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January 31, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

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


January 25, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

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


January 16, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

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 15, 2019 | Office of the District Attorney

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


December 27, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

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


December 24, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

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


December 21, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

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


December 19, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

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


December 14, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

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


December 12, 2018 | Office of the District Attorney

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