A high-ranking official in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is facing criminal charges filed by California’s state attorney general Wednesday, authorities announced. Ethics and Integrity Assistant District Attorney Diana Teran, a top advisor to DA George Gascón, who oversees cases involving public corruption, fraud and police misconduct, has been charged with 11 felony […]
Embattled Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón has emerged as the first-place finisher in the primary despite a major challenge to his progressive tactics. Gascón will defend his seat from former attorney general contender Nathan Hochman in a test of voters’ commitment to reducing criminal penalties and cracking down on police misconduct. The candidate in […]
The Los Angeles crowd was small and perhaps a bit bored, but what they witnessed had consequence, observing the 10 candidates competing for L.A. County district attorney, heading one of the nation’s largest and most influential prosecutorial offices. The candidates were squeezed cheek-by-jowl, jostling to get a word in edgewise in a race increasingly defined […]