Articles Tagged With ‘Orange County District Attorney’s Office’




California bill would limit cash cops can pay jailhouse snitches

Following revelations that a pair of Mexican Mafia members made hundreds of thousands of dollars working as jailhouse snitches, a California bill that would restrict payments to informants is making its way through the state Legislature. [LA Daily News] Assembly... (Continue reading)

Orange County District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department under investigation

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it had launched a civil rights investigation into allegations the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Department withheld evidence and used jailhouse informants to illegally obtain confessions. For years, defense attorneys have... (Continue reading)

California companies accused of selling aborted fetal tissue for profit

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has filed a lawsuit against two Yorba Linda-based medical companies, alleging they illegally profited from the sale of fetal tissue that was donated by abortion providers. [OC Register] State and federal allow companies to... (Continue reading)