Voice of OC has obtained the original report that lit the fuse behind the Bustamante sex crime scandal. Female workers at the county don’t trust county Human Resources and want Attorney General Kamala Harris to step in.
Tag: Orange County Public Works
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Lawyer Says Drakodaidis Plans Return, Is ‘Ideal Candidate’ for CEO
The deputy CEO, who took medical leave after Bustamante arrest and made numerous corruption allegations, says she’s coming back to work Aug. 31.
Posted inSanta Ana
Bustamante Pleads Not Guilty
Santa Ana city councilman and former county Public Works executive is accused of crimes including sexual assault and false imprisonment.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Top Stories
Drakodaidis Attorney Levels More Charges Against Supervisors
In yet another dramatic turn in the fallout of the Carlos Bustamante saga, Joel Baruch enters into the public record a scathing account of how county officials operate.
Posted inGovernment, Inside the Newsroom, Norberto Santana Jr.
Voice of OC Files Suit to Reveal Letter Kept Secret by County
The news organization, along with open-government advocacy group Californians Aware, seeks access to a letter sent by a deputy CEO that reportedly alleges a host of improprieties within the county bureaucracy.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Probe of County Public Works Finds Culture of Dysfunction
Report asserts OC leadership created conditions within the department that have spawned low morale, distrust and fear. It singles out the Bustamante case and states that more sexual harassment claims could be coming.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
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.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
County Public Works Chief Fired in Wake of Bustamante Sex Charges
Jess Carbajal was the direct supervisor of Carlos Bustamante, who has been accused by the district attorney of multiple sex crimes.
Posted inGovernment, Santa Ana
Judge Bans Bustamante From Contact With His Alleged Victims
The Santa Ana city councilman is ordered to avoid the seven women who say they are victims of his alleged sex crimes.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Rackauckas: How Was ‘Wolf Kept in Charge of His Prey for So Long?’
Allegations regarding Carlos Bustamante’s conduct toward women working under him in OC Public Works first surfaced in March 2011. Why did it take seven months for high-level officials to call in the DA?
