In December 2017, federal prosecutors visited Orange County Superior Court to support something even more unusual than their cross-jurisdictional courtroom presence: an exceptionally light sentence for an attempted murder defendant who once testified he’d killed “up to five, maybe six” people.
Oscar Daniel Moriel originally faced life in prison under California’s three-strikes law when he was charged in 2005, but he spent more than a decade helping federal and state authorities as a jail informant in exchange for unprecedented leniency. Praised by federal and Orange County law enforcement officials as “instrumental” in securing convictions for major crimes, Moriel’s deal was described as fair justice for a man whose work against the Mexican Mafia mitigated his crimes and lessened his threat to public safety.
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Last March, the Angels dismissed visiting clubhouse manager Brian “Bubba” Harkins amidst allegations he’d been providing opposing teams’ pitchers foreign substances to aid their grip on the baseball. Harkins responded by filing a defamation action against both the organization and Major League Baseball. The Angels and MLB filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit last November.
Harkins’ opposition to the defendants’ motion for dismissal was filed in Orange County Superior Court yesterday and obtained by Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. Therein, Harkins alleges widespread use of a rosin and pine tar concoction by MLB pitchers to alter the feel of the ball. Harkins’ assertions involve players from the Angels and opposing teams alike, spanning across the past two decades. In his court filing, Harkins names such players as Troy Percvial and Brendan Donnelly, who last played for the Angels in 2004 and 2006, respectively, as alleged users
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[Prospects1500] Arizona Diamondbacks 2021 Top 50 Prospects - The Diamondbacks system is vastly underrated. The group includes top-end talent, flame-throwers, high-floor guys, and everything else in between. What’s even better is that there are plenty of very fantasy-friendly prospects here as well. From Corbin Carroll’s 20/30 potential to Kristian Robinson’s 40 home run ceiling to Alek Thomas’s all-around game, there are fantasy gems all over the place. Recently the D-Backs have placed an emphasis on hard-throwing draft picks, and those guys are sprinkled throughout the system too.
New record in COVID-19 hospitalizations reported in Orange County
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SANTA ANA, Calif. - Orange County set another record for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, but the number of those in intensive care fell by 19 and 17 additional fatalities were reported.
The number of hospitalized patients increased from 2,236 Tuesday to 2,249 Wednesday as the number of patients in intensive care fell from 504 to 485, according to figures from the Orange County Health Care Agency.
Of the 17 additional fatalities, five were skilled nursing facility residents and a dozen were from assisted living facilities. The death toll is 1,943 with 655 of the dead from skilled nursing facilities and 198 from assisted living facilities.
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County officials investigate large sites for vaccination centers, such as school gyms or parking lots, to be central vaccination locations. (Carly Baldwin / Patch Staff Photo)
ORANGE COUNTY, CA As coronavirus infections run rampant across Orange County and the state of California, local officials are working on a plan to help all hospitals vaccinate residents. According to Orange County s CEO, Frank Kim, medical workers are swamped caring for patients. We have to quickly work on a large-scale vaccination plan, Kim said Wednesday. We can t rely on CVS, Walgreens, and the local hospital system. They re overwhelmed. We need to pitch in, and every county has been asked by the state to increase support for vaccine distribution. We hope to turn it into implementation very soon. We re very close to completing agreements on sites.