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Arrest by Riverside County Child Exploitation Team Ends Alleged Sexual Abuse of 8-Year-Old Boy September 18, 2024 RIVERSIDE – The arrest of a 20-year-old Banning man made by the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET) led to the end of the alleged sexual abuse of an 8-year-old victim.John Edward Lario, DOB: 9-2-04, of Banning has been charged by the Riverside County DA’s Office and made…
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Focusing Light on the Dark Silence of Sexual Assault April 21, 2022 Thursday, April 21, 2022 Focusing Light on the Dark Silence of Sexual Assault Most often, it happens in the vast and frightening darkness of silence. And far too often, it’s that dark silence that can keep those who have been sexually assaulted from getting the care and justice they deserve as survivors. Most sexual assaults…
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DA’s Office Helps Prevent Release of Convicted Pedophile from Prison September 25, 2024 RIVERSIDE – On Sept. 25, 2024, a convicted pedophile who kidnapped a 5-year-old girl and raped her was denied parole from a 350-year-sentence by the California Board of Parole Hearings under the elderly parole program.In 2004, Charles William Mix, DOB: 4-26-55, who was 49 when he committed the crimes, was…
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DA’s Office Holds Albertsons and Vons Accountable for Overcharging Customers October 3, 2024 RIVERSIDE – District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, Oct. 3, 2024, that Albertsons and Vons will pay $3,962,500 in a stipulated judgment to settle a civil law enforcement complaint, alleging the grocer engaged in false advertising and unfair competition.The civil complaint alleges that grocers…
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Riverside County Child Exploitation Team Seeks Public’s Help to Identify Potential Victims in Ongoing Case October 4, 2024 RIVERSIDE – Investigators with the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET) believe there may be more victims of a Banning man arrested last month and are seeking the public’s help in identifying them.John Edward Lario, DOB: 9-2-04, has been charged by the Riverside…
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Lamps Plus to Pay $4.1 Million to Settle False Advertising and Unfair Competition Case October 9, 2024 RIVERSIDE – Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, Oct. 9, 2024, that Lamps Plus, Inc., a California Corporation, has entered into a stipulated judgment and will pay a total of $4.1 million dollars to settle a civil law enforcement complaint alleging the company engaged…
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DA’s Office Assists in Sting Operation Targeting Illegal Contracting Ring October 4, 2024 RIVERSIDE – A two-day undercover sting targeting unlicensed contractors in Menifee, led to the discovery of 12 people allegedly engaging in illegal contracting activities.The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office assisted the Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT…
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WALMART TO BE ORDERED TO PAY $7.5 MILLION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS October 22, 2024 RIVERSIDE – District Attorney Mike Hestrin joined with the California Attorney General’s Office, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and District Attorneys from 11 other counties to announce today, Oct. 22, 2024, that a stipulated judgment has been filed in The People vs Walmart, Inc. Once…
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Criminal Grand Jury Indicts Nonprofit CEO on 53 Felony Counts in $940,000 Public Funds Fraud Scheme October 23, 2024 RIVERSIDE – District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, October 23, that a Riverside County criminal grand jury has returned a 53-count indictment yesterday against the CEO of Queer Works, a Palm Springs-based nonprofit.Jacob Joseph Aaron Rostovsky, DOB: 11/22/1990, was…
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DA’s Office Launches “Fighting Fentanyl” Campaign: “When Fentanyl Kills, We Can Prosecute for Murder" October 23, 2024 RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office is launching a new campaign to continue raising awareness about the deadly dangers of fentanyl and highlight the office's aggressive prosecution of those who deal this potentially lethal drug.The "Fighting Fentanyl"…
