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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"…
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DA’s Office Awarded Increased Grant Funding to Prosecute Drug-Related DUI Cases November 1, 2024 RIVERSIDE – Those 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 thanks to a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), and approved by the Riverside County…
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THIRD MAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN 1998 COLD CASE MURDER December 17, 2019 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…
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Two Hemet attorneys arrested and charged in scheme involving theft of deceased elderly client's funds May 6, 2021 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…
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Thousands of pills containing fentanyl seized by the Riverside County Gang Impact Team June 20, 2022 Thousands of pills containing fentanyl seized by the Riverside County Gang Impact Team RIVERSIDE – Over the past two weeks, the Riverside County Gang Impact Team (GIT) has seized thousands of pills containing fentanyl as well as several kilograms of the potentially deadly drug in powder form. …
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Two former court clerks indicted on conspiracy count by Riverside County criminal grand jury July 20, 2022 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:…
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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…
