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Jailhouse Snitch Scandal

OC Prosecutors ‘Inappropriately Abandoned’ Plan to Tell Defendants About Informant Violations, DA Says

Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
By Nick Gerda | October 22, 2020

The move came after an appeals court found prosecutors had systemically violated defendants’ rights with an illegal informant program, according to the DA’s office.

Long-Dormant County Police Watchdog Plans First Set of Probes into OC Agencies in Years

Safety, Security & Justice
By Brandon Pho | August 31, 2020

It’s the first set of probes the Office of Independent Review, which has sat vacant since 2018, has announced in years. An Aug. 27 report announced three investigations.

Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Alleging OC Sheriff, Prosecutors Illegally Use Informants

Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
By Nick Gerda | August 13, 2020

The court’s focus will be whether the informant program is ongoing and whether it is illegal, the appeals justices wrote.

DA Spitzer Faces Calls to Resign from Families of Seal Beach Shooting Victims Who Allege False Promises

Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
By Nick Gerda | August 12, 2020

Several family members of victims of Orange County’s deadliest mass murder are demanding that District Attorney Todd Spitzer resign.

DA Spitzer Praised Ethics of Snitch Scandal Prosecutors After Promising Voters Accountability

Orange County District Attorney
By Nick Gerda | August 4, 2020

After Todd Spitzer took office as district attorney, he took a starkly different approach towards the same prosecutors he criticized as a candidate.

Report Prompts Questions on Why DA Spitzer Kept Snitch Scandal Prosecutors Despite Accountability Promises

Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
By Nick Gerda | July 21, 2020

A new report confirms and expands on an appeals court’s 2016 findings of misconduct.

Sheriff’s Department Helps Vet the Grand Jurors Who Investigate It

Countywide
By Nick Gerda | August 1, 2019

Sheriff officials conduct the official background investigations as part of the selection process for grand jurors who later investigate the department. The reviews include sheriff officials reporting to the court whether each applicant appears “competent to serve as a Grand Juror.”

Rackauckas Secretly Cleared Deputies Accused of Lying About Informants

Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
By Nick Gerda | June 11, 2019

Former District Attorney Tony Rackauckas quietly decided last year to not have prosecutors tell defense attorneys about 10 sheriff deputies suspected of lying about or concealing records about jail informants.

Grand Jury Finds Lack of Sheriff’s Department Oversight in Illegal Jail Phone Recordings

Orange County Grand Jury
By Brandon Pho | June 4, 2019

A lack of oversight allowed the illegal recording of more than 30,000 phone calls between inmates and their attorneys inside county jails, according to the Orange County Grand Jury.

OC District Attorney Launches Internal Investigation Into Snitch Scandal

Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
By Spencer Custodio | April 25, 2019

District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced April 24 that he’s launching an internal investigation into the jailhouse snitch scandal while seeking clarification from the state Attorney General if the state probe is finished or not.

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