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Greg Totten and Rachael Watkins speak with Sandra Siepak of Our Ventura TV.

Ventura County Family Justice Center.

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Three convicted and sentenced in real estate investment fraud scheme

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office successfully prosecuted one of the largest real estate investment fraud schemes uncovered in the county involving victim losses exceeding $3 million.

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Judge finds killer who used meat cleaver sane and sentences him to multiple life terms

In August 2007, Calvin Sharp chased down, attacked, and brutally killed a 6-year-old boy, Sev’n Molina, with a meat cleaver. When Sev’n’s mother, Sandra Ruiz, tried to stop the attack, Sharp attacked her as well, causing major life-long injuries. A neighbor, Diane Cox, also attempted to intervene and suffered serious injuries at the hands of Sharp.

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VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, together with the California Attorney General’s Office and 24 other prosecutorial agencies, reached a $7.4 million statewide settlement with Minnesota-based Target Corporation in an environmental enforcement action.

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VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten warned Ventura County residents today to beware of individuals and businesses who attempt to illegally profit from the recent fires by engaging in price gouging.

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VENTURA, California –District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Juan Benito Rueda (DOB 8/28/1968), of Santa Paula, was convicted of nine counts of lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14 and committing lewd acts upon multiple victims.

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District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Joy Williams (DOB 04/15/1988), of Los Angeles, was sentenced to 20 years 8 months in prison by Judge Bruce Young.

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VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Camarillo resident Javier Gonzalo Sanchez (DOB 6/18/62) was ordered to serve 365 days in the Ventura County jail. In May, Sanchez pled guilty to two felony counts of foreclosure consultant fraud. The conviction was the result of an investigation conducted by the District Attorney’s […]

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VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced that Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Neil Kimball was arraigned today in Ventura Superior Court on charges of forcible rape against a minor 14 years or older while the victim was tied or bound and witness intimidation by threat of force. The charged conduct is alleged […]

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Report on the April 9, 2017 shooting of Jose Romero Gonzalez-Rendon by Santa Paula Police Department senior officer Matt Alonzo.

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Report on the December 16, 2015, shooting of Bryant Duncan by Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputy Leon Mah

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Report on the March 28, 2015, Shooting of Meagan Hockaday by Oxnard Police Officer Roger Garcia

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