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Lake Forest Councilman Peter Herzog convicted of DUI

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Lake Forest, OCDA, Police, Public Safety Leave a comment

Peter Alan Herzog

Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 13HM00979: March 28, 2013

LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CONVICTED OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL

NEWPORT BEACH – A Lake Forest City Council member was convicted and sentenced for driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol content of .18 percent, more than twice the legal limit. Peter Alan Herzog, 57, Lake Forest, pleaded guilty Tuesday, March 26, 2013, to one misdemeanor count of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent or more. Herzog was sentenced to first time standard minimum DUI probations of three years of informal probation, fines, and required to participate in a 3-month first offender alcohol program. Continue reading→

The O.C.D.A. is investigating Anaheim Councilman Brandman – again

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Jordan Brandman, OC Clerk-Recorder, OCDA Leave a comment

Jordan Brandman shows two faces

From the Voice of OC

The Orange County clerk-recorder’s office is refusing to release a report prepared by Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman that was originally due six months ago because it is still in “draft” form, raising questions about whether the councilman failed to fully complete the tasks of his taxpayer-funded contract while he was campaigning for office.
Brandman, who was hired as a staffer at the clerk-recorder’s office in 2011, resigned toward to the end of the year as his City Council campaign geared up. Continue reading→

MADD honors 11 OCDA attorneys for prosecuting drunk drivers

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Courts, Crime, OCDA, Orange County, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Orange County District Attorney, Press Release
For Immediate Release: March 7, 2013
Contacts: Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

MADD HONORS 11 OCDA ATTORNEYS FOR EXCEPTIONALPROSECUTION OF DRUNKEN DRIVING CASES

SANTA ANA – The Orange County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) honored 11 Orange County deputy district attorneys today for their time and effort in prosecuting driving under the influence (DUI) cases in 2012. MADD hosted the 26th Annual Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Recognition Luncheon today, March 7, 2013, to honor Orange County prosecutors and police officers for their outstanding contributions to the prosecution of DUI cases. The luncheon was held at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda. Continue reading→

OCDA going after the union bosses who allegedly targeted Jim Righeimer

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Corruption, Costa Mesa, Jim Righeimer, Labor, OCDA, Orange County, Police Leave a comment

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The Orange County District Attorney is finally pursuing a political corruption case. Remember when a private detective who worked for a law firm that was retained by the Costa Mesa Police Association tried to set up Costa Mesa Jim Righeimber by calling in a bogus DUI? Well, according to an exclusive story by the OC Weekly, the OCDA is going after the CMPA.

Here are a few excerpts from the OC Weekly’s article: Continue reading→

O.C.D.A. obtains Anaheim’s fourth gang injunction

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Editor Posted in Crime, Gangs, OCDA, Orange County, Police, Tony Rackauckas Leave a comment

Anaheim Gang Injunction

Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release: January 16, 2013
Contacts: Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718
Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

LAW ENFORCEMENT OBTAINS 12th ORANGE COUNTY GANG INJUNCTION AGAINST VIOLENT ANAHEIM STREET GANG

*This is the fourth gang injunction in the City of Anaheim

ANAHEIM – Members of a violent Anaheim criminal street gang have been permanently enjoined from terrorizing the community and acting as a public nuisance, marking the 12th injunction to be brought against Orange County gangs and the fourth in the City of Anaheim. Investigation and legal work on this injunction began in March 2012 in response to decades of violent crime by the gang and numerous residents pleading with law enforcement to eliminate the gang presence so that they no longer have to live in fear. Continue reading→