News Releases & Advisories

June 4, 2025: Former Los Angeles County Retirement System Employee Charged With Grand Theft, Conflict of Interest

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that a 42-year-old former interim chief security officer for the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has been charged with pocketing nearly $20,000 via a company he created while on the job and failing to disclose the conflict of interest under penalty of perjury.

June 3, 2025: Man Charged With Murdering Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros and 43-Year-Old Man

BALDWIN PARK, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that a 22-year-old man was charged today with murdering Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros who responded to a call of a man who had been fatally shot in a Baldwin Park neighborhood over the weekend.

June 2, 2025: District Attorney Hochman’s Statement on Baldwin Park Police Officer Killed

“Our hearts are with the Baldwin Park Police Department today. This tragic shooting is a sobering reminder of the danger our first responders face when they answer the call.

May 20, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. Shutting Down Permanently After Pleading No Contest to Hazardous Waste Violations

WATTS, CA — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. has pleaded no contest to five felony counts of hazardous waste disposal at an unpermitted site, resulting in the immediate and permanent closure of all operations on its premises.

May 15, 2025: Former Assistant City Manager of La Cañada Flintridge Charged With Embezzlement, Insurance Fraud

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that former La Cañada Flintridge Assistant City Manager Carl F. Alameda has been charged with stealing nearly $200,000 in proceeds from insurance claims meant for the city coffers but diverted to his own personal bank account.

May 14, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Aggressive Actions to Prevent and Prosecute Retail Theft

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today announced aggressive actions to protect local businesses, deter retail theft and restore public safety in communities, including ramping up joint operations with law enforcement against organized criminals and filing over 1,000 Proposition 36 felony theft charges against repeat offenders.

May 13, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Responds to Court’s Decision to Resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez

VAN NUYS, CA — Following today’s resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez,  Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman emphasized that his office’s unwavering commitment to presenting all relevant facts and perspectives was pivotal to the Court’s ruling. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic’s decision to resentence the brothers to 50 years to life in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, makes them eligible for parole.

May 9, 2025: California District Attorneys Make Historic Visit to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman joined fellow elected prosecutors from across California at a symposium at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in an effort to explore ways to strengthen public safety while ensuring accountability and meaningful rehabilitation.

May 9, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Announces Murder Charges Filed in Valley Village Apartment Attack

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that a man has been charged with murdering a 53-year-old man whose body was found inside his Valley Village apartment last month.

May 7, 2025: Prison Sentence for Man Who Pleaded No Contest to Animal Cruelty

LONG BEACH, CA — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that Alexander Cueva pleaded no contest to felony animal cruelty and was sentenced to three years in state prison and a 10-year ban on possessing animals. The defendant also admitted to a weapon allegation as part of the plea.

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