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Prisoner handcuffed behind bars

Serial Rapist Who Terrorized Pacific Beach is Denied Parole

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that convicted rapist, Kenneth Bogard, 67, was denied parole. He was up for a parole hearing after serving only 30 years of a 96-year prison sentence, due to elderly parole, which is available to inmates over the age of 50, who have served at least 20 […]

Gavel & Open Law Book

Lamps Plus to Pay $4.1 Million to Settle Civil Suit

San Diego County County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that Lamps Plus, Inc., a California Corporation, Illumine Midco, Inc., and Illumine Finco, Inc., have entered into a stipulated judgment and will pay a total of $4.1 million dollars to settle a civil law enforcement complaint that alleges Lamps Plus engaged in false advertising and […]

Victims of domestic violence are remembered in candle-light vigil.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month Event Honors Victims and Empowers Survivors

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan joined the San Diego Domestic Violence Council, community leaders and other social service agencies to mark the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month at a ceremony in Balboa Park today. The annual event is meant to empower survivors, award those who work with victims and remember those whose lives […]

Murderer Resentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole

The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said that a defendant who was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 1999 has been re-sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Susan Eubanks, 60, was resentenced today by Superior Court Judge Joan Weber. The re-sentencing comes after Eubanks’ […]

Photo of grocery basket on the floor of a food isle in a grocery store.

Albertsons and Vons to Pay $3.9 Million in Civil Case

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that Albertsons and Vons, entered into a stipulated judgment and will pay $3,962,500 to settle a civil law enforcement complaint that alleged the grocer engaged in false advertising and unfair competition. Albertsons Companies, Safeway Inc., and The Vons Companies operate 589 stores in California under the […]

DA Investigator Marcus Macias.

Meet DA Investigator Marcus Macias

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15, we are highlighting stories from DA employees and what inspired them to pursue a career in public service. Meet DA Investigator Marcus Macias. Marcus was born and raised in National City. He graduated from Southwestern College Police Academy in December 1998. Since September 2019, […]