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SEXUAL BATTERY CASE DISMISSED DUE TO LACK OF JURORS RIVERSIDE – A vendor used by the Riverside County Superior Court failed to summon jurors, resulting in a sexual battery case being dismissed. On Dec. 7, 2022, our office announced ready to begin a misdemeanor sexual battery trial. There was an available courtroom to start the trial, however the court stated that there were no available jurors…
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SYNCHRONY BANK ORDERED TO PAY $3.5 MILLION TO RESOLVE CIVIL ENFORCEMENT ACTION INVOLVING CALLS TO CONSUMERS RIVERSIDE – District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, Nov. 15, 2021, that Utah-based Synchrony Bank will pay $3.5 million to resolve a civil enforcement action alleging the bank made frequent and/or harassing phone calls to California consumers. The investigation and prosecution of…
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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. ORDERED TO PAY $2.05 MILLION FOR UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE RIVERSIDE – Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, Dec. 13, 2022, that The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) has been ordered by a judge to pay $2.05 million in penalties and costs regarding the unlawful disposal of hazardous waste. This stipulated judgment settles allegations that TJX…
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THIRD MAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN 1998 COLD CASE MURDER RIVERSIDE – The son of a man already charged in a 1998 cold case murder has been arrested by DA’s Investigators and has now also has been charged in the murder. Googie Rene Harris Jr., DOB: 4-9-79, was arrested in Palm Desert on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. He has been charged by the DA’s Office with one count of murder and is scheduled to be…
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THREE ATTEMPTED MURDER COUNTS FILED AGAINST ANAHEIM MAN IN BB GUN SHOOTING ALONG HIGHWAY 91 CORRIDOR 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 announced today, May 28, 2021. “Shooting at moving vehicles with a BB gun or pellet gun while traveling at…
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TWO ARRESTED AT ILLEGAL MARIJUANA GROW ON SEVERAL PARCELS IN NORTH PALM SPRINGS NORTH PALM SPRINGS – Two men were arrested and about 1,200 marijuana plants seized during a search warrant operation at an illegal marijuana grow conducted on Sept. 19, 2019, by the DA’s Riverside County Cannabis Regulation Task Force. Arrested on suspicion of illegal marijuana cultivation were Ronald David Barrett,…
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TWO BANNING MEN ENTER GUILTY PLEAS IN ILLEGAL UNLICENSED CANNABIS DISPENSARY CASE RIVERSIDE – Two Banning men who illegally operated an unlicensed cannabis dispensary – twice -- entered guilty pleas today, Dec. 19, 2019, to felony conspiracy to possess cannabis for sale. This is the first conviction in a case investigated by the DA’s Bureau of Investigation Cannabis Regulation Task Force. Arturo…
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TWO FORMER COURT CLERKS INDICTED ON CONSPIRACY COUNT BY RIVERSIDE COUNTY CRIMINAL GRAND JURY RIVERSIDE – Two former clerks of the Riverside County Superior Court have been indicted by a criminal grand jury for conspiring to commit the crime of violation of a court order. Angela Franz, DOB: 3-8-76; and Michelle Valdez, DOB: 4-29-65, both of Thousand Palms, were indicted on April 14, 2022, and the…
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TWO HEMET ATTORNEYS CHARGED IN SCHEME INVOLVING THEFT OF DECEASED ELDERLY CLIENT’S FUNDS RIVERSIDE – Two Hemet attorneys have been arrested and charged with multiple felonies including identity theft, forgery, and perjury. Trent Wayne Thompson, DOB: 11-7-76; and Quinton Ray Swanson, DOB: 8-26-71, were arrested in Hemet on the morning of May 5, 2021, by investigators with the DA’s Bureau of…
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TWO KILOS OF FENTANYL SEIZED BY GANG IMPACT TEAM RIVERSIDE – As part of an on-going investigation, on the evening of Feb. 4, 2021, the Riverside County Gang Impact Team (GIT), which is supervised by the DA’s Bureau of Investigation, seized two kilograms of powdered fentanyl in the downtown Riverside area. Fentanyl is an extremely dangerous and potent manmade opioid that is very lethal and is on…