Craig Hunter, the former chief investigator to District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, claims the DA interfered in political corruption investigations of his political allies. The DA’s office is disputing Hunter’s legal claim.
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District Attorney’s Chief of Investigations Suddenly Leaves Job
The DA’s office says it cannot reveal why Craig Hunter is departing, but indicated the “action” taken involving him happened quickly.
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Six From OC Charged as Part of $40 Million Statewide Medical Insurance Fraud Scheme
State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and county District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said Tuesday the DA’s office charged 26 California medical professionals in a $40 million insurance fraud scheme that includes a Costa Mesa pharmacy and four Orange County doctors.
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State AG To Seek Death Penalty For Mass Shooter Scott Dekraai
Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced he will seek the death penalty against Scott Evans Dekraai.
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Former Spitzer Aide Alleges Hostile Treatment of Staff
Christine Richters claims Supervisor Todd Spitzer ran his supervisor’s office through “fear and aggression,” forced his staff to be on-call at all hours of the night, and required them to work shifts of up to 24 hours at a time.
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U.S. Attorney’s Office: Resignation Won’t Affect OC Jailhouse Snitch Investigation
Officials in Los Angeles say the resignation of U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker won’t affect their investigation into the Orange County jailhouse snitches scandal.
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Deal for New County Law Enforcement Watchdog Nixed
A plan by Orange County supervisors to hire a former state prosecutor to be the director of the county’s Office of Independent Review has been scuttled. Supervisors apparently jumped gun on announcing the deal, and now are back to square one in their search.
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Longtime Corruption Fighter Chosen as OC’s Law Enforcement Watchdog
Orange County supervisors announced Tuesday that they’ve picked Gary Schons, a prosecutor with decades of experience investigating public corruption in Southern California, to head the county’s Office of Independent Review.
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Has the Day Finally Come for OC to Get a Law Enforcement Watchdog?
For the past nine months, Orange County’s watchdog agency has been left without a director. But that could change with a possible vote Tuesday by county supervisors to appoint the new head of the Office of Independent Review.
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Judge in Snitch Case Again Rebukes Sheriff for Records Issues
Superior Court Judge Thomas M. Goethals Friday ordered Sheriff Sandra Hutchens to retain all relevant jail informant records after disclosures that the county Board of Supervisors had at one point approved a policy allowing such records to be destroyed.
