Two Men Sentenced for Stealing More Than $200,000 of Mission Produce Avocados
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Carlos Chavez (DOB 09/21/88), of Oxnard, and Joseph Raymond Valenzuela (DOB 11/19/78), of Santa Paula, were sentenced to two years in county jail, followed by 18 months of supervised release. Earlier this year, both Chavez and Valenzuela entered guilty pleas to felony grand theft […]
Former Santa Clara Waste Water Company Transportation Manager Sentenced
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that David Joseph Wirsing (DOB 10/15/71), of Ventura, was sentenced to serve seven months in jail and placed on formal probation for three years for his role in causing a 2014 explosion at Santa Clara Waste Water Company (“SCWWC”). Wirsing was the former transportation manager […]
Unlicensed Contractor Sentenced for Causing Death of Employee
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Abraham Zafrani (DOB 5/7/60), of Encino, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Bennett to serve six months in the county jail, followed by eighteen months of supervised release. Zafrani was convicted by a jury in July of one count of involuntary manslaughter, in […]
Oxnard Man sentenced to 8 years for DUI — Crashed into Home Injuring Children Inside
Sonny Curtis Ramos (DOB 10/20/79), of Oxnard, was sentenced to 8 years 4 months in state prison for driving under the influence of alcohol causing great bodily injury to two children, one who was under the age of five, and causing injury to a third child. At approximately 4:15 p.m. on November 7, 2016, Ramos […]
Ex-Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee, gun control champion, heading to prison for weapons trafficking
By Yanan Wang (Excerpt) This Wednesday, Yee received a five-year prison sentence for accepting bribes and trafficking in arms. After initially denying culpability, Yee pleaded guilty to the charges last summer. “I hope that in your sentencing of me, you will look at my entire life and not just these crimes I have committed,” the […]
Garcia sentenced for rape of 80 year old victim
Julio Garcia, 42 year old Moorpark resident, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Kevin Denoce to 37 years to life in prison for committing sexual crimes against an elderly female victim. Garcia received the maximum sentence possible. The crime took place on October 18th, 2012. Garcia knew the victim who lived in the 800 block […]
