The Orange County supervisors are in the process of choosing a new public defender. Will they appoint someone who’ll stay aggressive on the jailhouse snitch cases? Or someone who’ll take the heat off District Attorney Tony Rackauckas?
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Months After Scathing Report on Jail Informants, DA Hasn’t Delivered Promised Response
More than three months after a panel of experts outlined steps to fix a “failure of leadership,” District Attorney Tony Rackauckas still hasn’t provided a response to supervisors, which he said in January would take a couple of weeks.
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More Secret Records Come to Light in Snitch Scandal
New disclosures about Orange County sheriff’s deputies hiding another secret cache of records about jail informants is threatening to postpone the May 20 sentencing of convicted double-murderer Daniel Patrick Wozniak.
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The Scandal-Singed DA’s Who Want to Be Judges
Two prosecutors from the Orange County District Attorney’s office are running for Superior Court judgeships, aiming to take the bench alongside judges who’ve called them out for misconduct in the jailhouse informants scandal.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Orange County Could Be Missing Out On Prop. 47 Money
While officials up and down the state are positioning themselves to take advantage of grant money aimed at helping newly released nonviolent drug offenders stay clean and out of jail, Orange County officials have been missing in action.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Wrongful Termination Suit by Former Assessor’s Office Staffers Headed for Trial
The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court by two longtime employees in the county Assessor’s Office, alleges they were fired for reporting numerous illegal acts within the agency, is likely to head to a jury trial in October.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Despite Gang Injunction, Reports of Shootings Remain High in Townsend
The number of shootings reported inside Santa Ana’s Townsend Street gang injunction zone remained essentially unchanged before and after the zone was implemented. Critics say it’s evidence that the injunction isn’t working, but Police Chief Carlos Rojas says the picture isn’t so clear.
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Security Video Shows Reactions to Courthouse Beating
Newly released security footage shows the reaction of alarmed observers who saw last week’s courthouse beating, but officials say the court’s cameras did not capture the beating itself.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide, Investigative
ACLU: Sheriff and DA Must Tell the Truth On Jail Abuse Scandal
ACLU Attorneys are challenging District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and Sheriff Sandra Hutchens to open their books with a pair of matching and potentially explosive public records requests asking law enforcement to really open up about their use of jailhouse snitches.
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Rackauckas and Sanders Face Off in Forum
District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and public defender Scott Sanders battled each other over the revelations by Sanders regarding how DA prosecutors and sheriff’s deputies operated an informant network inside county jails.
