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DA’S CANNABIS REGULATION TASK FORCE SERVES WARRANTS January 31, 2019 AT 10 DISPENSARIES ACROSS THE COUNTY OPERATING ILLEGALLY RIVERSIDE – Ten illegally operating marijuana dispensaries were served search warrants by the Riverside County DA’s Office’s countywide Cannabis Regulation Task Force the morning of Jan. 31, 2019. Today’s operation comes after several months of investigation into alleged…
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DA’S COUNTYWIDE CANNABIS REGULATION TASK FORCE SERVES WARRANTS April 3, 2019 AT TWO ILLEGAL DISPENSARIES OPERATING IN AND NEAR THE CITY OF HEMET HEMET – The DA’s countywide Cannabis Regulation Task Force served search warrants at two illegal dispensaries – one in the City of Hemet and one in an unincorporated area near Hemet. The search warrants were served on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at a…
https://rivcoda.org/news/judge-orders-gamestop-pay-500000
JUDGE ORDERS GAMESTOP TO PAY $500,000 February 4, 2019 FOR VIOLATING CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS RIVERSIDE – Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, February 4, 2019, that a judge has ordered GameStop Inc., a Texas-based video game and consumer electronics company, to pay $500,000 in civil penalties and costs for violations of consumer protection laws. The stipulated…
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DA’S INVESTIGATORS ARREST EASTVALE MAN December 20, 2019 SEIZE AN ESTIMATED $1.7 MILLION IN COUNTERFEIT ITEMS RIVERSIDE – An Eastvale man has been arrested by Riverside County District Attorney’s investigators who seized counterfeit items with an estimated retail value of at least $1.7 million. Yusuf Mohammad, DOB: 8-19-89, was arrested the morning of Dec. 19, 2019, in a shopping center parking…
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DA's Office Announces Nearly $69 Million Civil Settlement Between Frontier Communications and Federal Trade Commission May 5, 2022 RIVERSIDE – District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, May 5, 2022, that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a proposed settlement between the FTC, the People of the State of California, and Frontier Communications Corporation. The settlement will resolve…
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DA’S OFFICE ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT IN $350,000 December 10, 2019 CONSUMER PROTECTION CASE SETTLEMENT WITH BEVMO! INC RIVERSIDE – Today, Dec. 10, 2019, District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today that BevMo!, Inc. has been ordered to pay costs and penalties in a civil law enforcement case alleging BevMo! posted prices in stores and advertisements and then charged higher prices at the time of…
https://rivcoda.org/news/das-office-awarded-duid-prosecution-grant-california-office-traffic-safety
DA's Office awarded DUID prosecution grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety November 1, 2021 RIVERSIDE – Drivers arrested in Riverside County on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or a combination of alcohol and drugs will continue facing highly specialized prosecutors funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety and approved by the Riverside County…
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DA's Office awarded DUID prosecution grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety October 22, 2020 RIVERSIDE – Drivers arrested in Riverside County on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or a combination of alcohol and drugs will continue facing highly specialized prosecutors funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety and approved by the Riverside County…
https://rivcoda.org/news/das-office-cancels-annual-victims-rights-week-vigils
DA’S OFFICE CANCELS ANNUAL VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK VIGILS March 16, 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS RIVERSIDE – DA Mike Hestrin has announced the cancellation of this year’s Victim Rights Week candlelight vigils in April due to the COVID-19 coronavirus health crisis. “This was a difficult decision to make, but I know it is the right one,” Hestrin said. “I look forward to next year’s Victims…
https://rivcoda.org/news/das-office-charges-14-people-workers-compensation-fraud-scheme-totaling-22-million-loss
DA's Office charges 14 people in workers' compensation fraud scheme totaling $22 million in loss November 20, 2020 RIVERSIDE – Arraignment is scheduled Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, for the first of 14 defendants charged in three separate cases for their roles in a workers’ compensation re-training voucher fraud scheme that caused a loss to insurance carriers in excess of $22 million. The 14…
