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2008 Stories by R. SCOTT MOXLEY

• Carona Ordered "Back Door" Treatment for Gang Rapist's Father

  published Nov 12, 2008

  "They took me in the back door. They were good guys." --Millionaire Don Haidl explaining today in Sheriff Mike Carona's federal corruption trial that Carona had ordered the Dignitary Protection Unit ... More >>

• Sheriff Mike Carona Loved Don Haidl

  published Nov 12, 2008

  "I'm tired of being scared. I'm tired of, you know, you know, like, like this. I'm tired of, you know, being embarrassed to hang out with my friends. You know, fuck it. I love you man and you, like, y... More >>

• Drunk Driving Pass Given By Sheriff Mike Caronar

  published Nov 12, 2008

  "Nobody's going to pop an assistant sheriff for a deuce. In other words, I wouldn't be arrested for drunk driving." --Don Haidl, a businessman who'd been named assistant sheriff by Mike Carona after ... More >>

• Cocky Carona Dared the FBI To Arrest Him

  published Nov 12, 2008

  "They just enjoyed having fun and, you know, probably liked hanging out with the sheriff, thought that was cool . . . You wanna put me in jail for that, put 12 people in the box and let's rock and ro... More >>

• Mike Carona CAT Scan Finds No Integrity Cellsr

  published Nov 12, 2008

  "Mike Carona would get the Orange County deputies and other Orange County employees on board and work all the other agencies." --Ex-Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl testifying today about the role Carona... More >>

• Mike Carona Showed Newport Beach Police Who Is Boss!

  published Nov 12, 2008

  "I, uh, also want you to know that not only isn't he getting his sheriff's badge, there won't be a mother fucker from the Orange County Sheriff's Department that'll be there. So I called all of the co... More >>

• The Billboard on Mike Carona's Sizable Forehead

  published Nov 12, 2008

  "In plain terms, you have to do a little dance with politicians to get them to do what you want later. These two guys came in with 'For Sale' signs on them." --Don Haidl, a used car business owner an... More >>

• Look! Up in the Sky! It's Bad News for Mike Caronar

  published Nov 12, 2008

  "He looks up in the sky and says, 'From here on out we've got to be real careful and be concerned about [FBI] surveillance.'" --Ex-Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl testifying today about Mike Carona's 200... More >>

• Mike Carona Says Millionaire Giving Bribes Bought Nothing

  published Nov 12, 2008

  "Uniforms, jackets, badges, guns, cuffs, belt, ammo, car--a black Crown Victoria with lights and siren . . . [and] three stars on my collar which means I'm second command to the sheriff." --Ex-Assist... More >>

• But Mike Carona Cried on Robert Schuller's Hour of Power. . .

  published Nov 12, 2008

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• Mike Carona Corruption Trial Quote of the Day!

  published Nov 12, 2008

  "Unless they can figure out the conspiracy." --Then-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona in a secretly recorded August 2007 conversation with multimillionaire Don Haidl on ways the FBI might be able to ... More >>

• [Moxley Confidential] The Crooked Sheriff Chuckled: Plot to Thwart Feds' Bribery Probe Amused Carona

  published November 13, 2008

  The Crooked Sheriff ChuckledPlot to thwart a federal bribery probe amused Mike Carona As an FBI agent... More >>

• Doozy of the Day at The Sheriff Mike Carona Corruption Trial

  published Nov 07, 2008

  "I'm the sheriff. I can do whatever I want." --Prior to his arrest on federal bribery charges, Mike Carona confided his view of the world to a law enforcement colleague concerned about the Orange Cou... More >>

• Crime Made Sheriff Mike Carona Hungry

  published Nov 07, 2008

  "Crab cakes sounds good. How about that French brie toor" --Then-Sheriff Mike Carona pausing temporarily in August 2007 from plotting how to foil a federal grand jury corruption probe during a meetin... More >>

• Mike Carona Corruption Trial Quote of the Day!

  published Nov 07, 2008

  "Loyalty, people who'd promote Mike Carona." --Former Orange County Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl testifying today in the federal bribery trial of ex-Sheriff Mike Carona and explaining that the "primar... More >>

• Why Would The Sheriff of OC Be "Scared Shitless"r

  published Nov 06, 2008

  "Yeah, me too." --Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona said in July 2007 to his onetime Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl who'd just described himself as "scared shitless" that another alleged co-conspirator,... More >>

• If You're Going To Be A Crook, It's Nice To Be Polite, Nor

  published Nov 06, 2008

  "He thanked me very much." --Newport Beach businessman Don Haidl in testimony today about indicted Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona's reaction to 48 secret monthly $1,000 cash bribes that won the un... More >>

• Doozy Of The Day At The Sheriff Mike Carona Corruption Trial

  published Nov 06, 2008

  "[Public access to audio of Sheriff Mike Carona's incriminating statement's that led to his arrest on bribery charges] could taint the jury." --Brian A. Sun, one of the numerous Jones Day law firm bo... More >>

• Carona Corruption Trial Quote Of The Day

  published Nov 06, 2008

  "A 'hubcap deal' was in regards to [then Sheriff Mike Carona's appointed assistant sheriff and best friend] George Jaramillo. A standing joke going way, way back [to 1998] while I was trying to contro... More >>

• The Wire: Haidl and Carona Caught on Tape

  published Nov 06, 2008

  Today at ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona's federal corruption trial, prosecutor Brett Sagel introduced the following inflammatory excerpt of a secretly recorded July 7, 2007, conversation between... More >>

• [Moxley Confidential] Indicted Ex-OC Sheriff Banking on Jury Finding Him an Angel Among Thieves

  published November 6, 2008

  Who Hired This Crew?Indicted ex-OC sheriff banking on jury finding him an angel among thieves  After... More >>

• Carona Corruption Trial Quote Of The Day

  published Nov 05, 2008

  "He had no problem being corrupt. He just didn't want to be stupid about it." --Former Orange County Sheriff's Department Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl testifying this afternoon in Santa Ana about FBI ... More >>

• Sexploitation Producer, Rocker Among Those Who Flood Rohrabacher Coffers

  published Nov 03, 2008

  Normally a horrible campaign fund-raiser, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Skipped Vietnam War Combat Duty) is showing real signs that he's worried about winning re-election to his 20th and 21st years ... More >>

• Mike Carona Pulls An OJ During First Week of Corruption Trial

  published Nov 02, 2008

  Donning a smile and a spiffy dark blue suit and blue shirt (paid for by unknown persons), indicted ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona walked into the federal courtroom last week with the gait of a ... More >>

• [Scariest People 2008] Count Coxula

  published October 30, 2008

  The year is 2008. Wall Street is crumbling. Corporative executives have looted their businesses and now seek trillions of dollars in public... More >>