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OC Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of More Egregious Misconduct

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2023
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OC Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of More Egregious Misconduct

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – In a motion to compel filed on Wednesday by Orange ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – In a motion to compel filed on Wednesday by Orange County Deputy Public Defender Tammy Nguyen, on behalf of her client Ace Kelley, she is seeking ...

May 11, 2023
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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Spitzer, Heal Thyself

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Spitzer, Heal Thyself

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – It is difficult to remember now but when Todd ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – It is difficult to remember now but when Todd Spitzer, a former Republican Assemblymember, ran for DA in 2018 against Tony Rackaukas, he ran ...

January 31, 2022
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Motion to Compel Discovery Shows a Series of Lies and Inconsistencies by Top OC Sheriff’s Investigator

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2022
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Motion to Compel Discovery Shows a Series of Lies and Inconsistencies by Top OC Sheriff’s Investigator

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – In December a top Orange County sheriff’s investig ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – In December a top Orange County sheriff’s investigator testified that he believed it was all right to write in his reports that he had booked evi ...

January 07, 2022
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Orange County Judge Agrees to Disqualify Himself in High Profile Murder Case

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|Date: September 20, 2021
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Orange County Judge Agrees to Disqualify Himself in High Profile Murder Case

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Last month the Orange County DA Todd Spitzer a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Last month the Orange County DA Todd Spitzer and his office agreed to retry a 2010 high profile conviction of Paul Gentile Smith for a Sunset ...

September 20, 2021
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Commentary: Spitzer Has Failed to Clean House in Orange County and His Cover-Up Is Leaking

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2021
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Commentary: Spitzer Has Failed to Clean House in Orange County and His Cover-Up Is Leaking

OIR Report Is Subtle but Lifts the Veil in Orange County By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa An ...

OIR Report Is Subtle but Lifts the Veil in Orange County By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – It is perhaps easy to miss the importance of the OIR (Office of Indepedent Review) repo ...

August 31, 2021
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Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to High Profile Murder Conviction Thrown Out in Orange County

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|Date: August 13, 2021
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Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to High Profile Murder Conviction Thrown Out in Orange County

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – The failure to properly address the informant ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – The failure to properly address the informant scandal has blown up in the face of Orange County DA Todd Spitzer, as the 2010 high profile con ...

August 13, 2021
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OC Public Defender Accuses Sheriff’s Department of Protecting Deputy from Charges of Misconduct

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 29, 2021
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OC Public Defender Accuses Sheriff’s Department of Protecting Deputy from Charges of Misconduct

By David M. Greenwald Orange County, CA - Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders last week filed a motio ...

By David M. Greenwald Orange County, CA - Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders last week filed a motion to compel discovery in a case of Brittany Shahbakhti, alleging misconduct by Detective Matthe ...

June 29, 2021
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DA Spitzer Accused of Whitewashing Evidence Booking Scandal in January Report

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2021
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DA Spitzer Accused of Whitewashing Evidence Booking Scandal in January Report

By David M. Greenwald Orange County Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders on Thursday filed a motion to ...

By David M. Greenwald Orange County Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders on Thursday filed a motion to compel discovery attempting to gain reports and evidence documenting sheriff’s personnel who h ...

March 11, 2021
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My View: Slapped on the Wrist, Deputies Who Mishandled Evidence Get Misdemeanors and No Time

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2020
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My View: Slapped on the Wrist, Deputies Who Mishandled Evidence Get Misdemeanors and No Time

Two Sheriff’s Deputies Plead Guilty in the Evidence Booking Scandal Over the last 20 days the nation has ...

Two Sheriff’s Deputies Plead Guilty in the Evidence Booking Scandal Over the last 20 days the nation has focused on the egregious loss of life at the hands of law enforcement. The triggering event wa ...

June 13, 2020
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OC Sheriff’s Deputies Are Accused of Mishandling Evidence on a Staggering Scale

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|Date: March 01, 2020
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OC Sheriff’s Deputies Are Accused of Mishandling Evidence on a Staggering Scale

Deputies in Orange County wrote false reports about their collection and booking of evidence, according t ...

Deputies in Orange County wrote false reports about their collection and booking of evidence, according to internal audits kept secret for months. by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Two audits conducted by ...

March 01, 2020
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Orange County PD Alleges Sheriff’s Deputies Promoted Despite Evidence of Wrongdoing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 06, 2020
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Orange County PD Alleges Sheriff’s Deputies Promoted Despite Evidence of Wrongdoing

New Filing Reveals More Allegations of Impropriety in OC Evidence Scandal In December, the Vanguard repor ...

New Filing Reveals More Allegations of Impropriety in OC Evidence Scandal In December, the Vanguard reported two audits in Orange County, which showed more than a thousand sheriff’s deputies holding o ...

January 06, 2020
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Orange County Public Defender Discusses Latest Evidence Scandal That Could Put Thousands of Cases in Question

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 04, 2019
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Orange County Public Defender Discusses Latest Evidence Scandal That Could Put Thousands of Cases in Question

Two audits showed Orange County Sheriff’s deputies holding onto evidence for days and sometimes weeks or ...

Two audits showed Orange County Sheriff’s deputies holding onto evidence for days and sometimes weeks or longer before booking it. In addition, a separate audit showed evidence was missing. The resul ...

December 04, 2019
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The Vanguard Needs to Raise $16K More in December

Sunday Commentary: Moms for Liberty Have Already Lost the War – At Least in Davis

Sunday Commentary: Bombshell Admission from Retail Group – They Greatly Exaggerated Losses from Theft

Local Bar Association Attorney Admits to Shredding Family Court Complaints

LOOKING BACK: The Holdout Etan Patz Juror Deserves an Ovation

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Causing Crime at the Expense of Society’s Safety

Leading Organizers, Funders Launch Collaborative Project to Expand Democracy and Build Lasting Power for Communities of Color in California

ACLU Encourages House to Vote to Curb Excessive Use of Warrantless Surveillance

Davis City Council to Consider Village Farms Alternatives for EIR

State Senate Candidate Condemns Delta Tunnel Report

OC Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of More Egregious Misconduct

OC Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of More Egregious Misconduct

Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Spitzer, Heal Thyself

Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Spitzer, Heal Thyself

Motion to Compel Discovery Shows a Series of Lies and Inconsistencies by Top OC Sheriff’s Investigator

Motion to Compel Discovery Shows a Series of Lies and Inconsistencies by Top OC Sheriff’s Investigator

Orange County Judge Agrees to Disqualify Himself in High Profile Murder Case

Orange County Judge Agrees to Disqualify Himself in High Profile Murder Case

Commentary: Spitzer Has Failed to Clean House in Orange County and His Cover-Up Is Leaking

Commentary: Spitzer Has Failed to Clean House in Orange County and His Cover-Up Is Leaking

Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to High Profile Murder Conviction Thrown Out in Orange County

Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to High Profile Murder Conviction Thrown Out in Orange County

OC Public Defender Accuses Sheriff’s Department of Protecting Deputy from Charges of Misconduct

OC Public Defender Accuses Sheriff’s Department of Protecting Deputy from Charges of Misconduct

DA Spitzer Accused of Whitewashing Evidence Booking Scandal in January Report

DA Spitzer Accused of Whitewashing Evidence Booking Scandal in January Report

My View: Slapped on the Wrist, Deputies Who Mishandled Evidence Get Misdemeanors and No Time

My View: Slapped on the Wrist, Deputies Who Mishandled Evidence Get Misdemeanors and No Time

OC Sheriff’s Deputies Are Accused of Mishandling Evidence on a Staggering Scale

OC Sheriff’s Deputies Are Accused of Mishandling Evidence on a Staggering Scale

Orange County PD Alleges Sheriff’s Deputies Promoted Despite Evidence of Wrongdoing

Orange County PD Alleges Sheriff’s Deputies Promoted Despite Evidence of Wrongdoing

Orange County Public Defender Discusses Latest Evidence Scandal That Could Put Thousands of Cases in Question

Orange County Public Defender Discusses Latest Evidence Scandal That Could Put Thousands of Cases in Question

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