Subject: Tony Rackauckas

• Rhyming Rackauckas!

  June 5, 2007

• NEWS FLASH: Mechanics are crooked

  As dutifully chronicled by the unoverestimatable R. Scott Moxley (A Tale of Two Tapes), 2007 saw a nail driven into the coffin of Sheriff Michael Carona's political career, not to mention his testicles. When the LA Times is publishing pictures of your wife and your mistress, calling them the Two Debbies, you just know the country club won't renew your membership for love, money or even political favors. Two Tapes. Two Debbies. Two convicted Haidls (father Don and son Greg). Two convicted associ

  January 1, 2008

• Court Strikes Blow Against Prosecutors in Gang War

  In an opinion issued today, a California Court of Appeal ruled that Orange County prosecutors overstepped their authority to seek tough penalties against hoodlums who violate court-imposed anti-gang injunctions. In January 2007, Sixto Moreno and Anthony Lopez—two Santa Nita gang members—drank beer in a vehicle parked in a residential driveway after 10 p.m. and in an area of Santa Ana supposedly controlled by a court order that limits gang activity. Police arrested the men for violating the

  March 3, 2008

• DA to speak tomorrow on OC Jail Murder

  Late this afternoon, the District Attorney's press office notified reporters that Tony Rackauckas will publicly address the controversial John Chamberlain jail murder on Friday morning. Prosecutors and the grand jury investigated the killing, but the results have not yet been made public. Rackauckas is expected to announce multiple indictments. Last week, two high-ranking assistant sheriffs, Jo Ann Galisky and Steve Bishop, quit after officials confronted them with their related actions. Stay tu

  March 6, 2008

• Jail Deputies Officially Off the Hook for Bloodiest Jail Murder in County History

  At a press conference this afternoon at the District Attorney's headquarters in Santa Ana, DA Tony Rackauckas announced that a nine-month grand jury investigation by his agency failed to uncover any evidence to charge any Orange County Sheriff's Department personnel for the most bloody murder in the history of the county's jail system. Rackauckas had just finished a brief appearance at OC Superior Court Judge Thomas Borris' courtroom, where three inmates were charged with the Oct. 5, 2006 murde

  March 7, 2008

• Tony Rackauckas Hunting Commies in Little Saigon?

  The Weekly never passes up on an opportunity to make fun of our favorite local lawman—favorite, now that Sheriff Mike Carona's out of the picture, that is—Tony Rackauckas. So when we saw this item on the fiesty and irreverent Bolsavik blog by ex-Nguoi Viet Daily News managing editor Hao-Nhien Vu, we couldn't resist posting it here. (Actually Bolsavik got the item from both Red County and Reg staffer Martin Wisckol's blog). Apparently, Rackauckas held a meeting with the beseiged editors of

  April 17, 2008

• District Attorney Seeks to Grab DNA Crime Lab from Sheriff

  While county supervisors struggle to pick a replacement for indicted ex-sheriff Mike Carona, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas is seeking to rob the Orange County Sheriff's Department of its nationally-recognized forensic DNA crime lab. According to a newly released county staff report for the upcoming June 3 supervisors meeting, Rackauckas wants the board to remove sheriff's control over the unit "in order to streamline processes, improve communication and maximize operational efficiencies."

  May 30, 2008

• Sheriff & DA Skirmish Over Suspected Pedophile Deputy

  Under the leadership of Mike Carona—our N-word-tossing, fanny-slapping, vodka-slurping, money-hungry, FBI-indicted ex-sheriff—the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) sank into an ethical cesspool. It didn’t make a difference if a deputy was a hard-working public servant (and I know quite a few in this category) or a lazy degenerate. OCSD careers promised damn-good pay, lots of paid time off, no repercussions for wrongdoing and generously funded retirement at the spry age of 50, mor

  September 17, 2008

• Off Tran's Case

  May 20, 1999

• Who the Hells in Charge?

  March 29, 2001

• Spot the Gas Leak

  January 2, 2003

• The Tonys!

  July 3, 2003

• Jury in Civil Case Finds For DA Rackauckas

  Tony Rackauckas' first term in office as district attorney beginning in 1999 wasn't dissimilar to Bill Clinton's initial rocky months in the White House. Both men found themselves surrounded by unfriendly forces looking to capitalize on mistakes. And Rackauckas, a novice DA, provided plenty of fodder: to be kind, management blunders and a lack of skillful communication led to open rebellion in some quarters of the DA's office. Anxiety about possible corruption grew to a fever pitch and culminate

  February 9, 2009

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

  February 12, 2009

• Watching the Detective

  July 25, 2002

• Dude, Where's My Pot?

  Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  May 17, 2007

• The Book of Judges

  WEB EXCLUSIVE! An incomplete guide to obscure races

  November 2, 2006

• Diary of a Mad County

  December 8, 2005

• A Fox in the Henhouse

  November 17, 2005

• Gracious

  September 15, 2005

• Spitzer Cops Out

  February 24, 2005

• Murder He Wrote

  February 17, 2005

• Spitzer Out?

  February 17, 2005

• OC Law Enforcement 'Poisoned'

  Assemblyman Todd Spitzer questions the District Attorneys judgment, fairness

  October 7, 2004

• Conflicting Conflicts

  With Jaramillo case, Rackauckas able to shift conflict of interest allegations away from himself for a change

  September 30, 2004

• She Just Toots Tonys Horn

  November 13, 2003

• Letters

  September 4, 2003

• Gag Order

  June 5, 2003

• Mr. Spineless, to You

  May 29, 2003

• Cronyism Maximized

  April 10, 2003

• You Paid for Tony Rackauckas Mexican Vacation

  April 3, 2003

• Tonys New Suit

  March 6, 2003

• Toxic Politics

  December 26, 2002

• ARCO settlement

  December 26, 2002

• Bada Bing!

  November 28, 2002

• Rackauckas Gives Aides Reason to Belch

  October 10, 2002

• Flashes of Lunacy

  September 5, 2002

• DA Puts Pub Back in Public Funds!

  July 25, 2002

• Missing Wives, Lousy Lies & Mob Ties

  July 11, 2002

• Our District Attorney Needs an Attorney

  March 7, 2002

• Keep Your Enemies Closer

  March 7, 2002

• Miracle on Civic Center Drive

  February 21, 2002

• Buddies

  November 29, 2001

• Little Big Saigon

  September 13, 2001

• 31 Scariest People in OC

  November 2, 2000

• Whats the Frequency, Sheriff?

  July 8, 1999

• Party's Not Over Yet

  April 30, 1998

• Is the OC Deputy Union Instigating Trouble in the DA's Office?

  Photo by Beth StirnamanMike MajorDeep within the bowels of Orange County law enforcement circles today, a secret ballot vote will be announced regarding the popularity of Mike Major, the acting chief of the district attorney's bureau of investigation since March. On the surface, the non-public contest might deserve little attention. Cops are all pals, right?Wrong.Besides strong personalities, there are factions within factions in every law enforcement department. This is true at the Association

  May 13, 2009

• Cop Union To Sue OC Prosecutor Tony Rackauckas

  Union Boss Quint Unhappy With Rackauckas​The union representing investigators in the district attorney's office, notified county officials this morning that it will file a lawsuit tomorrow in federal court to block District Attorney Tony Rackauckas' plan to implement a temporary layoff plan as a way to help solve a $3.1 million budget shortfall.Officials at the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS), the politically powerful law enforcement union, say they believe that Rackauckas

  August 13, 2009

• Layoffs and Furloughs Soon To Hit OC Prosecutors & Investigators

  Tight times at the DA's office​Folks aren't buying products and services like they used to and the impact of dwindling government sales tax revenues is about to be felt hard inside the local agency charged with putting criminals in prison. In an interview this morning, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said that a $3.1 million budget gap in the current fiscal year is forcing him this month to begin furloughing his deputy prosecutors and laying off investigators. Under the plan, prosecu

  August 7, 2009