April 8, 2022
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Thomas Perez (DOB 03/14/74), of Oxnard, pled guilty to felony automobile insurance fraud.
April 8, 2022
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Peter Joseph Ancich (DOB 06/06/67), of Rancho Palos Verdes, entered a settlement following an unlawful deposit of toxic substances outside the Ventura Harbor.
April 5, 2022
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Alexis Provoste Aranguiz (DOB 01/31/79), of Chile, a suspected member of a South American Theft Group, has been charged with first-degree residential burglary and conspiracy, both felonies.
March 25, 2022
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Robert Zermeno Delara (DOB 08/13/71), of Fillmore, pled guilty to felony workers’ compensation fraud and admitted a special allegation that the theft totaled more than $100,000.
March 25, 2022
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Theresa Valdenegro (DOB 01/30/76), of Chile, and her son, Samir Valdenegro (DOB 01/12/01), of Chile, both suspected members of the South American Theft Group, have pled guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to commit identity theft and four felony counts of identity theft.
March 21, 2022
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Joshua Edenfield (DOB 10/13/83) and Riana Ward (DOB 06/16/87), both of Canoga Park, have been charged with the sale of controlled substances and possession of a handgun.
March 21, 2022
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that the District Attorney’s Office settled an unlawful hazardous waste disposal case with Charles MacQuiddy (DOB 08/12/62), of Camarillo, for $15,000.
March 14, 2022
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Byron Manuel Moris Perez (DOB 02/19/97), of Chile, and a juvenile, of Chile, both suspected members of the South American Theft Group (SATG), have been charged in connection with a residential burglary in Camarillo.
Carwash Company Settles Case for Unlawful Hazardous Waste Disposal
On March 11, 2019, Simi Valley-based Simi Auto Spa & Speed Wash illegally disposed of hazardous waste into an on-site storm drain that directly connects to the Arroyo Simi waterway which turned the waterway bright green. The hazardous waste, auto detailing wax, contained the chemical sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, which is acutely toxic to aquatic life. In a stipulated Final Judgment, Sam’s KH Corp. agreed to pay $65,000 in civil penalties, $37,405 in cost reimbursement to multiple responding state and county agencies, and an injunction prohibiting the business from unlawfully disposing of chemicals into the waterway.
March 11, 2022
District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that hate crime charges were filed against Eden Haven-Martinez (DOB 12/18/88), of Santa Maria, related to an incident on December 12, 2021, in Ventura.