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Man convicted for laundering contributions to Janet Nguyen’s 2012 campaign

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Crime, Fountain Valley, Janet Nguyen, OCDA, Orange County, Vietnamese 2 Comments

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 15CM11398

Date: February 5, 2016

MAN CONVICTED OF ILLEGALLY REIMBURSING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS OVER $13,000

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted and sentenced today for illegally reimbursing contributors for Janet Nguyen’s 2012 Orange County Board of Supervisors election campaign. Son Truong Nguyen, 39, Fountain Valley, pleaded guilty today to 10 misdemeanor counts of unlawful contribution. He was sentenced to three years of informal probation, must contribute $5,000 to Victim Witness Emergency Fund, perform 40 hours of community service in lieu of jail, and is prohibited from being involved in any political campaigns during the duration of his probation. He is also required to pay a $20,000 fine to the General Fund of the State of California within three months of his plea date to resolve the Fair Political Practices Commission’s (FPPC) proactive investigation. Continue reading→

Man charged with with illegally reimbursing contributors for Janet Nguyen’s 2012 campaign

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Corruption, Crime, Janet Nguyen, Orange County, Republican Party, Vietnamese 2 Comments

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 15CM11398

Date: November 3, 2015

MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY REIMBURSING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS OVER $13,000 TO BE ARRAIGNED

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) has charged a man with illegally reimbursing contributors for Janet Nguyen’s 2012 Orange County Board of Supervisors election campaign. Son Truong Nguyen, 38, Fountain Valley, is charged with 10 misdemeanor counts of unlawful contribution. If convicted on all counts, the defendant faces a maximum sentence of one year in Orange County jail and a $10,000 fine. Charges were filed Oct. 28, 2015, and an arraignment letter was sent out yesterday for Son Nguyen to appear in court on Nov. 24, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-54, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

Between Nov. 2, 2011, and Jan. 30, 2012, Son Nguyen is accused of illegally reimbursing campaign contributors for Janet Nguyen’s 2012 Orange County Board of Supervisors election on 10 different occasions. He is accused of reimbursing a total of $13,300. Continue reading→

The Democrats have only themselves to blame for their losses in Orange County

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, 2014 Elections, 2015 Elections, Andrew Do, Democratic Party, Janet Nguyen, Lou Correa, Orange County, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Orange County’s self-appointed Latino leaders are blaming the 2011 redistricting (that added more Vietnamese voters to the First Supervisorial District while removing Latino voters) for Lou Correa’s loss to Andrew Do in the January 27 First District Special Election, according to the O.C. Register.

The truth is that the Democratic Party of Orange County’s bizarre decision to give then Supervisor Janet Nguyen a free pass in 2012 has now cost the Democrats not only the First District but also the 34th State Senate District, which Nguyen won in last year’s General Election. And the Democrats might also lose the 46th Congressional District in 2016 if Nguyen comes gunning for the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez. Continue reading→

SD34 Mailbag: Janet Nguyen “reformed CalOptima”!

Posted on October 7, 2014 by John Fields Posted in 2012 Elections, Caloptima, Janet Nguyen, Orange County, Republican Party 1 Comment

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I was going to ignore today’s regular SD34 mailer as we’ve been giving FBI Suspect and Senate Candidate Janet Nguyen way too many hits until I saw that one of her claimed successes was reforming CalOptima. Holy Crap —

That’s a LIE.

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Registrar of Voters earns high marks for 2012 Election

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Neal Kelley, OC Registrar of Voters, Orange County 1 Comment

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Registrar of Voters Earns High Marks for 2012 Election

By: Orange County Supervisor Pat Bates

The Board sent a follow up response to the Orange County Grand Jury’s report titled, “Registrar of Voters Earns High Marks for 2012 Elections.”

When the Board submitted the original report May 1, two recommended actions were not implemented at the time. A year later, the Board is pleased to announce they have implemented the requested actions. Continue reading→

California’s Republicans are betting on Latino youth

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Alex Saab, California, Cecilia Iglesias, Jack Guerrero, Latinos, Los Angeles, Orange County, Republican Party 2 Comments

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This article appeared in Spanish in Hoy Los Angeles. We translated it with help from Google:

Republicans are betting on Latino youth

The new conservative face in California grew up with the Spanish language at home

By: Soudi Jimenez

On an uphill road, Republicans want to reverse, or at least level, its political representation in California where only 25 of 80 Assembly members and 11 of 40 senators are registered in the party of Abraham Lincoln.

Nevertheless the task won’t be easy, primarily due to the rhetoric in Washington D.C. and the anti-immigration posture of the Tea Party, that has influenced sentiments throughout the U.S. Continue reading→