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AutoNation Dealerships in California Ordered to Pay $650,000 to Settle Consumer Protection Lawsuit February 26, 2025 RIVERSIDE – Today, Feb. 26, 2025, District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced that a judge has ordered a network of automobile dealerships owned and operated as subsidiaries of AutoNation, Inc. to pay $650,000 to resolve a consumer protection action related to the sale of used…
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Macy's LLC ordered to pay $1.6 million for environmental violations September 22, 2023 District Attorney Mike Hestrin joined with the District Attorneys from 25 counties and two City Attorneys to announce today, that Ohio-based Macy’s Retail Holdings, LLC (“Macy’s”) has been ordered to pay $1.6 million in civil penalties and costs due to environmental violations. The judgment in this civil…
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Two fugitives apprehended in Mexico and returned to Riverside County February 15, 2023 RIVERSIDE – Two fugitives charged with murder and attempted murder in separate domestic violence-related cases, were recently located by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit in Mexico and have been returned to Riverside County to face charges. Lorenzo Castellanos, DOB: 08-13-50…
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Bureau History Image The Bureau of Investigation traces its roots to 1947, when newly elected District Attorney William Mackey hired two investigators to help prepare cases prosecuted in his office. Before that, when law enforcement agencies brought cases for prosecution they also handled the investigation of those cases.These first two investigators were Archie Vandervallen, who had been a…
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DA's Office joins with Federal Trade Commission and others to sue Frontier Communications for misrepresenting internet speeds May 19, 2021 RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has joined with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and agencies from several states in suing internet service provider Frontier Communications, alleging that the company did not provide many consumers…
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DA’S OFFICE FILES CIVIL ACTION AGAINST FOUR MEN April 25, 2019 IN AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT LAWSUIT SCHEME RIVERSIDE – Today, April 25, 2019, District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced that the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has filed a civil law enforcement action against four individuals and two law firms for violating California’s Unfair Competition Laws by filing fraudulent…
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MASSIVE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FRAUD CASE January 23, 2019 LEADS TO GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS RIVERSIDE – A Riverside County judge has unsealed indictments against eight people accused of operating an international conspiracy to defraud the California workers’ compensation system of more than $123 million. In March 2017, the Riverside and San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Offices began an…
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More than four pounds of fentanyl seized in Murrieta by Gang Impact Team March 10, 2021 On the evening of March 9, 2021, as part of an ongoing investigation, the Riverside County Gang Impact Team (GIT), which is supervised by the DA’s Bureau of Investigation, seized four and half pounds – or about two kilos -- of powdered fentanyl in Murrieta. Fentanyl is an extremely dangerous and potent…
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DA MIKE HESTRIN ANNOUNCES $11 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH AUTOZONE June 18, 2019 IN A CASE INVOLVING VIOLATIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE LAWS RIVERSIDE – District Attorney Mike Hestrin, along with the California Attorney General and numerous other district attorneys, today announced an $11 million settlement with AutoZone. This settlement with AutoZone, Inc. resolves allegations that the company…
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Three attempted murder charges filed against Anaheim man in BB gun shooting earlier this week May 28, 2021 Friday, May 28, 2021 Three attempted murder charges filed against Anaheim man in BB gun shooting earlier this week RIVERSIDE – Three counts of attempted murder have been filed against an Anaheim man in connection with firing a BB gun at a moving vehicle, District Attorney Mike Hestrin…
