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Sheriff Sandra Hutchens addresses the release of her special handling log

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Editor Posted in Corruption, Courts, Crime, OC Sheriff, OCDA, Orange County, Sandra Hutchens, Santa Ana 1 Comment

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→

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→

Judge rules that OC Public Defender Scott Sanders is wrong about the OCDA

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Editor Posted in Attorneys, Corruption, Courts, OC District Attorney, OC Public Defender, OCDA, Orange County, Scott Sanders, Tony Rackauckas Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 12ZF0137

Date: October 30, 2015

COURT FINDS PUBLIC DEFENDER’S ACCUSATION OF MISCONDUCT BY OCDA TO BE UNTRUE

*Multiple motions filed in People v. Daniel Wozniak denied including “Motion to Dismiss the Death Penalty”

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Honorable John D. Conley found today that the accusations of outrageous governmental conduct by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) were untrue. Several other motions filed by the Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders in People v. Daniel Wozniak, including the “Motion to Dismiss the Death Penalty” were also denied.

Decision on Motion to Dismiss the Death Penalty Continue reading→

The Harkey scandal continues even as Diane starts a new job

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Corruption, Diane Harkey, Janet Nguyen, Orange County, Republican Party 1 Comment

We still can’t believe how many Orange County Republicans continue to support Diane Harkey. She was elected in November to the California State Board of Equalization.

But we can’t forget what Diane and her husband Dan are accused of doing. They have to be the richest, most scandalous, and most Teflon-coated couple in California. Dan claims to be broke but he is a multi-millionaire, and she claims to work for the people of California.

The Harkeys were supposed to appear before a judge Friday in OC Court for an Examination hearing subsequent to his guilty verdict for Elder Financial Abuse, bankruptcy, etc. Continue reading→

Janet Nguyen campaign donors are under investigation by the FPPC

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Corruption, Crime, Janet Nguyen, Jose Solorio, Orange County, Vietnamese 6 Comments

Folks in Little Saigon know they have to bribe Janet Nguyen with bags of money

The state’s Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating nearly a dozen people for political money laundering in connection to campaign contributions to county Supervisor and state Senate candidate Janet Nguyen according to Thy Vo and Nick Gerda at the Voice of OC.

The FPPC has issued 11 subpoenas to donors who made contributions to the political committee Friends of Supervisor Janet Nguyen between 2011 and 2012, as part of an investigation involving political contributions made in the name of persons other than the true contributor, according to court records, according to the Voice of OC. Continue reading→

O.C. Assessor Guillory charged with filing false nomination papers

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, Corruption, Courts, Crime, OC Assessor, Orange County, Webster Guillory Leave a comment

Webster Guillory

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release: September 9, 2014

ORANGE COUNTY ASSESSOR WEBSTER GUILLORY CHARGED WITH FILING FALSE NOMINATION PAPERS IN PRIMARY ELECTION

SANTA ANA – The Orange County District Attorney has charged Orange County Assessor Webster Guillory with filing false nomination papers in a re-election bid for County Assessor in the March 2014 Orange County primary election. Webster James Guillory, 70, Newport Beach, is charged with three felony counts of filing false nomination papers and faces a possible sentence ranging from probation up to four years and four months in jail if convicted. He is expected to be released on his own recognizance and arraigned Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. The Department is to be determined.

At the time of the incident, Guillory was the four-term elected County Assessor for the Orange County Office of the Assessor. Continue reading→