Supervisors Say No to Watchdog Looking at DA and Sheriff’s Use of Informants
Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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“I think it’s improper for us to talk about, really, that subject matter now,” said supervisors’ Chairman Andrew Do.
Sheriff’s Department and DA’s Office the Focus of 2017’s Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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In 2017, with federal and state investigations underway, the spotlight turned to the Sheriff’s Department and why it took years for the department to turn over key evidence related to informants.
Judge Set to Rule on Whether Seal Beach Mass Murderer Faces Death Penalty
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Attorneys gave their final arguments at a hearing Thursday, which addresses allegations by the defense that the failure by prosecutors and the Sheriff’s Department to turn over records in the past – and the potential that they still haven’t turned over everything – suggest Dekraai won’t receive a fair penalty trial and he should be spared the death penalty.
Mass Murderer Scott Dekraai: “I’m sorry. I’m very, very sorry”
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Orange County’s worst mass murderer Scott Evans Dekraai, who shot and killed eight people at a Seal Beach beauty salon in 2011, publicly apologized Thursday to the sister of one of his victims.
OC Grand Jury Wants Jailhouse Informant Hearing to Stop, Saying There’s No Widespread Violations
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Orange County’s civil grand jury said ongoing court hearing about possible misuse of jailhouse informants have turned into a “witch-hunt,” and should stop after the grand jury determined there is no “systemic, widespread informant program.”
Judge Wants Sheriff to Testify on Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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Judge Thomas Goethals wants Sheriff Sandra Hutchens to explain in court her claim that there is no jailhouse informants program in Orange County jails.
Sheriff’s Commander Says Lack of Supervision Left Deputies Running Jailhouse Informants
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Commander Jon Briggs testified Tuesday the jail house informant scandal developed because high management turnover left junior deputies with too much control, meaning “inmates were running the asylum on occasion.”
Sheriff’s Sergeant Says He Ended Jailhouse Notes on Informants Without Reading Them
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The contents of the Special Handling Log — notes kept by deputies on informants and other inmates — are at the center of a hearing which explores whether Sheriff’s Department officials withheld or shredded key documents.
Grand Jury Latest to Launch Probe of Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
Countywide
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The county grand jury is investigating alleged illegal conduct by prosecutors and sheriff’s deputies relating to an informants network inside county jails. Grand jurors are being aided by a former United States attorney.
Audit: DA Deficient in Training and Oversight of Major Cases
Government
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A review, sparked by revelations of prosecutorial misconduct involving a jailhouse informants system, found the office is significantly behind other local counties in the level of training provided to prosecutors.