Press Release Index
Contractor Sentenced to 6 Years Prison for Committing Elder Fraud
DefendantWilliam Edward Hail III, 44 years old of Petaluma, was sentenced today by theHonorable Christopher Honigsberg to serve six years in state prison afterhaving been found guilty last month by a jury of committing five felony countsof theft from two elderly victims. Read full story
Mother-Son Pimping and Pandering Duo Sentenced
Defendant DavidRomesburg, 38 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today by the HonorableBradford DeMeo to serve 16 years in the California Department of Correctionsand Rehabilitation after having pled no contest in August of last year tofelony charges of pimping, pandering, and money laundering. Read full story
Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Child Molest Conviction
DefendantArturo Blancas-Lopez, 51 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today by theHonorable Robert Laforge to sixteen years in state prison after having pled nocontest in November of last year to two felony charges of Forcible Lewd Actswith a Minor Under the Age of Fourteen. Read full story
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month
January is designated as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The annual event has been recognized since January 2010 in an effort to bring attention to the epidemic of human trafficking in this country. Read full story
Chronic Car Thief Convicted by Jury
District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendant Sergio Espinoza-Villalobos, 23 years old of Santa Rosa, was found guilty today by a Sonoma County jury of driving or taking a motor vehicle without consent, his fourth conviction for such conduct in the last 14 months. Read full story
Jury Finds Repeat DUI Offender Guilty of Murder in Fatal Lakeville Crash
Jury Finds Repeat DUI Offender Guilty of Murder in Fatal Lakeville Crash Read full story
GoSmith.com Operators Ordered to Pay $300,000 for False Advertising Violations
GoSmith.com Operators Ordered to Pay $300,000 for False Advertising Violations Santa Rosa CA DistrictAttorney Jill Ravitch announced today. Read full story
Man Sentenced To 13 Years For Sex Crimes
Defendant BrentSpivey, 24 years old of Walnut, California, was sentenced today by theHonorable Jamie Thistlethwaite to 13 years in prison for numerous sex crimes hecommitted against a 13-year old Sonoma County girl. Read full story
Convicted Child Rapist Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole
Sonoma CountyDistrict Attorney Jill Ravitch announced today that 52-year old Timothy Marble,of Napa, CA, was sentenced to serve life in prison without possibility of parole. Read full story
Harman Management to Pay$195,000 In Environmental Enforcement Case
District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that defendantHarman Management Corporation, which provides consulting services torestaurants such as Kentucky Fried Chicken/KFC, A & W and Taco Bell, hasresolved a civil environmental enforcement case filed in Sonoma County SuperiorCourt. Read full story