Controversial Public Guardian/Administrator John Williams is
negotiating for his political survival against one-time allies on
the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
State Senator Tom Harman never showed up for volunteer program
after his prospects for Attorney General evaporated.
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District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and his former protege, Todd
Spitzer, lash out at each other in dueling news conferences in what
could be the beginning of a drawn-out political battle.
Tony Rackauckas and his former protege will hold dueling news
conferences, and the controversy will be the subject of a special
show on KOCE.
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.
Specifically, the audit will look into how the office liquidates
large estates.
Calls for state attorney general to investigate John Williams
raise concerns about aggressive government handling of large
estates for senior citizens and the deceased.
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.
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