November 22, 2013
Report on the June 23, 2012 Death of Robert Ramirez while in the Custody of the Oxnard Police Department
2013 People v. Kenneth Powell, Katie Rose, and Paul Lascola
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.
Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Remarks to Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors Hearing – May 14, 2013 – Ventura, California
Chairman Foy, members of the Board, and Mr. Powers, good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to offer comment on the District Attorney’s fiscal year 2014 budget prior to formal budget hearings on June 17. I want to thank Mr. Powers and his capable staff once again for their professionalism and assistance during the target budget development process.
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Commemoration
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – April 24, 2013
In the nine days following the Boston Marathon bombing, it has been virtually impossible to open a newspaper or watch television and not see the very real impact this horrific crime had on its victims and their loved ones. Even as public attention turns from the vivid images of victims and crime scenes to the apprehension and impending prosecution of one of the perpetrators, thankfully the media continues to run stories about the victims.
March 1, 2013
Report on the November 19, 2011 Fatal Shooting of Jose Luis Ramirez by Officer Gary Jones of the Port Hueneme Police Department.
December 14, 2012
Report on the Fatal Shooting of Eric Strosser by Ventura County Sheriff’s Senior Deputy Kevin Lynch on January 27, 2012
Fraud Prevention Summit
Ventura County Area Agency on Aging Fraud Prevention Summit – September 13, 2012
Sociologists tell us that within healthy cultures there exists a social compact of sorts where each generation honors the contributions of its predecessor by caring for their needs in old age.