http://rivcoda.org/news/electronic-scent-detection-canine-joins-das-bureau-investigation
Electronic scent detection canine joins DA's Bureau of Investigation August 28, 2020 RIVERSIDE – The newest member of the DA’s Bureau of Investigation loves to meet new people, chew on branches, and play “tug-o-war”. But he also is very good at finding electronic device that suspects, like those involved in child pornography, try to hide from authorities. Meet Chewie, an electronic scent…
http://rivcoda.org/news/fugitive-sought-cathedral-city-murder-found-mexico
FUGITIVE SOUGHT IN CATHEDRAL CITY MURDER FOUND IN MEXICO March 11, 2020 AND HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO RIVERSIDE COUNTY INDIO – A Coachella man, who is the third defendant in a 2018 murder in Cathedral City, has been located in Mexico and returned to Riverside County for a scheduled arraignment today, March 11, 2020. Guillermo Cintora Gomez, DOB: 8-23-95, fled to Mexico after the murder and was…
http://rivcoda.org/news/five-day-countywide-warrant-sweep-results-116-arrests
Five-day countywide warrant sweep results in 116 arrests June 2, 2021 RIVERSIDE – Over a five-day period last week, a countywide warrant sweep resulted in 116 arrests of suspects with warrants ranging from vandalism to attempted murder. Operation Falcon was conducted by the Riverside County Gang Impact Team (GIT), which is supervised by the DA’s Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Marshal’s…
http://rivcoda.org/news/former-corona-norco-unified-school-district-official-charged-scheme
FORMER CORONA-NORCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIAL CHARGED IN SCHEME November 7, 2019 FORMER CORONA-NORCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIAL CHARGED IN SCHEME THAT NETTED HIM MORE THAN $1 MILLION FROM A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RIVERSIDE – District Attorney Mike Hestrin and Corona-Norco Unified School District Superintendent Michael Lin announced today, Nov. 7, 2019, that a former Corona-Norco…
http://rivcoda.org/news/five-six-people-charged-felony-vandalism-historic-courthouse-make-first-court-appearance
Five of six people charged with felony vandalism of Historic Courthouse make first court appearance October 6, 2022 RIVERSIDE – Five of the six people charged with felony vandalism of the Historic Courthouse in July made their first court appearance today, Oct. 6, 2022, at the Hall of Justice in Riverside. Those charged are Aida Y. Aston, DOB: 5-25-90; Alexander Jacob Castro, DOB: 9-27-99;…
http://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…
http://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…
http://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…
http://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…
http://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…
