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2009 Stories by R. SCOTT MOXLEY

• OC Author Celebrated By NY TImes!

  published Apr 26, 2009

  William Lobdell, the voice you regularly hear discussing Orange County issues with Steven Greenhut of the Register and our very own Gustavo Arellano on KPCC-FM, won a positive review of his book in to... More >>

• Best Crime Story of the Week!

  published Apr 24, 2009

  Deputies in California's Inland Empire are on the ball. Searching for criminal white supremacist gang members and their associates, the San Bernardino County officers recently staked out local materni... More >>

• Cruel and Unusual Punishment for Child Molester Who Worked For Dana Rohrabacherr

  published Apr 22, 2009

  At least twice a month, someone asks me: Where is Jeffrey Ray Nielsen, the Orange County conservative activist who worked for years as a Washington, D.C. aide to Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Be... More >>

• [Moxley Confidential] Sandra Hutchens' Party Poop

  published April 23, 2009

  Party PoopWill OC voters take a Dem view of Republican OC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens’ former registration with the party of... More >>

• Register Exposes Backroom Dealings on Sheriff's Whistleblower Lawsuit

  published Apr 21, 2009

  Thanks to ex-Sheriff Mike Carona, our infamous two-faced Master of Disasters, local taxpayers may have to give convicted felon George Jaramillo $750,000 to settle his lawsuit alleging that Carona, als... More >>

• Orange County Sheriff Was A Democrat

  published Apr 20, 2009

  Sandra Hutchens, Orange County's Republican sheriff, registered as a Democrat for as long as a decade in both Los Angeles and OC, according to records reviewed by the Weekly.In an interview for a Marc... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Susan Kang Schroeder Fires Back At Angry OC Deputies

  published Apr 19, 2009

  "Ahhhh . . . Wayne is a friend who is just doing his job as a passionate union leader. I know at the end of the day, we have the same goal--to make Orange County law enforcement better. Cases such as ... More >>

• OC Deputies Outraged That DA Attacked Their Honesty; Demand Top Resignation!

  published Apr 18, 2009

  Something rare happened on Friday, April 17--and it wasn't just that the Orange County Register was pretending it had broken news about a trial it's reporters hadn't attended. On that date in 6 B.C., ... More >>

• Cops Nab Alleged Disneyland Pimp Using Minor Girl

  published Apr 15, 2009

  Last night police arrested Christopher Tyrone Young, a 28-year-old Florida man, for using Craigslist.org to prostitute a 17-year-old girl he met on MySpace.com, according to a statement by Thomas P. O... More >>

• [Moxley Confidential] OC Jury Doesn't Quite Acquit an OC Cop. Shocker!

  published April 16, 2009

  Courthouse ShockerAn Orange County prosecutor getting frustrated with a jury? Oh, right: The defendant was a cop who Tased a... More >>

• CItizen of the Week!

  published Apr 14, 2009

  Onlookers might have mistaken the 90-degree, May 2005 morning scene atop a downtown Los Angeles apartment building as an active movie set. A tall, agitated, 29-year-old man stripped nude, threw his c... More >>

• Power of Laser Beam Attacks on Aircraft Illustrated

  published Apr 14, 2009

  It's not just here in Southern California where aircraft pilots are increasingly finding themselves temporarily blinded at nighttime by cheap, store-bought laser pointers--particularly ones with a mor... More >>

• Prosecutors Recommend Nine Years in Prison For Mike Carona

  published Apr 10, 2009

  Ex-Sheriff Mike Carona should serve 108 months or nine years in prison for attempting to sabotage a grand jury investigation into abuse of power and bribery at the Orange County Sheriff's Department, ... More >>

• Overheard at an OC Courthouse!

  published Apr 10, 2009

  "Dada!"--Baby calling out for his father as his mother stops his stroller in front of a criminal courtroom."Dada!"--Same baby, as his stroller reaches the entrance of the next criminal courtroom."Dada... More >>

• [Moxley Confidential] Police Pilots Say They Got the Pointer

  published April 9, 2009

  Police Pilots Say They Got the PointerLaser-beam assault case brings cops up against a longtime courtroom ally... More >>

• Death, Taxes and the FPPC

  published Apr 06, 2009

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• Was Ed Royce Right About His Illegal Arab Immigration Fearsr

  published Apr 06, 2009

  Because they were busy with other coyotes they'd pulled over on the side of the highway, Border Patrol agents didn't flag down Karim Hussein Al Nasser in October 2003, though they suspected that he to... More >>

• Overheard at an OC Courthouse!

  published Apr 01, 2009

  "No, the courthouse was closed yesterday because of something called 'Senior Chavez Day' and I'm pissed. (Ten-second pause.) I don't know. I think it has something to do with old Mexicans."--Twenty-so... More >>

• Carona's Attempt to Nullify Jury's Guilty Verdict Denied

  published Mar 31, 2009

  U.S. District Court Judge Andrew J. Guilford today firmly rejected legal efforts by Mike Carona to overturn a jury's guilty verdict, noting that there was "ample evidence" that the ex-Orange County sh... More >>

• Acclaimed OC Sheriff Finalist Retires

  published Mar 30, 2009

  South Orange County resident Ralph Martin, a well-respected longtime Los Angeles Sheriff's Department commander who finished third to replace the disgraced Mike Carona as Orange County's sheriff last ... More >>

• Shot Fired at OC Sheriff from Political Dark Lord's Battleship

  published Mar 25, 2009

  A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away . . . Sheriff Mike Carona gave Mike "Vader" Schroeder, his feisty top political adviser, a permit to carry a concealed weapon (CCW). Last week, the new Orange... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Vietnamese Film Festival Returning to OC

  published Mar 25, 2009

  The fourth biennial Vietnamese International Film Festival (VIFF) opens on April 2 in Orange County and will showcase more than 60 short and feature films, panel discussions and an special award to ac... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Less Than a Year Since She Was Appointed Sheriff, Sandra Hutchens Has Made Some Powerful Enemies

  published March 26, 2009

  ‘I’m the Sheriff First and a Politician Second’Less than a year since she was appointed OC’s top cop,... More >>

• Feds: Mike Carona Qualifies for Lengthy Taxpayer-Funded Trip After Miracle!

  published Mar 24, 2009

  A federal sentencing official has recommended that ex-Sheriff Mike Carona win an all-expenses-paid 78-month trip to the slammer for his unrepentant corruption while in control of California's second l... More >>

• Sandra, Say It Ain't So!

  published Mar 20, 2009

  The deep, angry, artificial breathing you hear in the distancerNo, Jim Silva is chewing happily on apple sauce. It's not even James Earl Jones on the set of an upcoming Star Wars flick. It's Orange Co... More >>