As local officials continue a bitter debate over a firefighters union-backed bill, big players on the state level are taking notice.
Author Archives: REX DALTON
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
County Counsel’s Office Knew About Secret Inmate Tracking System
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.
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 inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
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 inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Irvine, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Buried Report Shows Irvine Would Save Big by Leaving Fire Authority
City could save more than $14 million annually by starting its own fire department, according to independent study completed six months ago. But such a move would have far-reaching implications.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Public Defender Alleges Improprieties by Sheriff’s Deputies, TV Producers
Attorneys for admitted double murderer Daniel Patrick Wozniak say deputies and producers of MSNBC show violated his rights.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Legal Experts Call for Independent Probe of DA Actions in Dekraai Case
Legal scholars, including UCI Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, say conflicts prevent the attorney general’s office from adequately investigating prosecutorial misconduct in the case.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
State AG Will Investigate Alleged DA Misconduct in Dekraai Case
Announcement of investigation comes after state Attorney General Kamala Harris said she will appeal judge’s decision to recuse entire DA’s office from case.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
OC District Attorney’s Team Barred from Seal Beach Shooting Case
Misuse of jail informants and other ethical issues led judge to ban DA from Seal Beach mass murder case.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Murders Forgotten: How Far Did Prosecutors Go to Hide Informants Network?
Court records raise questions about how vigorously Santa Ana police and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office pursued murder cases.
