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• Read Sheriff Carona's indictment here

  This morning, the Weekly stood with folks from the LAT, ABC7, NBC4 and other media outlets outside the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, waiting with bated breath and loaded cameras for the man of the hour—Sheriff Michael S. Carona (R-Indicted)—to make his walk of shame. Alas, the indicted party pooper was a no-show, and everyone went home empty-camera'd. We'll be back tomorrow to see if His Indictedness will grace us with his indicted presence. Meanwhile, intrepid Weekly

  October 30, 2007

• Thursday's Headlines & Surprises: Carona Camp Says FBI Case "Trash"

  Hookers take cash too, Mikey: Dana Parsons writes today that “the good news for [indicted OC Sheriff Mike] Carona is that the government doesn’t always win.” But Parsons says the “bad news” for Calamity Mike is that the feds take their “sweet time putting public corruption cases together.” He interviewed former assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Greenberg who says his old office is cautious and thorough “in cases like this where you’re trying to take down the county sheriff.” The

  November 8, 2007

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

  November 2, 2008

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

  "[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 bodies who represent indicted ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona (allegedly) for free, arguing today that the FBI audio surveillance evidence admitted in the trial should be withheld from the public. One big problem. How could public knowledge of evidence the jury has already heard taint the panel's

  November 6, 2008

• 6 Observations about Ex-Sheriff Mike Carona's corruption trial

  1. If it's his decision to make, indicted ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, who is a superbly confident man with rare charisma, will testify in his public corruption trial. 2. Although the FBI and IRS appear to have nailed Debra V. Hoffman, Carona's top mistress, on bankruptcy fraud related charges, the case against her slightly weakened today when federal Judge Andrew Guilford severed her from the trial against Carona, the government's main target. 3. Debbie Carona, the

  December 2, 2008

• The Accidental Humor of Mike Carona Corruption Lawyer Brian A. Sun

   Thursday's Mike Carona corruption trial pitted government witness Joe Cavallo, a lawyer who became infamous for his energetic defense of three gang rapists, and Brian A. Sun, a Jones Day lawyer representing indicted ex-Sheriff Mike Carona, a long-time Cavallo pal. How effective was Sun, who has a national reputation after defending accused communist Chinese spy Wen Ho Lee? He scored some points for Carona and others for federal prosecutors, but consider these two exchanges:Repeating a stateme

  December 4, 2008

• Mike Carona is Hoping There's a Moron on his Jury

  For more than a year, Mike Carona's legal defense team and its sycophants aimed a portion of their wrath at Brett Sagel, the assistant United States attorney and driving force behind the prosecution of the indicted, ex-Orange County sheriff. They've impugned his motives, belittled his experience and mocked his skills. When he examined witnesses, they'd groan or snort. They even fired off personal shots you'd hear in a high school locker room. But here's the irony of today's long

  January 8, 2009

• Carona Guilty of Witness Tampering

   "America's Sheriff" is a convicted felon.Ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona was found not guilty of multiple conspiracy counts and one witness tampering count in Santa Ana federal court today, but he was still found guilty of another witness tampering count. According to federal prosecutors, 53-year-old Carona faces a sentence of zero to 10 years in prison on that count after a yet-to-be scheduled sentencing hearing.First elected sheriff in 1998, Carona is the highest ranking law enforce

  January 16, 2009

• Mike Carona, the Unrepentant Dirty Ex-Sheriff and Now Elated Convicted Felon!

  Should a convicted felon's public refusal to accept responsibility for criminal conduct be a major factor in what punishment a judge ultimately issues? Mike Carona (pictured, momentarily pausing between gloating sessions with the media) should hope not. Why? Today, after a jury found him not guilty on five counts but guilty of coaching a potential federal grand jury witness how to lie under oath, the ex-Orange County sheriff acted as if he'd won a Super Lotto jackpot or a Hank As

  January 16, 2009

• Spoiled Little Debbies? In the Mike Carona Case, Anything is Possible

  Give Mike Carona, our convicted-felon ex-sheriff, credit for one thing: He has supernatural powers that philandering men around the world must admire. He's repeatedly cheated on his wife, his mistress, another mistress, another mistress, another mistress--well, you get the picture. And yet his two top women, longtime wife Debbie and mistress Debbie, get along famously in public. They've even hugged!Who needs Dr. Phil?Today, of course, the Debbies were summoned one last time to the Ronald Reagan

  January 29, 2009

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

  April 9, 2009

• [Moxley Confidential] Times are Tight

  February 26, 2009

• [Moxley Confidential] DA Tony Rackauckas Wins Civil Suit, Does Not Cry

  February 12, 2009

• Ex-Sheriff Mike Carona Used All the Weapons In His Arsenal to Trick a Jury. He Still Lost

  January 22, 2009

• [Moxley Confidential] The New Math On How Many Mike Carona Campaign Contributors Got Badges

  December 18, 2008

• [Moxley Confidential] The stupidity of indicted ex-Sheriff Mike Carona caught on tape

  February 14, 2008

• 30 Actual Excuses To Shield Ex-Sheriff Mike Carona From Punishment

  Sheriff Hugs Mafia Associate in Newport Beach BarYesterday, federal judge Andrew Guilford said he was disgusted by Mike Carona's willingness as Orange County sheriff to sabotage a grand jury's corruption investigation by convincing a potential key witness to lie about bribery and secret gifts. Guilford handed Carona a prison sentence of 5.5 years and ordered him to pay a $125,000 fine. But before that happened Carona's Alice in Wonderland fan club supplied written reasons the disgraced ex-sherif

  April 28, 2009

• Once Again, George Jaramillo Is Mr. Big Mouth

  Two Top OC Cops Turn Convicted Felons​He once dreamed of becoming California's first Latino governor. He finagled an improbable transition from Garden Grove police sergeant to the powerful No. 2 post at the Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD). He even managed to create a fan club within the George W. Bush White House. But late Monday afternoon, ex-Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo discovered there are consequences to unbridled ambition: a 27-month federal prison sentence and the forfeit

  September 15, 2009

• Mike Carona Savior Hospitalized

  Rawitz (L) saved Sheriff Carona's sorry ass​Sadly, Jeffrey M. Rawitz--one of Jones Day's feisty defense lawyers who represented ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona in his federal corruption trial earlier this year--is hospitalized in Los Angeles at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.During Carona's three-month trial in Santa Ana, Rawitz participated in almost all hearings despite significant spinal cord pain following a pre-trial accident. He often limped in and out of U.S. District Judge Andrew Gui

  October 15, 2009