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Man Who Killed His 87-Year-Old Mother Sentenced to Prison

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that a 57-year-old East County man has been sentenced to 76 years-to-life in prison for the 2022 shooting death of his elderly mother while she was standing by the kitchen table.  Chase Folkes, who was found guilty of second-degree murder and of being a felon in […]

Home Depot to Pay Nearly $2 Million

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., entered into a stipulated judgment and will pay $1,977,251 to settle a civil law enforcement complaint that alleged Home Depot engaged in false advertising and unfair competition. The action was filed in San Diego Superior Court by the DA’s Consumer Protection […]

Public Events Scheduled to Educate About Prop. 36

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today she will be joining the business community at several community events over the next two months to educate business owners and the public about Proposition 36: The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, an initiative on the November ballot that would address the issue of […]

Parole Denied for 2001 Santana High School Shooter

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that the Santana High School shooting defendant who opened fire at the school in Santee, California in March 2001 with a revolver, killing two students and wounding 13 others was denied parole after an eight-hour hearing this morning in which 22 victims testified. After the hearing […]

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TikToker Sentenced to LWOP Plus 50 Years for Murdering Wife and Her Friend

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that Ali Abulaban, the TikTok personality who killed his wife and her friend in October 2021, has been sentenced to two terms of life in prison without parole plus 50 years to life in state prison. The sentence was handed down today by San Diego Superior […]

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17 Defendants Indicted for Committing $1.7 Million in COVID Tax Fraud

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan today announced a grand jury indictment of 17 defendants who filed illegal tax returns claiming credits for COVID relief totaling more than $2.2 million. The case involves four separate San Diego-based criminal street gangs, including one rival gang, which participated in the tax fraud scheme for an ultimate […]