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Category Archives: OCDA

Scott Zidbeck promoted to Senior Orange County Asst. District Attorney

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Date: January 5, 2017

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY SCOTT ZIDBECK PROMOTED TO SENIOR ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has announced the promotion of Assistant District Attorney Scott Zidbeck to the position of Senior Assistant District Attorney assigned to oversee Vertical Prosecutions and Violent Crimes.

Senior Assistant District Attorney Scott Zidbeck was born in San Diego, California. He was later adopted by retired United States Navy Captain William Edward Zidbeck and JoAnn Marie Zidbeck. Continue reading→

The OCDA has promoted Jim Tanizaki promoted to Chief Assistant District Attorney

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Date: January 3, 2017

SENIOR ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY JIM TANIZAKI APPOINTED CHIEF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas announced today that he has re-established the position of Chief Assistant District Attorney effective immediately. He is pleased to announce the appointment of Senior Assistant District Attorney Jim Tanizaki to the position of Chief Assistant District Attorney.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Jim Tanizaki was born in Nagoya, Japan. He immigrated to the United States when he was 5 years old and lived in Los Angeles for the remainder of his childhood. Continue reading→

The U.S. Justice Dept. is finally investigating the OC Sheriff and the OCDA

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Tony Rackauckas and Susan Kang Schroeder

Department of Justice

Office of Public Affairs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Justice Department Opens Investigations of Orange County, California, District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department

The Justice Department today opened a civil pattern-or-practice investigation into the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. Continue reading→

Sheriff Sandra Hutchens addresses the release of her special handling log

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NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Mark Stichter, 714.904.7042, MKStichter@ocsd.org

Sheriff Sandra Hutchens Addresses Release of Special Handling Log

SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 05, 2016) – Today, pages from the special handling log were released by the Orange County Superior Court. The discovery of the log was part of a process initiated by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (“OCSD”) to respond to discovery requests and subpoenas in criminal cases. The process of discovering the logs, reviewing and submitting them to the court has been a methodical and coordinated endeavor. The OCSD has taken several steps to locate additional classification and special handling notes/records and to improve recordkeeping and internal processes.

The following is an outline detailing our efforts over the last ten months: Continue reading→

Westminster City Council candidate under investigation for using a false address

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Westminster City Attorney Investigating Kimberly Ho’s False Address on Planning Commission Application

Westminster, CA The Westminster City Attorney is investigating a complaint filed against City Council Candidate Kimberly Ho alleging she committed perjury by lying about her address on official city applications when she applied to be a Planning Commissioner in 2010. The complaint also claims she was sworn in as a Westminster Traffic Commissioner in February of 2016, but her official change of address from Yorba Linda to Westminster wasn’t made until June.

City Residency is a clear requirement to serve as a Westminster Planning Commissioner. The complaint cites the city ordinance that members of the Planning Commission shall be residents of the city of Westminster. On her Application, Ho used the address of a UPS Store as her home address. She currently claims residency at an apartment in Westminster. Continue reading→

More embezzlement charges filed against former Placentia Finance Services Manager

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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 16NF1108

Date: June 17, 2016

ADDITIONAL CHARGES FILED FOR FORMER CITY OF PLACENTIA FINANCE SERVICES MANAGER CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLING $5.2 MILLION

FULLERTON, Calif. – Additional charges were filed today against the former Finance Services Manager for the City of Placentia (Placentia) charged with embezzling $5.2 million from the city. Michael Minh Nguyen, 34, Irvine, is charged with an additional 19 felony counts of misappropriation of public funds, 66 felony counts of money laundering, one felony count of making a non-sufficient funds check, and two felony counts of falsifying records. The Court also issued a temporary restraining order on the assets held by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) that were seized from the defendant. Continue reading→