https://rivcoda.org/news/massive-workers-compensation-fraud-case
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…
https://rivcoda.org/news/jury-convicts-woman-animal-abuse
JURY CONVICTS WOMAN OF ANIMAL ABUSE February 11, 2020 INVOLVING A HORSE AND DOG RIVERSIDE – A Riverside County jury today, Feb. 11, 2020, found a Perris area woman guilty of two counts of animal abuse by neglect involving a dog and a horse. Susan Violet Guillot, DOB: 9-25-57, was convicted of two counts of Penal Code section 597(b) abusing animals by neglect, regarding her dog Karma and her…
https://rivcoda.org/news/former-coachella-valley-man-charged-securities-fraud-scheme-resulted-more-55-million-losses
Former Coachella Valley man charged in securities fraud scheme that resulted in more than $5.5 million in losses to victims March 19, 2021 A former Coachella Valley man has been charged by the DA’s Office with selling more than $5.5 million in fraudulent securities to primarily elderly Riverside County victims. Sheldon Jeffrey Katz, DOB: 7-12-41, has been charged with a total of 146 counts…
https://rivcoda.org/news/former-corona-norco-unified-school-district-assistant-superintendent-pleads-guilty-embezzling
Former Corona-Norco Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Public Funds July 30, 2021 RIVERSIDE – A former assistant superintendent of the Corona-Norco Unified School District (CNUSD) pled guilty today, July 30, 2021, to charges that he embezzled public funds for his own personal gain. Ted Eugene Rozzi, DOB: 10-7-59, admitted that from 2011 to 2017 he…
https://rivcoda.org/news/former-temecula-attorney-sentenced-embezzling-funds-clients-and-southwest-riverside-county-bar
Former Temecula attorney sentenced for embezzling funds from clients and Southwest Riverside County Bar Association May 23, 2022 RIVERSIDE – A now-disbarred Temecula attorney has been sentenced after pleading guilty to embezzling money from clients and the Southwest Riverside County Bar Association. Edward J. Nowakoski, DOB: 6-1-52, pled guilty on May 20, 2022, to two felony counts of grand…
https://rivcoda.org/news/fugitive-charged-sex-crimes-against-three-minors-found-mexico-and-returned-riverside-county
Fugitive charged with sex crimes against three minors found in Mexico and returned to Riverside County March 9, 2022 RIVERSIDE – A fugitive charged with 65 felonies involving sex crimes against three minor victims was found by the DA’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit in Mexico and has been returned to Riverside County to face the charges. Harry Arlington Durette, DOB: 10-7-46, formerly of San…
https://rivcoda.org/news/fugitive-sought-2018-murder-and-attempted-murder-banning-caught-mexico
Fugitive sought for 2018 murder and attempted murder in Banning caught in Mexico April 15, 2021 RIVERSIDE – A Banning man wanted for a 2018 murder and attempted murder in that city has been captured in Mexico and returned to the United States to be prosecuted by the Riverside County DA’s Office. Brody Joseph Baca, DOB: 9-24-98, was arrested on April 14, 2021, in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico…
https://rivcoda.org/news/fugitive-wanted-setting-arson-fire-menifee-home-found-and-arrested-arizona
Fugitive wanted for setting arson fire at Menifee home found and arrested in Arizona September 11, 2020 Man had been out of custody for an attempted second-degree murder conviction for less than a week when fire started RIVERSIDE – A fugitive wanted for setting an arson fire at a Menifee home in June that killed two animals has been located and arrested in Arizona. Sean Joshua Halas, DOB: 8-23-…
https://rivcoda.org/news/fugitive-wanted-2019-murder-arrested-texas
Fugitive wanted in 2019 murder arrested in Texas July 15, 2022 Fugitive wanted in 2019 murder arrested in Texas RIVERSIDE – A fugitive wanted in a 2019 murder in the Woodcrest area near Perris has been arrested in Texas and is awaiting extradition back to Riverside County to face justice. Eduardo Avalos Escoto, DOB: 6-9-84, was arrested about 7 a.m. (west coast time) on July 15, 2022, outside a…
https://rivcoda.org/news/gang-impact-team-operation-palm-springs-area-targets-violent-criminal-street-gang
Gang Impact Team operation in Palm Springs area targets violent criminal street gang December 16, 2020 PALM SPRINGS – Today, Dec. 16, 2020, the Riverside County Gang Impact Team (GIT), assisted by the Palm Springs Police Department, conducted an operation in and around Palm Springs targeting a violent criminal street gang. The predawn raids targeted a dozen locations connected to a criminal…
