana
Bustamante Pleads Not Guilty
Santa Ana city councilman and former county Public Works executive is accused of crimes including sexual assault and false imprisonment.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana, Jr., Top Stories
Drakodaidis Attorney Levels More Charges Against Supervisors
In yet another dramatic turn in the fallout of the Carlos Bustamante saga, Joel Baruch enters into the public record a scathing account of how county officials operate.
Posted inGovernment, Inside the Newsroom, Norberto Santana, Jr.
Voice of OC Files Suit to Reveal Letter Kept Secret by County
The news organization, along with open-government advocacy group Californians Aware, seeks access to a letter sent by a deputy CEO that reportedly alleges a host of improprieties within the county bureaucracy.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Probe of County Public Works Finds Culture of Dysfunction
Report asserts OC leadership created conditions within the department that have spawned low morale, distrust and fear. It singles out the Bustamante case and states that more sexual harassment claims could be coming.
