Twin brothers defrauded county taxpayers out of over $46,000 and were both sentenced to house arrest and one-year probation.
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Sheriff Barnes Has Stopped Taking Questions at His News Briefings. Here Are the Questions He Wouldn’t Answer.
The sheriff has ended his practice of taking questions at monthly news conferences. Now, he’s holding monthly “briefings” online where he’s not taking questions from reporters or anyone else.
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U.S. Supreme Court Puts Brakes on Order Requiring Six-Foot Distancing at OC Jails
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a request by OC sheriff officials to block a federal judge’s order requiring physical distancing and other pandemic safety measures at the OC jails
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At Least 91 Convictions Involved Missing Evidence, DA Says, Casting Doubt on Sheriff’s Statements
An ongoing review by prosecutors – as well as court documents – are prompting questions about whether Orange County’s top law enforcement officer has been telling the whole truth.
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County Cited ‘Serious’ Concerns About Crisis Center Operator
The county said it was concerned a lack of oversight and care by Telecare Corp. staff was putting people at risk in a residential treatment center for people recovering from mental health crises. Both the county and contractor say the issues have since been fixed.
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Sheriff Officials Knew in 2015, 2016, and 2017 About Attorney-Client Recordings
At least three more OC sheriff officials knew in 2016 and 2017 of illegally recorded telephone calls between jail inmates and their attorneys, in addition to a sheriff investigator’s knowledge in 2015 of such recordings, according to evidence presented Wednesday in Superior Court.
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Sheriff and Phone Company Covered Up Jail Recordings, Attorney Alleges
Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders says Sheriff’s Department personnel and Global Tel Link, the county’s jail phone contractor, knew about improper recordings of attorney-client jail calls but conspired to cover it up. He also points to discrepancies in data turned over by Global Tel Link that suggest far more than 1,079 attorney-client phone calls were improperly recorded.
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Hunger Strike by OC Jail Inmates Ends
A hunger strike by Orange County jail inmates ended as of 10 p.m. Friday according to Sheriff’s spokesman Ray Grangoff.
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Sheriff’s Department Says 145 OC Jail Inmates Ended Hunger Strike After One Day
A hunger strike by 145 Orange County jail inmates ended after one day, but four inmates still are refusing to eat after at least four days, according to Sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun.
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DA: Jail Inmate Killed by Cellmate Who Previously Confessed to Murder
In the days leading up to Danny Pham’s death, jail staff placed him with a man who police say confessed about two months earlier to murdering a homeless man.
