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Brett Sagel

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Rancho Santiago Community College Official Indicted For Scam On Migrant Student Program

    A federal grand jury has indicted a Rancho Santiago Community College District official for allegedly operating a scam that stole federal funds designed to aid students who were migratory or seasonal farm workers, OC Weekly has learned.Authorities today arrested Anna Catalan, who now faces a six-cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Review Ex-Sheriff Mike Carona's Corruption Conviction

    The U.S. Supreme Court has refused a request by Mike Carona, Orange County's onetime mighty sheriff turned federal-prison inmate, to review and possibly overturn his January 2009 corruption conviction.The high court's April 30 decision essentially leaves Carona in his federal-prison cell in Colorado ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Orange County "Wealth Coach" Sentenced To Federal Prison For Running $25 Million Scam

    Thanks in part to licenses to practice law and mortgage brokering in California, Gerald Lawrence Wolfe once boasted that he and his wife enjoyed monthly income that topped $150,000.Wolfe, 42, bragged so much about his financial acumen that he confidently presented himself as a "Wealth Coach" with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Ex-Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo Spotted at Hooters?

    George and Mike: Partners in crime​It's safe to say that Orange County wasn't the same once George Jaramillo became second in command at the sheriff's department in 1999 and it certainly became more boring after Jaramillo was sent to federal prison a decade later for public corruption.The 51-year- ... More >>

  • News

    January 13, 2011

    Mike Carona: No More Excuses

    [Moxley Confidential] Federal Appeals Court upholds the ex-sheriff's conviction, and he's finally headed to prison

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Ninth Circuit Upholds Sheriff Mike Carona's Corruption Conviction

    Teflon Mikey loses his magic​Orange County's long, disgusting law enforcement nightmare is finally over.Disgraced ex-Sheriff Mike Carona, once absurdly hailed as "America's sheriff" by CNN's Larry King, is going to federal prison.This morning an all Republican panel of federal judges at the Ninth ... More >>

  • News

    May 13, 2010

    Mike Carona On the Mic

    [Moxley Confidential] The convicted ex-sheriff says he should have been warned that his buddy was wearing a wire

  • News

    December 31, 2009

    [Year In Review] OC Weekly's News Blog, Navel Gazing, Gazes Back at 2009

    [Moxley Confidential] The convicted ex-sheriff says he should have been warned that his buddy was wearing a wire

  • Blogs

    September 15, 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 ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    [Moxley Confidential] Mike Carona Maintained His Smug Mug During Sentencing

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2009

    Prosecutors Recommend Nine Years in Prison For Mike Carona

    Home Sweet Home?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, according to a brief filed today by the U.S. Department of Justice.The recommendatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 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, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    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 experien ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2009

    The Best Posts of 2008, Direct From the Weekly's Parallel Universe

    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 experien ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    Sheriff Mike Carona Corruption Trial Quote of the Day!

    "I like his values system."--Defense witness Thomas Banks, a volunteer pilot in the Orange County Sheriff's Aero Squadron, on why he'd contributed to Sheriff Mike Carona's campaign and offered him a paid board position at his company, Aperture Health of Mission Viejo. Last year, FBI agents arrested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Indicted Sheriff Mike Carona Corruption Trial Quote of the Day!

    "Yes . . . yes"--Indicted ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona's defense team tried to prove in trial today that a wealthy Carona campaign contributor's relative, serving a jail sentence, had not received preferential treatment, but Kim Markuson--onetime assistant sheriff for OC jails--provided the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Judge Separates Mike Carona From a Mistress

    It took a federal court order, but Mike Carona is finally a one-woman man. At least temporarily.The indicted ex-Orange County sheriff will have to adjust to that painful reality thanks to a mid-trial ruling.Federal Judge Andrew Guillford removed as a defendant Debra V. Hoffman--Carona's top mistress ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    A Wink, a Prayer and Some Spilt Ink for Mike Carona

    You can credit indicted ex-Sheriff Mike Carona (pictured in his old chick magnet outfit) for turning federal Judge Andrew Guilford’s stately 10th-floor Santa Ana courtroom into a bloody, limb-strewn morgue for the once-touted character of “America’s Sheriff.” So what do Frank Mickadeit and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2008

    Indicted Ex-Sheriff Mike Carona Claimed the Bible ran his daily life

    "Silly ass . . . no shit . . . shit . . . fuck you . . . fuck . . . get fucked . . . get fucked . . . fucked . . . fucking . . . two cocksuckers . . . shit . . . shit . . . shit . . . damn . . . fuck . . . all that shit . . . bitchin! . . . shit . . . Look at the size on that one! . . . bullshit . . ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Sheriff Mike Carona Loved Don Haidl

    "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, you know, if it weren't for you I wouldn't be the Sheriff of Orange County." --Knowing of federal pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2008

    The Wire: Haidl and Carona Caught on Tape

    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 then-Sheriff Carona and Don Haidl, who had served as assistant sheriff. At the time of the conver ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2008

    Mike Carona Pulls An OJ During First Week of Corruption Trial

    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 then-Sheriff Carona and Don Haidl, who had served as assistant sheriff. At the time of the conver ... More >>

  • News

    February 21, 2008

    [Moxley Confidential] Why Did Wayne Gross Recuse Himself From the Mike Carona Investigation?

    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 then-Sheriff Carona and Don Haidl, who had served as assistant sheriff. At the time of the conver ... More >>

  • News

    February 14, 2008

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

    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 then-Sheriff Carona and Don Haidl, who had served as assistant sheriff. At the time of the conver ... More >>

  • Features

    December 27, 2007

    A Tale of Two Tapes

    2007: A year to remember

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2007

    Thursday's Headlines. No Surprises: Nice try, Debbie

    Story of the day goes to Christian Berthelsen at the Times for his piece on Chriss Street: "In 1994, Chriss Street was hailed as a hero for helping to blow the whistle on high-risk holdings in Orange County's investment portfolio, presaging the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2007

    Sunday's Headlines & Surprises: The Shame of Wayne Gross

    Dana Point Gets a Celebrity! Earvin “Magic” Johnson and his wife, Cookie, have purchased a $7.6 million gated-community “vacation” home in Dana Point, according to the Times. Though “Hot Property” reporter Ruth Ryon didn’t share more details about the location, you can assume it’s a ... More >>

  • Features

    November 1, 2007

    They Got the Sheriff

    OC Sheriff Michael S. Carona’s reign has been equal parts tragedy and comedy. With his indictment, it enters its final act.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    Carona in Cuffs!

    Sheriff Mike Carona, facing federal criminal corruption charges, turned himself in early this morning at the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse in downtown Santa Ana. Later in the afternoon, Carona, along with his wife Debbie and mistress Debra Hoffman, appeared in the courtroom of Judge Robert Block ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2007

    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, ... More >>

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