Yes. Gallegos buddy Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas is in the news again.
◼ Judge disqualifies all 250 prosecutors in Orange County, CA because of widespread corruption - Daily KOS
...Rackauckas believes Sanders is overdramatizing the mess. The DA claims errors by his staff and police agencies can be solved by training sessions and increasing his annual budget. Part of that training is apparently nefarious. His deputies have spent the past six months demanding judges seal records so reporters cannot monitor questionable maneuverings....
Showing posts with label Rackauckas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rackauckas. Show all posts
Monday, June 01, 2015
Monday, August 08, 2011
The D.A., (no, not ours) the lost revolver and the lieutenant, Part I
His pal, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas... in the news again.
◼ The Watchdog readily admits this is a meandering, tortuous tale involving an elected county official, a missing revolver and an Anaheim police lieutenant who dared to step into the fray. - ocregister.com
But, dear readers, we’re crossing our fingers you will stick with us to the bitter end of this two-part series to find out just how it came to be that the only person punished was the lieutenant who tried to do the right thing.
The official in this tale is Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, who may, or may not, have needed the gun for personal protection....
◼ The DA, the lost revolver and the lieutenant, Part II - ocregister.com
...The sergeant interviewed Major as he was told, but things apparently didn’t quite add up. He went to his supervisor, Lt. Dave Vangsness. The sergeant said he figured Rackauckas didn’t want the publicity, given Welter’s recent issues with missing guns, internal police documents show.
Things didn’t add up to Vangsness either. There were more questions than answers, starting with why Hunter went directly to the sergeant, why Rackauckas had someone else’s gun for so many years and how it suddenly disappeared....
Rackauckas would eventually fax in a statement of how he came to have Blankenship’s gun, and the burglary sergeant would eventually interview Blankenship. Their stories didn’t match up – and Vangsness pressed forward with the investigation. Vangsness wrote that he told his superiors on at least four separate occasions he intended to forward the case to state prosecutors.
Vangsness called Senior Assistant Attorney General Gary Schons on Dec. 15, 2009 to brief him on the case.
“I asked Lt. Vangsness how it would look if someone outside law enforcement, like the press (as often seems to happen in these types of circumstances), found out that this matter had been reported to your department, investigated, a possible crime identified under these circumstances involving two of the highest ranking law enforcement officials in the county, and not reported to the Attorney General for review,” Schons later wrote to Anaheim PD....
“What is troubling about the reprimand is that Lt. Vangsness attempted to and did do the right thing – he tried to convince his superiors to allow him to pursue the proper course of action in investigating and reporting the case, which they rejected or slyly refused to support, and then he did the right thing in reporting the case to the Attorney General,” Schons wrote.
“For his effort, he got reprimanded and had other duties stripped from him.”
The revolver remains missing.
◼ The Watchdog readily admits this is a meandering, tortuous tale involving an elected county official, a missing revolver and an Anaheim police lieutenant who dared to step into the fray. - ocregister.com
But, dear readers, we’re crossing our fingers you will stick with us to the bitter end of this two-part series to find out just how it came to be that the only person punished was the lieutenant who tried to do the right thing.
The official in this tale is Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, who may, or may not, have needed the gun for personal protection....
◼ The DA, the lost revolver and the lieutenant, Part II - ocregister.com
...The sergeant interviewed Major as he was told, but things apparently didn’t quite add up. He went to his supervisor, Lt. Dave Vangsness. The sergeant said he figured Rackauckas didn’t want the publicity, given Welter’s recent issues with missing guns, internal police documents show.
Things didn’t add up to Vangsness either. There were more questions than answers, starting with why Hunter went directly to the sergeant, why Rackauckas had someone else’s gun for so many years and how it suddenly disappeared....
Rackauckas would eventually fax in a statement of how he came to have Blankenship’s gun, and the burglary sergeant would eventually interview Blankenship. Their stories didn’t match up – and Vangsness pressed forward with the investigation. Vangsness wrote that he told his superiors on at least four separate occasions he intended to forward the case to state prosecutors.
Vangsness called Senior Assistant Attorney General Gary Schons on Dec. 15, 2009 to brief him on the case.
“I asked Lt. Vangsness how it would look if someone outside law enforcement, like the press (as often seems to happen in these types of circumstances), found out that this matter had been reported to your department, investigated, a possible crime identified under these circumstances involving two of the highest ranking law enforcement officials in the county, and not reported to the Attorney General for review,” Schons later wrote to Anaheim PD....
“What is troubling about the reprimand is that Lt. Vangsness attempted to and did do the right thing – he tried to convince his superiors to allow him to pursue the proper course of action in investigating and reporting the case, which they rejected or slyly refused to support, and then he did the right thing in reporting the case to the Attorney General,” Schons wrote.
“For his effort, he got reprimanded and had other duties stripped from him.”
The revolver remains missing.
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Interesting
◼ DA candidates combine to spend $260,000: A look at filing statements in the race to become the county's top law enforcement official
460s are in.
Jackson received monetary contributions of $31,147 this period, bringing her year-to-date total to $85,072. Gallegos, on the other hand, only brought in $21,470 in cash contributions this period, but still edges Jackson in the year-to-date total, having pulled in $97,255.
In total, however, Gallegos' campaign is running in the red. The statements indicate the district attorney has received $36,000 in loans and has accrued $15,677 in unpaid bills since the beginning of the year, for a total outstanding debt of more than $50,000. He reported ending September with about $8,300 in cash on hand.
In contrast, Jackson has received $10,500 in loans this year and accrued $1,758 in unpaid bills, for a total outstanding debt of $12,258. She reported ending September with $15,842 in cash on hand.
All added up for the year, Gallegos reported that he has spent $152,122 and Jackson reported spending $109,986, for a total of $262,108.
Jackson's largest cash contributors for the current filing period were the Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff's PAC, which contributed $4,000; Harry Hardin, owner of Eel River Disposal, who contributed $1,500; Jackie McBeth, of Eureka, who contributed $1,500; the HBE PAC, which contributed $1,000. For the year, Jackson's largest contributors are the Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff's PAC, which has contributed $10,500; Hardin, who has donated $5,825; Kenneth Quigley, of McKinleyville, who has donated $4,015; Nancy Cavanaugh of Eureka, who has donated $1,735; and her campaign treasurer Patrick Whitchurch, who has donated $1,540.
Gallegos reported his largest contributors for the filing period as attorney Jennifer Keller, who donated $3,500; dentist Karissa Elloway, who donated $1,370; Eureka's GSH One Enterprises LLC, who donated $1,200; and Patrick Murphy, owner of Murphy's Markets, who donated $1,000. For the year, Gallegos' biggest contributors have been Keller, who has donated $3,500; Elloway, who has donated $2,960; Murphy, who has donated $2,000; Eureka attorney Neal Sanders, who has contributed $1,500; and Conrad Gregory, who works on Gallegos' campaign and has donated $1,450.
460s are in.
Jackson received monetary contributions of $31,147 this period, bringing her year-to-date total to $85,072. Gallegos, on the other hand, only brought in $21,470 in cash contributions this period, but still edges Jackson in the year-to-date total, having pulled in $97,255.
In total, however, Gallegos' campaign is running in the red. The statements indicate the district attorney has received $36,000 in loans and has accrued $15,677 in unpaid bills since the beginning of the year, for a total outstanding debt of more than $50,000. He reported ending September with about $8,300 in cash on hand.
In contrast, Jackson has received $10,500 in loans this year and accrued $1,758 in unpaid bills, for a total outstanding debt of $12,258. She reported ending September with $15,842 in cash on hand.
All added up for the year, Gallegos reported that he has spent $152,122 and Jackson reported spending $109,986, for a total of $262,108.
Jackson's largest cash contributors for the current filing period were the Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff's PAC, which contributed $4,000; Harry Hardin, owner of Eel River Disposal, who contributed $1,500; Jackie McBeth, of Eureka, who contributed $1,500; the HBE PAC, which contributed $1,000. For the year, Jackson's largest contributors are the Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff's PAC, which has contributed $10,500; Hardin, who has donated $5,825; Kenneth Quigley, of McKinleyville, who has donated $4,015; Nancy Cavanaugh of Eureka, who has donated $1,735; and her campaign treasurer Patrick Whitchurch, who has donated $1,540.
Gallegos reported his largest contributors for the filing period as attorney Jennifer Keller, who donated $3,500; dentist Karissa Elloway, who donated $1,370; Eureka's GSH One Enterprises LLC, who donated $1,200; and Patrick Murphy, owner of Murphy's Markets, who donated $1,000. For the year, Gallegos' biggest contributors have been Keller, who has donated $3,500; Elloway, who has donated $2,960; Murphy, who has donated $2,000; Eureka attorney Neal Sanders, who has contributed $1,500; and Conrad Gregory, who works on Gallegos' campaign and has donated $1,450.
Sunday, May 02, 2010
Gallegos chief cheerleader writes another Rackauckas-like letter to the editor
◼ Responsible stewardship of the environment - TS LTE
The comments thread is better than the letter:
Curmudgeon Right ON! WE cannot count on the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the Department of Fish and Game, the US EPA, the National Marine Fisheries Servic,e the Loooooooong list of enforcement agencies that cover things like leaking petroleum tnaks, we've got to have our MIGHTY DA protect us.
MEanwhile tweakers go free, you get a slap on the wrist for killing kids while drunk driving. What a crock. If we needed a DA to ignore the issues screwing up our daily lives and wanted a DA to focus on the nebulous feel good prosecution of profit-driven business...that's what we've got!
deBunker The writer maybe thinks that Gallegos invented environmental prosecution? Look back in the TS archives and in the legal records and you will find otherwise.
Handy of the Occasional DA to find a case that he can use for his campaign to keep the high-paying job that he sometimes shows up for. Who did the work?
Fisherman And how much did you make off the deal Mr. Baykeeper???
Cletus Van Damme And those damned gas tanks keep robbing liquor stores, molesting children, and stealing everything that isn't bolted down. They sell drugs too! I'm so glad our knight in green armor is the DA! And it's good to know that such an objective person such as Mr Nichols wrote a letter to support him! Right about election time! What a coincidence, eh Pete?
Bunch of effin' crooks.
anonymous
The state attorney general investigated this and filed the complaint. They also prepared the judgment. Gags just took credit for it. Check it out for yourselves. Go to the court clerk and look at the file. Its clear as a bell. Gallegos is up to his same tricks of taking credit for work he didn't do. Right up there with plagiarizing.
And Paykeeper is involved!
Pete Malloy
Pete Nichols ? ha ha ha ha ha, what a chump
DIRT DEVIL
Oh here's Petey spouting off again just to get his and Paykeepers name in the light. Are you getting a good deal from Paul on your next lawsuit against a real business or developer who wants to invest in our county's future. I'm surprised you had the time to write a letter while also being a marine biology expert. It does not surprise me you would extol the virtues of our esteemed DA since you are both masters of taking credit for something you had so little to do with. Maybe if our DA would spend as much time really prosecuting ALL CRIMINALS as he does breaking his arm to pat himself on the back we could have a much better place to live.
anonymous
Looks like this backfired for Paul and Pete. Now will the reporters pick this up?
P Nutgallery
Geez, Pete, letting the government hoard in on your business? Coffers must be full to share in the litigation bonanza. Hey, does WaterKeeper have a Louisiana branch office? There'll be someone to cash in on the disaster there I'm sure. But will they do anything to actually clean the environment? Track record says no. Despite the recent appearances (advertising) by Kennedy. There is more money in filing suit than performing cleanups (and stalling them for that matter). Cha-chinge, cha-chinge!$$$$$ Happy Earth Day $$$$
Drivel
BayWatch is a fine law office.
anonymous
So its a law office? Interesting.
reasonable
Nice work by Gallegos, AND everyone else who made this case. Companies don't agree to 1.1 million dollar settlements for no reason, Paul must have caught them red-handed.
As far as all the complaints on this thread that somehow this case means that violent criminals, robbers, burglars and so on are not being prosectuted aggressively, well that's pure BS. The fact is that violent crime is DOWN in Humbolt County, and Gallegos deserves at least some of the credit for that.
DIRT DEVIL
reasonable wrote:
Nice work by Gallegos, AND everyone else who made this case. Companies don't agree to 1.1 million dollar settlements for no reason, Paul must have caught them red-handed.
As far as all the complaints on this thread that somehow this case means that violent criminals, robbers, burglars and so on are not being prosectuted aggressively, well that's pure BS. The fact is that violent crime is DOWN in Humbolt County, and Gallegos deserves at least some of the credit for that.
No one is denying that the fine is not justified but the insult is that PG is taking credit for it. The AG did all the work and dropped it in his lap. He probably would not have found the problem himself up at the beach while surfing with his "friend"
peabody
so who got the 1.1 mil fine?
DIRT DEVIL
peabody wrote:
so who got the 1.1 mil fine?
Big Oil & Tire were fined for multiple violations according to reports. Now how many of those violations were really connected to a real threat to ground water I don't know. I know that fines are imposed for matters such as lack of paperwork and other clerical errors so not all may have been for problem tanks. The county is famous for going after minor offenders so the environmental health dept can justify their large staff. Stop by 100 H St.in Eureka and find out just how many people are really working. It is probably overstaffed and bloated just like all govt agencies we have to support.
anonymous
The county didn't go after big oil. The state did which is why the state did the investgation and filed the complaint. Its also why the state gets the fine. Paul did nothing more than cross out the name of the state attorney who prepared the judgment and hand wrote his own to take credit.
◼ Gallegos Gets Props, Again - The Reporta
The comments thread is better than the letter:
Curmudgeon Right ON! WE cannot count on the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the Department of Fish and Game, the US EPA, the National Marine Fisheries Servic,e the Loooooooong list of enforcement agencies that cover things like leaking petroleum tnaks, we've got to have our MIGHTY DA protect us.
MEanwhile tweakers go free, you get a slap on the wrist for killing kids while drunk driving. What a crock. If we needed a DA to ignore the issues screwing up our daily lives and wanted a DA to focus on the nebulous feel good prosecution of profit-driven business...that's what we've got!
deBunker The writer maybe thinks that Gallegos invented environmental prosecution? Look back in the TS archives and in the legal records and you will find otherwise.
Handy of the Occasional DA to find a case that he can use for his campaign to keep the high-paying job that he sometimes shows up for. Who did the work?
Fisherman And how much did you make off the deal Mr. Baykeeper???
Cletus Van Damme And those damned gas tanks keep robbing liquor stores, molesting children, and stealing everything that isn't bolted down. They sell drugs too! I'm so glad our knight in green armor is the DA! And it's good to know that such an objective person such as Mr Nichols wrote a letter to support him! Right about election time! What a coincidence, eh Pete?
Bunch of effin' crooks.
anonymous
The state attorney general investigated this and filed the complaint. They also prepared the judgment. Gags just took credit for it. Check it out for yourselves. Go to the court clerk and look at the file. Its clear as a bell. Gallegos is up to his same tricks of taking credit for work he didn't do. Right up there with plagiarizing.
And Paykeeper is involved!
Pete Malloy
Pete Nichols ? ha ha ha ha ha, what a chump
DIRT DEVIL
Oh here's Petey spouting off again just to get his and Paykeepers name in the light. Are you getting a good deal from Paul on your next lawsuit against a real business or developer who wants to invest in our county's future. I'm surprised you had the time to write a letter while also being a marine biology expert. It does not surprise me you would extol the virtues of our esteemed DA since you are both masters of taking credit for something you had so little to do with. Maybe if our DA would spend as much time really prosecuting ALL CRIMINALS as he does breaking his arm to pat himself on the back we could have a much better place to live.
anonymous
Looks like this backfired for Paul and Pete. Now will the reporters pick this up?
P Nutgallery
Geez, Pete, letting the government hoard in on your business? Coffers must be full to share in the litigation bonanza. Hey, does WaterKeeper have a Louisiana branch office? There'll be someone to cash in on the disaster there I'm sure. But will they do anything to actually clean the environment? Track record says no. Despite the recent appearances (advertising) by Kennedy. There is more money in filing suit than performing cleanups (and stalling them for that matter). Cha-chinge, cha-chinge!$$$$$ Happy Earth Day $$$$
Drivel
BayWatch is a fine law office.
anonymous
So its a law office? Interesting.
reasonable
Nice work by Gallegos, AND everyone else who made this case. Companies don't agree to 1.1 million dollar settlements for no reason, Paul must have caught them red-handed.
As far as all the complaints on this thread that somehow this case means that violent criminals, robbers, burglars and so on are not being prosectuted aggressively, well that's pure BS. The fact is that violent crime is DOWN in Humbolt County, and Gallegos deserves at least some of the credit for that.
DIRT DEVIL
reasonable wrote:
Nice work by Gallegos, AND everyone else who made this case. Companies don't agree to 1.1 million dollar settlements for no reason, Paul must have caught them red-handed.
As far as all the complaints on this thread that somehow this case means that violent criminals, robbers, burglars and so on are not being prosectuted aggressively, well that's pure BS. The fact is that violent crime is DOWN in Humbolt County, and Gallegos deserves at least some of the credit for that.
No one is denying that the fine is not justified but the insult is that PG is taking credit for it. The AG did all the work and dropped it in his lap. He probably would not have found the problem himself up at the beach while surfing with his "friend"
peabody
so who got the 1.1 mil fine?
DIRT DEVIL
peabody wrote:
so who got the 1.1 mil fine?
Big Oil & Tire were fined for multiple violations according to reports. Now how many of those violations were really connected to a real threat to ground water I don't know. I know that fines are imposed for matters such as lack of paperwork and other clerical errors so not all may have been for problem tanks. The county is famous for going after minor offenders so the environmental health dept can justify their large staff. Stop by 100 H St.in Eureka and find out just how many people are really working. It is probably overstaffed and bloated just like all govt agencies we have to support.
anonymous
The county didn't go after big oil. The state did which is why the state did the investgation and filed the complaint. Its also why the state gets the fine. Paul did nothing more than cross out the name of the state attorney who prepared the judgment and hand wrote his own to take credit.
◼ Gallegos Gets Props, Again - The Reporta
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Rackauckas surfaces again - in endorsements
◼ Election Roundup: Gallegos announces endorsements
The campaign to re-elect Paul Gallegos announced a host of endorsements Tuesday for Humboldt County's incumbent district attorney.
Former California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Chief Executive Officer David LaBahn, and Butte County Deputy District Attorney Gale Filter have all endorsed Gallegos, according to his campaign. Filter has served as the California District Attorneys Association's deputy executive director of consumer, environmental and legal services, where he supervised deputy district attorneys from Humboldt County.
Gallegos has also been endorsed by a host of California's district attorneys, including Mike Harper (Trinity County), Michael Riese (Del Norte), Michael Ramsey (Butte County), Will Richmond (Alpine County), Todd Riebe (Amador County), Tony Rackauckas (Orange County), George Booth (Mono County) and Will Richmond (Alpine County), according to the campaign. Yuba County Deputy District Attorney John Vacek has also endorsed Gallegos, according to the campaign.
Gallegos, who was first elected to the District Attorney's Office in 2002, has set up a campaign headquarters at 321 Third St. in Old Town Eureka, which is open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Related:
◼ search/label/Rackauckas
The OCWeekly factually reported on The Orange County grand jury’s 100-page "Office of the District Attorney: An In-Depth Investigation" report that " accused DA Tony Rackauckas and Don Blankenship, the head of his criminal-investigation division, of cronyism, mismanagement and misuse of public resources."DA Puts ‘Pub’ Back in Public Funds!
Or this one: Missing Wives, Lousy Lies & Mob Ties Exhaustive grand-jury investigation confirms DA corruption noting that "On June 26, the Orange County grand jury rocked the local legal establishment when it declared that Rackauckas routinely abuses his awesome prosecutorial powers to protect friends and punish perceived enemies. According to the grand jury’s fact-filled, 100-page report, "Office of the District Attorney: An in-depth investigation," the DA is Nixonian in the darkest sense of the word: paranoid, petty, partisan, secretive, retaliatory and arrogant. And though this was a civil proceding, it’s easy to conclude that the jury’s findings demand a criminal investigation."..."
Meanwhile, there are sure to be dedicated, law-abiding local prosecutors who are biting their tongues and have yet to come forward in public about Rackauckas’ abuse of authority. We know because the grand jury also issued an ominous warning: "Of great concern to the grand jury were those deputy district attorneys and even members of the [DA’s] management team that expressed fear of retaliation should the confidentiality of their testimony be violated."
Alarms should go off when good prosecutors fear their own boss."
Surprised to see Del Norte DA on there, too.
◼ Gallegos - Pelican Bay
◼ archives
The campaign to re-elect Paul Gallegos announced a host of endorsements Tuesday for Humboldt County's incumbent district attorney.
Former California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Chief Executive Officer David LaBahn, and Butte County Deputy District Attorney Gale Filter have all endorsed Gallegos, according to his campaign. Filter has served as the California District Attorneys Association's deputy executive director of consumer, environmental and legal services, where he supervised deputy district attorneys from Humboldt County.
Gallegos has also been endorsed by a host of California's district attorneys, including Mike Harper (Trinity County), Michael Riese (Del Norte), Michael Ramsey (Butte County), Will Richmond (Alpine County), Todd Riebe (Amador County), Tony Rackauckas (Orange County), George Booth (Mono County) and Will Richmond (Alpine County), according to the campaign. Yuba County Deputy District Attorney John Vacek has also endorsed Gallegos, according to the campaign.
Gallegos, who was first elected to the District Attorney's Office in 2002, has set up a campaign headquarters at 321 Third St. in Old Town Eureka, which is open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Related:
◼ search/label/Rackauckas
The OCWeekly factually reported on The Orange County grand jury’s 100-page "Office of the District Attorney: An In-Depth Investigation" report that " accused DA Tony Rackauckas and Don Blankenship, the head of his criminal-investigation division, of cronyism, mismanagement and misuse of public resources."DA Puts ‘Pub’ Back in Public Funds!
Or this one: Missing Wives, Lousy Lies & Mob Ties Exhaustive grand-jury investigation confirms DA corruption noting that "On June 26, the Orange County grand jury rocked the local legal establishment when it declared that Rackauckas routinely abuses his awesome prosecutorial powers to protect friends and punish perceived enemies. According to the grand jury’s fact-filled, 100-page report, "Office of the District Attorney: An in-depth investigation," the DA is Nixonian in the darkest sense of the word: paranoid, petty, partisan, secretive, retaliatory and arrogant. And though this was a civil proceding, it’s easy to conclude that the jury’s findings demand a criminal investigation."..."
Meanwhile, there are sure to be dedicated, law-abiding local prosecutors who are biting their tongues and have yet to come forward in public about Rackauckas’ abuse of authority. We know because the grand jury also issued an ominous warning: "Of great concern to the grand jury were those deputy district attorneys and even members of the [DA’s] management team that expressed fear of retaliation should the confidentiality of their testimony be violated."
Alarms should go off when good prosecutors fear their own boss."
Surprised to see Del Norte DA on there, too.
◼ Gallegos - Pelican Bay
◼ archives
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Did Kay Rackauckas TELL THE TRUTH?
That name, Kay Rackauckas. It has a familiar ring to it.
(see post below CRITICIZING THE DA)
Why?
The lovely Kay Rackauckas weighed in on our recent election. In this letter to the Editor the "missing" wife who was "vacationing in Trinidad" (visiting Salzman? one might ask.) stated that Paul Gallegos had "devoted the lion’s share of his resources to staffing this (CAST) position" BECAUSE "Mr. Gallegos has one prosecutor assigned to this position at all times. Before Mr. Gallegos’ tenure, the previous District Attorney had two part-time deputy district attorneys assigned to it."
"Orange County," she claimed, "which has one of the finest CAST programs in the nation, also has just one deputy district attorney assigned to the CAST position — in a county of over three million people."
Just one. Kay? Really? Wow.
Then she says "Mr. Gallegos is obviously devoted to vigorous prosecution of child molestation cases, and is devoting major resources to the task. Because of his dedication and effectiveness in prosecuting child molesters, my husband and I wholeheartedly endorse him for re-election." Now there's an endorsement that should count.
The truth?
Kay Rackauckas lied thru her teeth in that letter to the editor. That office has 26 dda's that handle child abuse cases. It has 1 dda that conducts interviews.
Christine Smith, MSW, Program Manager
Child Abuse Services Team (CAST) Bld#140
1337 Braden Court, Orange, Ca 92863
There are 15 sexual assault DA's and 10 Physical abuse DA's. CAST has 1 DA assigned full time to observe every CAST Interview. CAST is primarily for sexual abuse cases; however it is occasionally used for severe physical abuse and witness to a crime.
This didn't make the paper.
Update: Related information:
[PDF] OC Grand Jury Report
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
aware that his wife, Kay Rackauckas, a deputy district attorney, ... Kay Rackauckas in turn would discuss District Attorney Office matters with the senior ...
www.ocgrandjury.org/pdfs/dainvestigation.pdf
(see post below CRITICIZING THE DA)
Why?
The lovely Kay Rackauckas weighed in on our recent election. In this letter to the Editor the "missing" wife who was "vacationing in Trinidad" (visiting Salzman? one might ask.) stated that Paul Gallegos had "devoted the lion’s share of his resources to staffing this (CAST) position" BECAUSE "Mr. Gallegos has one prosecutor assigned to this position at all times. Before Mr. Gallegos’ tenure, the previous District Attorney had two part-time deputy district attorneys assigned to it."
"Orange County," she claimed, "which has one of the finest CAST programs in the nation, also has just one deputy district attorney assigned to the CAST position — in a county of over three million people."
Just one. Kay? Really? Wow.
Then she says "Mr. Gallegos is obviously devoted to vigorous prosecution of child molestation cases, and is devoting major resources to the task. Because of his dedication and effectiveness in prosecuting child molesters, my husband and I wholeheartedly endorse him for re-election." Now there's an endorsement that should count.
The truth?
Kay Rackauckas lied thru her teeth in that letter to the editor. That office has 26 dda's that handle child abuse cases. It has 1 dda that conducts interviews.
Christine Smith, MSW, Program Manager
Child Abuse Services Team (CAST) Bld#140
1337 Braden Court, Orange, Ca 92863
There are 15 sexual assault DA's and 10 Physical abuse DA's. CAST has 1 DA assigned full time to observe every CAST Interview. CAST is primarily for sexual abuse cases; however it is occasionally used for severe physical abuse and witness to a crime.
This didn't make the paper.
Update: Related information:
[PDF] OC Grand Jury Report
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
aware that his wife, Kay Rackauckas, a deputy district attorney, ... Kay Rackauckas in turn would discuss District Attorney Office matters with the senior ...
www.ocgrandjury.org/pdfs/dainvestigation.pdf
CRITICIZING THE DA
Local bloggers had the Talking Points early on - attack the messenger. Forget about Paul, say it is just the Eureka Reporter out to get Paul. It's just Arkley using his paper to get Paul. Yeah, that's it.
I wonder what they would say about the the OCWeekly's criticism of Orange County DA Tony Rackauckas, and his wife Kay Rackauckas.
The OCWeekly factually reported on The Orange County grand jury’s 100-page "Office of the District Attorney: An In-Depth Investigation" report that " accused DA Tony Rackauckas and Don Blankenship, the head of his criminal-investigation division, of cronyism, mismanagement and misuse of public resources." DA Puts ‘Pub’ Back in Public Funds!
Or this one: Missing Wives, Lousy Lies & Mob Ties Exhaustive grand-jury investigation confirms DA corruption noting that "On June 26, the Orange County grand jury rocked the local legal establishment when it declared that Rackauckas routinely abuses his awesome prosecutorial powers to protect friends and punish perceived enemies. According to the grand jury’s fact-filled, 100-page report, "Office of the District Attorney: An in-depth investigation," the DA is Nixonian in the darkest sense of the word: paranoid, petty, partisan, secretive, retaliatory and arrogant. And though this was a civil proceding, it’s easy to conclude that the jury’s findings demand a criminal investigation."..."
Or this "Rackauckas had no experience handling consumer-fraud prosecutions, but that didn’t stop him from rescuing Newport Beach billionaire George Argyros in his struggle with the DA’s prosecutors. Without explanation, Rackauckas met privately with Argyros’ attorneys and then overruled his staff’s position that his political benefactor had personally directed the massive fraud scheme against approximately 11,000 local Vietnamese and Latino apartment tenants. The shakedown allegedly netted Argyros more than $33 million during a three-year period. The grand jury ruled that the DA had "not paid proper attention to a possible appearance of impropriety" in the matter and should not have been privately negotiating with his powerful friend."
Or this: "Initially embarrassed by the report, Rackauckas’ arrogance and claims of invincibility seem to grow each passing day. In a June 27 memo to staff, the DA was upbeat, confident and "proud of this administration’s accomplishments."
Meanwhile, there are sure to be dedicated, law-abiding local prosecutors who are biting their tongues and have yet to come forward in public about Rackauckas’ abuse of authority. We know because the grand jury also issued an ominous warning: "Of great concern to the grand jury were those deputy district attorneys and even members of the [DA’s] management team that expressed fear of retaliation should the confidentiality of their testimony be violated."
Alarms should go off when good prosecutors fear their own boss."
Gee, it sounds so familiar.
"Alarms should go off when good prosecutors fear their own boss."
A mass exodus from that office similar to the one we have here.
Should the OCWeekly NOT have reported on any of this?
JUST CURIOUS.
Update: Related information:
[PDF] OC Grand Jury Report
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
aware that his wife, Kay Rackauckas, a deputy district attorney, ... Kay Rackauckas in turn would discuss District Attorney Office matters with the senior ...
www.ocgrandjury.org/pdfs/dainvestigation.pdf
I wonder what they would say about the the OCWeekly's criticism of Orange County DA Tony Rackauckas, and his wife Kay Rackauckas.
The OCWeekly factually reported on The Orange County grand jury’s 100-page "Office of the District Attorney: An In-Depth Investigation" report that " accused DA Tony Rackauckas and Don Blankenship, the head of his criminal-investigation division, of cronyism, mismanagement and misuse of public resources." DA Puts ‘Pub’ Back in Public Funds!
Or this one: Missing Wives, Lousy Lies & Mob Ties Exhaustive grand-jury investigation confirms DA corruption noting that "On June 26, the Orange County grand jury rocked the local legal establishment when it declared that Rackauckas routinely abuses his awesome prosecutorial powers to protect friends and punish perceived enemies. According to the grand jury’s fact-filled, 100-page report, "Office of the District Attorney: An in-depth investigation," the DA is Nixonian in the darkest sense of the word: paranoid, petty, partisan, secretive, retaliatory and arrogant. And though this was a civil proceding, it’s easy to conclude that the jury’s findings demand a criminal investigation."..."
Or this "Rackauckas had no experience handling consumer-fraud prosecutions, but that didn’t stop him from rescuing Newport Beach billionaire George Argyros in his struggle with the DA’s prosecutors. Without explanation, Rackauckas met privately with Argyros’ attorneys and then overruled his staff’s position that his political benefactor had personally directed the massive fraud scheme against approximately 11,000 local Vietnamese and Latino apartment tenants. The shakedown allegedly netted Argyros more than $33 million during a three-year period. The grand jury ruled that the DA had "not paid proper attention to a possible appearance of impropriety" in the matter and should not have been privately negotiating with his powerful friend."
Or this: "Initially embarrassed by the report, Rackauckas’ arrogance and claims of invincibility seem to grow each passing day. In a June 27 memo to staff, the DA was upbeat, confident and "proud of this administration’s accomplishments."
Meanwhile, there are sure to be dedicated, law-abiding local prosecutors who are biting their tongues and have yet to come forward in public about Rackauckas’ abuse of authority. We know because the grand jury also issued an ominous warning: "Of great concern to the grand jury were those deputy district attorneys and even members of the [DA’s] management team that expressed fear of retaliation should the confidentiality of their testimony be violated."
Alarms should go off when good prosecutors fear their own boss."
Gee, it sounds so familiar.
"Alarms should go off when good prosecutors fear their own boss."
A mass exodus from that office similar to the one we have here.
Should the OCWeekly NOT have reported on any of this?
JUST CURIOUS.
Update: Related information:
[PDF] OC Grand Jury Report
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
aware that his wife, Kay Rackauckas, a deputy district attorney, ... Kay Rackauckas in turn would discuss District Attorney Office matters with the senior ...
www.ocgrandjury.org/pdfs/dainvestigation.pdf
Monday, June 05, 2006
PAUL GALLEGOS' DEFENDERS
Paul Gallegos cannot run on his record. Richard Salzman's spin machine is in full gear.
First read this letter to the editor in the Eureka Reporter written by Kay Rackauckas claiming that the Orange County DA only has one prosecutor assigned to CAST, thereby justifying Gallegos' understaffing of Humboldt County's Child Abuse Services Team. This letter will also be included as the FIRST COMMENT on this post
Then read up on Kay Rackauckas and her husband "Tony" Rackauckas
Missing Wives, Lousy Lies & Mob Ties
Exhaustive grand-jury investigation confirms DA corruption
OCW - Missing Wives, Lousy Lies and Mob Ties
OCW - DAs Wife Missing
Excerpts:
"On June 26, the Orange County grand jury rocked the local legal establishment when it declared that Rackauckas routinely abuses his awesome prosecutorial powers to protect friends and punish perceived enemies. According to the grand jury’s fact-filled, 100-page report, "Office of the District Attorney: An in-depth investigation," the DA is Nixonian in the darkest sense of the word: paranoid, petty, partisan, secretive, retaliatory and arrogant. And though this was a civil proceding, it’s easy to conclude that the jury’s findings demand a criminal investigation."
Or try this one:
DA puts Pub back in Public Funds
"Outraged by last month’s grand jury report detailing corruption in the district attorney’s office, six senior criminal detectives have retired and another dozen officers are expected to follow them in coming weeks, the Weekly has learned.
The Orange County grand jury’s 100-page "Office of the District Attorney: An In-Depth Investigation" report accused DA Tony Rackauckas and Don Blankenship, the head of his criminal-investigation division, of cronyism, mismanagement and misuse of public resources.
Several prosecutors say they fear the summer fallout will cost the government agency responsible for prosecuting criminals 500 years’ worth of gumshoe experience."
First read this letter to the editor in the Eureka Reporter written by Kay Rackauckas claiming that the Orange County DA only has one prosecutor assigned to CAST, thereby justifying Gallegos' understaffing of Humboldt County's Child Abuse Services Team. This letter will also be included as the FIRST COMMENT on this post
Then read up on Kay Rackauckas and her husband "Tony" Rackauckas
Missing Wives, Lousy Lies & Mob Ties
Exhaustive grand-jury investigation confirms DA corruption
OCW - Missing Wives, Lousy Lies and Mob Ties
OCW - DAs Wife Missing
Excerpts:
"On June 26, the Orange County grand jury rocked the local legal establishment when it declared that Rackauckas routinely abuses his awesome prosecutorial powers to protect friends and punish perceived enemies. According to the grand jury’s fact-filled, 100-page report, "Office of the District Attorney: An in-depth investigation," the DA is Nixonian in the darkest sense of the word: paranoid, petty, partisan, secretive, retaliatory and arrogant. And though this was a civil proceding, it’s easy to conclude that the jury’s findings demand a criminal investigation."
Or try this one:
DA puts Pub back in Public Funds
"Outraged by last month’s grand jury report detailing corruption in the district attorney’s office, six senior criminal detectives have retired and another dozen officers are expected to follow them in coming weeks, the Weekly has learned.
The Orange County grand jury’s 100-page "Office of the District Attorney: An In-Depth Investigation" report accused DA Tony Rackauckas and Don Blankenship, the head of his criminal-investigation division, of cronyism, mismanagement and misuse of public resources.
Several prosecutors say they fear the summer fallout will cost the government agency responsible for prosecuting criminals 500 years’ worth of gumshoe experience."
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)