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Ex-Santa Ana Councilman Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud

Santa Ana City Council
By Nick Gerda | September 13, 2019

Roman Reyna agreed to pay $578,053 in restitution to the city for the cost of an upcoming special election to fill his seat on the council, and will have a lifetime ban against holding elected office, according to prosecutors.

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.

Surveillance of Councilman Gathered Evidence of Felony Residence Fraud, DA Said

Roman Reyna
By Nick Gerda | April 30, 2019

It’s first time in years Orange County DA officials have been known to place a politician under surveillance for alleged residency fraud.

Santa Ana Mayor Accused of Personally Renting Out City Property and Interfering in Pot Shop Enforcement

Miguel Pulido
By Nick Gerda | April 24, 2019

In sworn testimony, Mayor Miguel Pulido was accused of running a side business personally renting out city-owned property and interfering with police decisions about which illegal pot shops to raid. Pulido denies the allegations.

Police Union Bribery Alleged Under Oath by Two Officials

Gerry Serrano
By Nick Gerda | April 24, 2019

Two top Santa Ana officials, including a former police chief, alleged under oath the city’s police union leader engaged in bribery of City Council candidates in 2016, saying Sgt. Gerry Serrano told candidates they had to agree to fire then-Police Chief Carlos Rojas in order to benefit from $400,000 in campaign spending.

OC Police Chiefs Seek Common Ground on New Transparency Law

Law Enforcerment Transparency
By Tracy Wood | January 14, 2019

At the request of District Attorney Todd Spitzer, police chiefs and the Sheriff are working on a policy for all departments to uniformly handle the new state law that creates transparency in law enforcement discipline records, but is opposed by many police unions.

Spitzer Sworn in as DA, Promises Changes at Prosecutor’s Office

County Government
By Spencer Custodio | January 8, 2019

Orange County’s new District Attorney, Todd Spitzer, said during his swearing-in ceremony Monday night there will be sweeping changes at the prosecutor’s office.

Final OC Election Results: Democrats Win Big as GOP Looks to 2020

2018 elections
By Nick Gerda | November 30, 2018

Midterm voters turned out in OC at the highest rate in decades and Democrats gained major wins in local Congressional and state legislative seats.

Latest OC Election Results (Nov. 13): Democrat Pulls Ahead in Key House Race; DA Preps Handoff to Spitzer

2018 elections
By Nick Gerda and Spencer Custodio | November 13, 2018

Democrat Katie Porter pulled ahead of Republican Congresswoman Mimi Walters, and DA Tony Rackauckas announced his office will be transitioning to Spitzer’s administration over the next few weeks. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Spitzer, Leading in DA Results, Starts Laying Out Plans for Prosecutor’s Office

Orange County District Attorney
By Nick Gerda | November 8, 2018

Spitzer said he plans to step up prosecutions of hate crimes, will meet regularly with communities that feel they’re treated unfairly by law enforcement, will not evaluate prosecutors based on conviction rates, and will hold police officers and prosecutors accountable.

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