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.
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DA Changes Course, Will Require Top Staffer to Disclose Finances
In the face of mounting pressure, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has decided that Susan Kang Schroeder must file annual financial disclosure statements. It is unclear whether she will have to file retroactively.
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Grindle Asks County Counsel to Rule on Schroeder Disclosures
Political watchdog Shirley Grindle Tuesday asked the county counsel’s office to decide whether Susan Kang Schroeder, chief of staff to District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, must file yearly statements of economic interests.
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OC Parks Exec Steered Nearly $1 Million in Contracts to Friend
Audit report slams top county executives for allowing contracts to go to a friend of a former OC Parks deputy director and be split up to avoid scrutiny from the Board of Supervisors.
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Bustamante Lawyer Accuses DA of ‘Egregious’ Conduct
The case against the Santa Ana councilman, accused of multiple sex crimes, is permanently tainted by “inflammatory” comments made by District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, said Bustamante’s attorney.
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CalOptima Will Meet but Avoid Addressing Controversial Issues
Months after allegations of conflict of interest by board members, there remains no word on the results of investigations.
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CalOptima Chairman Sends Own Letter to Political Watchdog
Ed Kacic says the letter sent by supervisors to the FPPC was incomplete and inaccurate.
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Orange County’s Public Administrator Won’t Leave
Last year, John Williams agreed to retire effective this week,
but he keeps coming to work even though the locks have been changed
on his office doors.
