Federal judge stops Orange County from opening a cold weather shelter in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The County of Orange will not be allowed to open a planned cold weather shelter operated by the Salvation Army in Santa Ana this winter, a…
OCDA responds to the U.S. Department of Justice report on jailhouse informants
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued the following statement today regarding the Department of Justice Report on Jailhouse Informants: The Department of Justice investigation acknowledges…
The O.C. Sheriff responds to the Dept. of Justice report on the use of jailhouse informants
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 13, 2022): Today, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) received the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) report focused on the use of jailhouse informants from 2007 through…
Justice Department finds civil rights violations by by the OCDA and OC Sheriff regarding their use of jailhouse informants
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today, based upon a thorough investigation focused on custodial informant activity from 2007 through 2016, that the…
Pres. Biden finally moving to legalize marijuana and will release inmates charged with possession
Statement from President Biden on Marijuana Reform: As I often said during my campaign for President, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. Sending people…
Biden administration responds to today’s court ruling affecting the Dreamers (DACA)
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding today’s ruling on the DACA (A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a lower court review of Biden administration…
O.C. construction firm sued by the EEOC for harassing Latino employees
https://youtu.be/qwtVrzSHSXY LOS ANGELES – Orange County, California-based construction contractor Goodsell/Wilkins, Inc., violated federal law when it subjected a class of Latino employees to harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment…
36 million lethal doses of Fentanyl were seized by U.S. law enforcement since May
The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl seizures across…
Westminster man assaulted a flight attendant and is now facing Federal charges
View this post on Instagram A post shared by ABC7 Eyewitness News (@abc7la) LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man was charged today in a federal criminal complaint that alleges…
Border Patrol Agents seized 250 lbs. of Fentanyl from a pickup truck in San Diego
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Border Patrol Agents arrested an individual attempting to smuggle approximately 250 pounds of fentanyl near Campo, Calif, early in the morning on July 18, 2022. At…
O.C. tax preparer banned from working on tax returns
SANTA ANA, California – A federal judge has ordered a Buena Park man to stop preparing or helping to prepare tax returns after federal authorities determined his clients filed tax…
O.C. Asian gang suspects indicted on gambling, drug trafficking extortion and robbery charges
SANTA ANA, California – An investigation by the Orange County Asian Organized Crime Task Force has resulted in the arrest of seven out of nine defendants charged in three indictments…
Seven O.C. men charged with selling drugs that caused fatal overdoses
SANTA ANA, California – Federal authorities today announced seven criminal cases against drug dealers who sold fentanyl-laced narcotics that caused fatal overdoses in Orange County, including one case in which…
Irvine man indicted for allegedly attempting to support and finance terrorists
https://youtu.be/c1BQ9VcntNg SANTA ANA, California – A federal grand jury today returned a four-count indictment that charges an Irvine man with attempting to provide material support to two foreign terrorist organizations…
Three O.C. Mexican Mafia members and 28 Associates charged in racketeering indictment
SANTA ANA, California – A 33-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, two murders and six…