Mental Health Unit
Our Mental Health Unit is comprised of five attorneys and one paralegal handling mental health treatment courts (Mental Health Court, Mental Health Diversion, and Veteran’s Treatment Court), cases involving individuals that are incompetent to stand trial, gun forfeitures, and civil commitments. To more humanely address the too-common crossover between mental health conditions and criminal behavior, the District Attorney’s Office created a Mental Health Unit in 2021. With two mental health unit attorney positions having been approved last year by the Board of Supervisors, the unit is currently comprised of four attorneys and one paralegal, who handle Mental Health Court, Mental Health Diversion, Veteran’s Treatment Court, and civil mental health commitments. These specialty courts focus on treatment of the underlying mental illness and successful completion of an approved treatment plan that can result in dismissal of their pending charges. In addition, cases involving defendants who are severely mentally ill and dangerous,…
October 10, 2022
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Ricco Rico, (DOB: 08/29/76), of Temecula, was sentenced to 72 years to life in prison for molesting two victims and raping a third.
Workers’ Compensation Fraud Complaint Form – English
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Workers’ Compensation Fraud Complaint form – Spanish
Workers Comp Fraud Complaint Form_Spanish 10.2022 (fillable)Workers Comp Fraud Complaint Form_Spanish 1.2021 (fillable) Workers Comp Fraud Complaint Form_Spanish 2.2021 (fillable)
Child Abduction Recovery Unit Complaint Form – English
CARU Questionnaire ENGLISH 10.2022 (fillable) CHILD ABDUCTION AND RECOVERY UNIT COMPLAINT FORM CARU Questionnaire ENGLISH 2.2021 (fillable)
Consumer Fraud Form – English
Consumer Fraud Form (English) 10.2022 (fillable)Consumer Fraud Form (English) 2.2021 (fillable)