It’s not a good day for Orange County’s “top lawman.” The O.C. Register reported today that O.C. Sheriff Mike Carona “Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona appointed 86 political allies, campaign contributors, friends and relatives to the sheriff’s reserve program soon after he was elected in January 1999.” This was revealed by a supervisor who disclosed the information in a deposition released yesterday.
As one might expect, “Carona asked a judge to seal the testimony to stop it from being given to the media.” Too bad Mikey!
The “deposition was taken earlier this month as part of a $4 million lawsuit brought by two golfers who allege the sheriff’s one-time friend and former reserve deputy, Raymond Yi, flashed a reserve badge and threatened them with a department-issued gun.”
Over at the O.C. Weekly, we found out this week that Carona’s mafia buddy, Frederick “Rick” Rizzolo, “flew into John Wayne Airport and mocked his upcoming 366-day stint in a federal penitentiary,” on April 28 and 29, at the Ritz in Newport Beach.
Carona “accepted a re-election contribution from Rizzolo in the 2006 campaign. He returned the money after an embarrassing news article. Ironically, the two men have previously partied together inside the Ritz.”
As it turns out, Carona has more than one goomba buddy, “The swank Ritz is owned by Vegas
“Art’s credibility is only getting better. Just ask the 8th floor. They’re pretty scared and don’t want to upset Art.”
I asked!
Pajarito has it, that 8th floor approved a motion in close session, to place Art on involuntary legal hold (section 5250 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code) should he continue scaring them.
How does that saying go? It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and be one. #1 Shut Up.
It only gets worse—check the statistics on traffic stops in South Orange County. Why are over 70% of the ticketed drivers women.???
So what do you think is going on ???
I wish you would run the photo of Mikey holding the hot Russian chick in his arms. She’s so hot!
There would probably be a tremendous amount of “shock and awe” if the names of those in the Reserves and on the Sheriff’s Advisory Council were ever disclosed. Lot’s of wanna-be cowboys out there!
“Don’t forget that most of Orange County’s Republican establishment backed Carona last year.”
Heh, don’t remind me Art. I didn’t support him.
No. 1, to be technically correct I think it is Section 5150, not 5250. Find Will B. King, ask him – he would know.