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DA Objects to Early Release of DUI Driver in Chicano Park Crash

DA Objects to Early Release of DUI Driver in Chicano Park Crash

A man sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison for killing four people in a DUI crash is set to be released early by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on Friday after serving only two years and 10 months of his sentence. Richard Anthony Sepolio, 27, was behind the wheel of a […]

District Attorney and City Attorney Remind Voters of their Rights

District Attorney and City Attorney Remind Voters of their Rights

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan and San Diego City Attorney Mara W. Elliott today released a “know your rights” fact sheet outlining the laws that protect voters’ ability to safely and privately cast their ballots. The prosecutors will share the fact sheet with the public digitally, in English and Spanish. It is designed […]

DA Joins Colleagues Across California to Support Victims of Domestic Violence

DA Joins Colleagues Across California to Support Victims of Domestic Violence

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan joined the District Attorneys of Sacramento, Alameda and Ventura counties, and the United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of California, Central District of California, and Southern District of California to launch an online outreach campaign to help victims of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The District […]

ed Bath & Beyond to Pay $1.49 Million for Environmental Violations

Bed Bath & Beyond to Pay $1.49 Million for Environmental Violations

District Attorney Summer Stephan, along with 30 other California District Attorneys and the Los Angeles City Attorney, announced today that a Ventura County Superior Court Judge has ordered New Jersey-based Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (“Bed Bath & Beyond”) to pay $1,498,750 as part of a settlement of a civil environmental prosecution. The judgment is the culmination […]

Insurance Companies Nearly $900k Sentenced

Dentist Who Bilked Insurance Companies Nearly $900k Sentenced

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that a Mira Mesa dentist, who fraudulently billed multiple insurance companies $866,700 claiming she performed 800 root canals on 100 patients, some of whom never stepped foot in her dental office, was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of insurance […]

Civil Penalties for Nitrous Oxide Distributor

Civil Penalties for Nitrous Oxide Distributor

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today a $50,000 civil judgment against nitrous oxide distributor United Brands Products Design, Development and Marketing, Inc. (United Brands) of South San Francisco. The consumer protection civil action was brought by the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office and the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. The […]