Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has announced the appointment of Michael Gennaco as Special Prosecutor who is among the nation’s foremost experts in civil rights and police misconduct cases. This appointment underscores District Attorney Hochman‘s unwavering commitment to justice, accountability and public trust. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, in consultation with County Counsel, authorized Mr. ...

Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor and Assistant U.S. Attorney General, was sworn in Dec. 3 as the 44th District Attorney of Los Angeles County. Hundreds of elected leaders, law enforcement officials, prosecutors, first responders and supporters watched outside the Hall of Justice as Mr. Hochman was sworn in by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. DA Hochman vowed to improve ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Tuesday that he is calling upon three major credit card companies to once again show responsible corporate citizenship by stopping online payments for the purchase of ghost gun kits. “American Express, Mastercard and Visa have the ability to go beyond what any law enforcement agency, legislature or city council can accomplish,” Gascón ...

Representative Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita joined Fox Business’s Varney & Co. last week, where he called on Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón to resign. Aired on Monday, Dec. 27, Garcia’s call for Gascón’s resignation came after the rollout of Gascón’s Restorative Enhancement Diversion for Youth (REDY) program which allows minors who commit felonies to move from incarceration and ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Monday that former Saugus High School principal Bill Bolde has been charged with perjury and conflict of interest in connection with helping establish a student exchange program in China. Bolde was arrested around 7 a.m. Saturday by deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Fraud and Cyber Division after he ...

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the launch of a pre-filing ‘diversion program’ for youth in L.A. County, including the Santa Clarita Valley, known as the Restorative Enhanced Diversion for Youth (REDY) program. On Nov. 17, the launch of a youth-centered pre-filing diversion program known as REDY, centered around victims, was made by L.A.D.A. George Gascón’s ...

The bank had been accused of engaging in unlawful debt collection activities via call centers, including repeated harassing phone calls. Los Angeles County District Attorney (LADA) George Gascón announced Monday that Synchrony Bank has been ordered to pay $3.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit alleging the company made unreasonably frequent or harassing phone calls to debtors in California. “Repeated ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney (LADA) George Gascón announced Friday that the DA’s Office had been awarded a $1.5 million grant to support the prosecution of cases involving impaired driving. The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) — through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — has awarded a $1.5 million grant to the District Attorney’s Office for DUI training ...

Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda has released a statement condemning a retired Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective seen using “racial slurs” in a social media video filmed in Valencia earlier this week. A video posted to social media on Monday shows a former homicide detective in a verbal altercation with a young Black motorist.  “The video of the racially ...

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office (LADA) announced Tuesday that it would be opening an investigation to cases involving a retired Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective seen using racial slurs in a social media video filmed in Valencia. District Attorney George Gascón announced in a tweet Tuesday that the LADA would be reviewing 370 cases handled by the ...