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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…
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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…
http://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…
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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…
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DA’S OFFICE CHARGES THREE MEN WHO OPERATED ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES April 18, 2019 UNDER THE NAME ‘THE VAULT CHURCH’ AND ‘THE VAULT’ RIVERSIDE – Three Corona men have been charged by the Riverside County DA’s Office in connection with illegal cannabis dispensaries which operated under the name “The Vault Church” or “The Vault”. One of the men, Jose Serrano, DOB: 6-28-93, was arraigned today…
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DA's Office files appeal in felony assault case dismissed by the court October 31, 2022 COUNTYWIDE – The Riverside County DA’s Office has filed an appeal with the California 4th District Court of Appeal in the case of People v. Tapia, a felony assault with personal use of a weapon - a machete - which caused great bodily injury to the victim. On Oct. 26, the DA’s Office announced ready to begin…
