A 35-year-old woman was charged today for trying to kill musician Rihanna after she fired at semiautomatic rifle at the singer’s Beverly Crest home over the weekend. No one was injured.
“Opening fire in any populated neighborhood is extremely dangerous, puts lives at risk and will be fully prosecuted,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said. “Thankfully, no one was injured in this shooting, but this careless violence will not be tolerated in our community. Such shooters will find their next destination to be our jails and prisons.”Read more...
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman was joined by Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, Pasadena Police Chief Gene Harris, and East West Bank Managing Director of Retail Banking for Southern California, Renee Sun, to urge the public to stay vigilant when withdrawing and depositing money at banks and ATMs ahead of the Lunar New Year.Read more...
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today outlined the Office’s continued efforts and innovative approach to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, combining tougher felony charging decisions against sexual exploiters/buyers, commonly referred to as ‘johns’ and sex traffickers/pimps as well as providing services from community-based organizations to directly support sex worker victims and survivors.
“Human trafficking is essentially modern-day slavery, and Los Angeles County for far too long has been one of its epicenters,” said District Attorney Hochman. “A year ago, we announced we were going to aggressively prosecute traffickers and pimps – and we did – but there is still a crisis for families in these neighborhoods. Our office is now doing three things at once to go after the demand and supply side of this illegal sex industry: filing felony cases, including conspiracy charges, against the sexual exploiters/buyers who drive demand, aggressively seeking years of prison time against the sex traffickers/pimps, and offering resources and services to sex workers, in an effort to end their exploitation.”
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman was joined by Jennifer Levi, the mother of 18-year-old Braun Levi, who was killed in a pedestrian-involved collision earlier this year. Levi will speak about the charges filed in the death of her son. Additional speakers include Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park and California State Senator Bob Archuleta.Read more...
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that 32-year-old Nick Reiner was charged today with murdering his parents, Hollywood luminary Rob Reiner and photographer-producer Michele Singer Reiner, over the weekend at the couple’s Brentwood home.
“Prosecuting cases involving family violence are some of the most challenging and heart-wrenching we face because of the intimate and often brutal nature of the crimes,” District Attorney Hochman said. “Rob Reiner was one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation. His murder and his wife of more than 35 years, Michele Singer Reiner’s murder, are shocking and tragic. We owe it to their memory to pursue justice and accountability for the lives that were taken.”Read more...
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman was joined by Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger to announce felony charges against five unlicensed contractors as a result of an operation conducted by the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation and the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB). At the news conference today, District Attorney Hochman urged fire victims to watch out for unlicensed construction contractors preying on victims of the January wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena disaster zones.
One year after taking office and restoring prosecutorial discretion and criminal accountability, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman is marking his first 365 days with an increase in public safety efforts, major takedowns of organized crime and burglary crews, busting the largest illegal cannabis operation in Los Angeles County history, aggressive prosecution of human traffickers, exonerating factually innocent convicted individuals, and filing thousands of Proposition 36 charges against repeat retail thieves. Those are just a few of the initiatives Hochman has successfully spearheaded since taking his oath of office last Dec. 3.Read more...
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced a criminal investigation today into potentially false claims filed against Los Angeles County under California Assembly Bill 218, which extended the statute of limitations for reporting childhood sexual abuse.
“False reporting of sexual abuse undermines our entire justice system and is a grave disservice to actual victims who have already suffered unspeakable trauma,” said District Attorney Hochman. “My Office is taking the allegations seriously that some individuals were paid cash to have law firms file false sexual abuse claims against the County. This is criminal conduct that abuses the law and steals from victims and taxpayers. I thank the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for their unwavering support of victims of childhood sexual abuse and their commitment to work with and provide resources to my Office and law enforcement to bring any and all fraudsters to justice. My Office unequivocally stands with survivors, not greedy opportunists who profit from others’ pain.”Read more...
