Newport Beach auction house — which has a sole-source contract
with Administrator’s office — also has ties to highest levels of
Orange County’s Republican power structure.
Prosecutors are reviewing the case of an incident between
Assemblyman Chris Norby and his wife.
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The accusations continue to swirl around John Williams in the
Spitzer case. The result might be that Orange County supervisors
again consider eliminating his elective status.
The California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations is
asking the state attorney general to investigate the involvement of
John Williams’ office in the OC district attorney’s abrupt and
controversial firing of one of his top deputies.
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas says he plans to run again in four years to avoid handing over the office to Todd Spitzer, KOCE reports.
The Public Administrator/Public Guardian, who never talks to the
media, made some fascinating comments regarding the Todd Spitzer
firing — then quickly went back to business as usual.
Todd Spitzer, a former state assemblyman and county supervisor,
says Tony Rackauckas acted improperly to fire him over his
communications with the Public Guardian’s Office — where,
ironically, Rackauckas’ fiancée works.
Sources say the senior deputy DA, who is also a former state
assemblyman and county supervisor, was escorted out of the DA’s
offices on Friday.
Writer says Orange County district attorney trivializes DNA collection by ‘selling dismissals for $75 and a spit in the bucket.’
While DNA technology has revolutionized crime fighting, some
scientists at the forefront of DNA testing are pushing to get out
from under the control of prosecutors.
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