San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that Jacqueline Ma, 36, the former San Diego County Teacher of the Year who taught at Lincoln Acres Elementary School in National City, has been sentenced to 30 years-to-life in prison for sexually abusing two students. Ma pleaded guilty on February 5 to two counts of […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that a 27-year-old man who went on a stealing rampage in South County has been sentenced to six years in state prison on multiple felony counts of organized retail theft and robbery. Edgar Figueroa pleaded guilty on March 28 to two counts of organized retail theft […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan today released her 2024 Annual Report, which details the office’s ongoing efforts to improve public safety, hold offenders accountable, support victims, and implement crime-preventing innovations across the county. “This past year, our team worked tirelessly to ensure justice was served and our communities remained safe,” said District Attorney […]
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that a 72-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for the gruesome murder and dismemberment of his wife in 2003, a case that remained unsolved for nearly two decades before it was cracked using Investigative Genetic Genealogy. Jack Potter was sentenced today to 15 years-to-life in state prison […]
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By District Attorney Summer Stephan: As summertime approaches and you start surfing the internet for a new rental home or vacation rental, do you know how to tell whether you are dealing with a bad actor who hijacked a property listing? Hijacked property listings involve targeting an actual rental listing and reposting it with the […]
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan today strongly denounced the gutting of her sponsored human trafficking bill, AB 379, during a hearing of the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. The bill, which aimed to make the buying a 16 or 17-year-old child for sex a felony offense in California, was stripped of that […]
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Former Teacher of the Year Sentenced to Prison for Sexually Abusing Students
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that Jacqueline Ma, 36, the former San Diego County Teacher of the Year who taught at Lincoln Acres Elementary School in National City, has been sentenced to 30 years-to-life in prison for sexually abusing two students. Ma pleaded guilty on February 5 to two counts of […]
Prolific Thief Sentenced for Stealing Thousands in Merchandise from Retailers
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that a 27-year-old man who went on a stealing rampage in South County has been sentenced to six years in state prison on multiple felony counts of organized retail theft and robbery. Edgar Figueroa pleaded guilty on March 28 to two counts of organized retail theft […]
DA Stephan Releases ‘2024 Annual Report’ Highlighting Public Safety Achievements
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan today released her 2024 Annual Report, which details the office’s ongoing efforts to improve public safety, hold offenders accountable, support victims, and implement crime-preventing innovations across the county. “This past year, our team worked tirelessly to ensure justice was served and our communities remained safe,” said District Attorney […]
Man Sentenced to Prison for Killing Wife, and Throwing Her Severed Legs in Dumpster
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that a 72-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for the gruesome murder and dismemberment of his wife in 2003, a case that remained unsolved for nearly two decades before it was cracked using Investigative Genetic Genealogy. Jack Potter was sentenced today to 15 years-to-life in state prison […]
Consumer Tips: Beware of Rental Scams
By District Attorney Summer Stephan: As summertime approaches and you start surfing the internet for a new rental home or vacation rental, do you know how to tell whether you are dealing with a bad actor who hijacked a property listing? Hijacked property listings involve targeting an actual rental listing and reposting it with the […]
DA Stephan Denounces Dismantling of Human Trafficking Bill AB 379 by Assembly Public Safety Committee
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan today strongly denounced the gutting of her sponsored human trafficking bill, AB 379, during a hearing of the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. The bill, which aimed to make the buying a 16 or 17-year-old child for sex a felony offense in California, was stripped of that […]