News Releases & Advisories

November 30, 2022: Trio Charged in Energy-Efficient Scam Targeting Consumers

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that three people have been charged in a 29-count complaint for enticing consumers to receive energy-efficient improvements to their homes but the work was never completed.

November 29, 2022: District Attorney Gascón, Public Health Director Ferrer Announce Collaborative Effort to End Fentanyl Crisis

With fentanyl overdose deaths soaring, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today joined with Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer to announce the creation of a working group to address the fentanyl crisis through prevention, education and enforcement.

November 23, 2022: LAPD Detective Charged With Attempting to Possess a Gun Silencer

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Los Angeles Police Detective Luke Walden has been charged with attempting to obtain a gun silencer that he allegedly purchased from China.

November 21, 2022: Four Charged in String of Los Angeles Follow-Home Robberies

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that three men and a woman have been charged with felonies in connection with a string of follow-home robberies throughout Los Angeles.

November 10, 2022: Sheriff’s Deputy Charged With On-Duty, Unlawful Shooting of Man in East Los Angeles Last Year

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Remin Pineda has been charged with the on-duty, unlawful shooting of David Ordaz while he was on the ground outside a home in East Los Angeles last year.

October 31, 2022: Man Pleads to Murdering Teen Girl, Young Woman in Los Angeles

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Geovanni Borjas pleaded no contest today to murdering and sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl and a 22-year-old woman whose bodies were found dumped near Los Angeles freeways less than a year apart.

October 28, 2022: The Return of the “Courage Awards:” District Attorney George Gascón, LA5 Rotary Join Forces to Recognize Everyday Heroes

A woman who stopped an international kidnapping, another who risked her job to hold a company accountable for wage theft, and a neighbor who sheltered a family under attack from their father were honored today by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón.

October 28, 2022: District Attorney Gascón Announces Conviction of Maurice Hastings Vacated in 1983 Murder

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that the 1988 murder conviction of Maurice Hastings has been vacated and he has been released from prison.

October 27, 2022: Trio Charged With Identity Theft, Grand Theft, Burglary in $3.4 Million Home Improvement Loan Scam

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that three people have been charged in a 159-count complaint with identity theft, grand theft and residential burglary in a home improvement loan scam that cost lenders $3.4 million.

October 20, 2022: Former UCLA Doctor Convicted of Sexual Assault

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that jurors convicted James Mason Heaps, an obstetrician-gynecologist formerly employed by the University of California, Los Angeles, on five counts in connection with the sexual assaults of some of his patients.

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