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Greg Totten and Rachael Watkins on Our Ventura TV - October 23, 2018 Greg Totten and Rachael Watkins speak with Sandra Siepak of Our Ventura TV. Ventura County Family Justice Center - June 15, 2018
NOTABLE CASES
2013 People v. Kenneth Powell, Katie Rose, and Paul Lascola
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. 2012 People v. Calvin Sharp 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. |
NEWS RELEASES
January 17, 2019
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Daniel Alvarez (DOB 3/25/1993), of Oxnard, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole by Judge Ryan Wright. January 14, 2019 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Charles Ruben (DOB 9/13/1951), formerly of Simi Valley, pled guilty to a felony violation of Insurance Code section 1871.4(a)(1)—making a fraudulent statement of a material fact for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits. January 9, 2019 VENTURA, California –District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Juan Benito Rueda (DOB 8/28/68), of Santa Paula, was sentenced on January 8, 2019, to the maximum possible sentence of 135 years to life in prison for molesting multiple children under the age of 14. January 7, 2019 VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Manuel Dominguez (DOB 02-28-99) of Santa Maria, has been charged with murder and personal use of a firearm for the shooting death of Robert Gutierrez of Oxnard. January 2, 2019 VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Ventura County District Attorney’s Consumer and Environmental Protection Unit reached a $500,000 civil settlement with Santa Paula-based Anterra Energy Services, Inc., Anterra Transportation, Inc., and Anterra Corporation (“Anterra Companies”). December 26, 2018 VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Governor Brown has commuted (reduced) the sentence of convicted murderer Jahn Vann. |
PUBLIC REPORTS
April 16, 2018
Report on the April 9, 2017 shooting of Jose Romero Gonzalez-Rendon by Santa Paula Police Department senior officer Matt Alonzo. February 22, 2017 Report on the December 16, 2015, shooting of Bryant Duncan by Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputy Leon Mah August 18, 2016 Report on the March 28, 2015, Shooting of Meagan Hockaday by Oxnard Police Officer Roger Garcia PUBLICATIONS
Ventura County District Attorney Term Report 2011-2014
VCDA_Term_Report_2011-2014 Foreclosure and Loan Modification Advisory – English Foreclosure and Loan Modification Advisory – Spanish Real Estate Fraud Complaint Form – English Real-Estate-Fraud-Complaint-Form_English 1.2019 Real Estate Fraud Complaint Form – Spanish Real-Estate-Fraud-Complaint-Form_Spanish 1.2019 Real Estate Related Education, Awareness and Fraud Prevention – English ALERTS & ADVISORIES
Fraudulent Rental Housing Listing Advisory
Real Estate Fraud Complaint Form – English Real Estate Fraud Complaint Form – Spanish Real Estate Fraud Complaint Form – English Real-Estate-Fraud-Complaint-Form_English 1.2019 Real Estate Fraud Complaint Form – Spanish Real-Estate-Fraud-Complaint-Form_Spanish 1.2019 Foreclosure & Loan Modification – English |