Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Monday there was no evidence of a breach.
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DA Spitzer Draws Fire From Judge Over Effort to Drop Rape Charges in High-Profile Case
The judge called it an effort at a “back room dismissal by prosecutors without the alleged victims ever having the opportunity to be heard.”
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OC District Attorney Fighting Release of Nearly 300 People During Pandemic [April 14 Coronavirus Update]
While Orange County District Attorney is fighting bail release on roughly 300 inmates, OC officials are trying to figure out who will pay the rest of the hotel bill for homeless people during the pandemic.
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DA Spitzer Calls For Closure of OC Courts Amid Coronavirus Concerns After Initially Supporting Hearings on Thursday
Spitzer denounced what some attorneys decried as a serious public safety hazard at the main courthouse in Santa Ana today, but a day earlier he urged court staff and attorneys to remain calm and assured that measures were in place to protect attorneys and court staff.
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Ex-Santa Ana Councilman Pleads Guilty to Election Fraud
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.
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Rackauckas Secretly Cleared Deputies Accused of Lying About Informants
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.
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Surveillance of Councilman Gathered Evidence of Felony Residence Fraud, DA Said
It’s first time in years Orange County DA officials have been known to place a politician under surveillance for alleged residency fraud.
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Santa Ana Mayor Accused of Personally Renting Out City Property and Interfering in Pot Shop Enforcement
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.
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Police Union Bribery Alleged Under Oath by Two Officials
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.
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OC Police Chiefs Seek Common Ground on New Transparency Law
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.
