In the latest revelation stemming from the jailhouse informants scandal, a court transcript shows that the Orange County Counsel’s office has known for at least a decade about “TRED,” a secret system that tracks the location of jail inmates and allowed sheriff’s deputies to strategically place informants.
Tag: Tony Rackauckas
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
DA Announces Committee to Examine Prosecutorial Misconduct
District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has empaneled a committee of five independent attorneys to examine his office’s controversial, and at-times, illegal use of jailhouse informants.
Posted inFullerton, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Civil Rights Case Lingers Four Years After Thomas Beating Death
The father of the Kelly Thomas is hopeful civil rights charges will be brought against the Fullerton cops who beat his son to death. But experts say the odds are against it.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Supervisors Approve List of DA Staffers Who Must File Financial Disclosures
More than 200 in the DA’s office will have to file financial interest disclosures as part of the fallout from revelations that DA Chief of Staff Susan Kang Schroeder had not been filing them.
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DA’s Chief of Staff Hustles to Fix More Errors in Conflict of Interest Forms
Susan Kang Schroeder, chief of staff to District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, late Friday filed 14 pages of amendments to her five years worth of overdue conflict of interest reports.
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DA’s Chief of Staff Files Incomplete Conflict of Interest Forms
Susan Kang Schroeder rushed to file five years worth of overdue public conflict of interest statements Wednesday after her failure to disclose was scheduled for a public discussion by the Board of Supervisors.
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Supervisors Urged to Fine DA’s Chief of Staff if She Fails to Disclose Possible Conflicts
Susan Kang Schroeder must retroactively file five years worth of conflict of interest reports under plan urged by County Counsel Nick Chrisos.
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Lights, Camera, Action! Inside OC’s Jails
Orange County Sheriff’s Department manipulated the media, but the tactic has led to allegations that rights of jailed inmates were violated.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Voice of OC Podcast: DA Clears Pulido
In our second episode, we delve into the district attorney’s decision not to file charges against Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido over his questionable property swap with a city contractor.
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Audit: DA Deficient in Training and Oversight of Major Cases
A review, sparked by revelations of prosecutorial misconduct involving a jailhouse informants system, found the office is significantly behind other local counties in the level of training provided to prosecutors.
