News Releases & Advisories

August 31, 2022: California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear District Attorney Gascón’s Three Strikes Law Challenge

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said that he is encouraged by a California Supreme Court decision today to allow a petition for review challenging the application of the state’s Three Strikes law.

August 31, 2022: Preparadora de Impuestos de Reseda Thelma Carcamo, Otros Acusados de Robar Los Reembolsos Tributarios de Clientes

El Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles George Gascón anunció hoy que la preparadora de impuestos Thelma Carcamo, su esposo y una ex-empleada de una unión de crédito están siendo acusados de robar miles de dólares en reembolsos tributarios federales y estatales de sus clientes.

August 31, 2022: Reseda Tax Preparer Thelma Carcamo, Others Charged With Stealing Client Tax Refunds

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that tax preparer Thelma Carcamo, her husband and a former credit union employee have been charged with stealing thousands of dollars in state and federal tax refunds from her clients.

August 26, 2022: Father Charged in Assault of Son That Caused Severe Injuries

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a North Hollywood man has been charged with assaulting his young son and causing severe injuries.

August 26, 2022: Sheriff’s Custody Assistant Pleads No Contest to Trying to Bring Drugs Into Men’s Central Jail

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Los Angeles County sheriff’s custody assistant Jose Flores pleaded no contest today for attempting to bring methamphetamine into the Men’s Central Jail four years ago.

August 23, 2022: School Superintendent, Consulting Firm CEO Charged With Money Laundering, Bribery While Serving in Their Official Positions

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that then-Bassett Unified School District Superintendent Alejandro Rojas and Del Terra Chief Executive Officer Luis Rojas have been charged for their roles in a scheme to bilk more than $1.4 million in public funds for their own personal gain.

August 23, 2022: A Man and Woman Charged in Attempted Kidnapping of 1-Year-Old in Long Beach

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that charges were filed today against a man and a woman who attempted to kidnap a 1-year-old child as her mother walked her in a stroller in Long Beach last week.

August 19, 2022: Man Charged in Beverly Grove Home Invasion Robbery

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Dillon Klincke (dob 6/15/91) was charged today for a daylight home-invasion robbery of a 71-year-old woman in Beverly Grove earlier this week.

August 18, 2022: Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole for 2014 Murder Spree

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Alexander Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a 2014 shooting spree that left five people dead.

August 18, 2022: Man Convicted of Decades-Old Murders Using Investigative Genetic Genealogy

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Horace Van Vaultz Jr. (dob 5/21/55) was convicted today of murdering two women in the first case in Los Angeles County that used investigative genetic genealogy.

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