{"id":2233981,"date":"2024-04-30T18:25:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T22:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-ranking-california-prosecutor-charged-with-11-felony-counts\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T22:28:38","slug":"high-ranking-california-prosecutor-charged-with-11-felony-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-ranking-california-prosecutor-charged-with-11-felony-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"California prosecutor faces 11 felony charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhigh-ranking-california-prosecutor-charged-with-11-felony-counts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2233981&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Los Angeles County\u2062 prosecutor, Diana Teran, \u200dis facing 11 felony charges for accessing \u200cconfidential\u200b data on deputies \u2063while at\u200b the sheriff&#8217;s\u200d office. She allegedly used this information later while working for District Attorney George Gascon.\u2062 Teran is\u2063 accused of aiding criminal defendants and impeding prosecutors. The case has drawn attention to\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-coons-it-may-be-worth-looking-at-disclosures-for-members-of-a-sitting-presidents-family-2\/\" title=\"Sen. Coons suggests considering disclosures for president's family members.\">ethical \u200bconcerns<\/a> within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">legal system<\/a>. Los\u2062 Angeles County\u200d prosecutor Diana\u200b Teran is \u2063confronting\u200c 11 felony charges for accessing private data \u2062on deputies during her time at the\u2064 sheriff&#8217;s office. Subsequently, she allegedly employed \u2063this\u2062 information \u200bwhile serving under District Attorney George Gascon, \u2063aiding criminal defendants and obstructing prosecutors. \u200dThis case has brought ethical issues\u2064 in the\u200b legal \u2064system to the\u200b forefront.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Los Angeles <\/a>County prosecutor Diana Teran is facing 11 felony charges for allegedly obtaining confidential information on 11 deputies in 2018 while working at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/law-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sheriff\u2019s office<\/a> and then using the information while working for District Attorney George Gascon three years later. <\/p>\n<p>While working under Gascon, Teran allegedly used some of the improperly obtained data to assist criminal defendants and suppress prosecutors.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE \u2013 Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n speaks during a news conference Feb. 22, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Teran served as the leader of the office\u2019s ethics and integrity unit, being responsible for divisions that prosecuted misconduct allegations against police and other public officials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/woke-california-prosecutor-ironically-charge-ethics-charged-felonies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> Fox News Digital. For months, Teran remained in the position despite the investigation into her. <\/p>\n<p>Teran is accused of mishandling what is known as Brady material, or information about police misconduct that must be turned over to defense attorneys. She allegedly took information from the sheriff\u2019s office that included unsustained allegations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe controversy deepens now with allegations that Teran illegally introduced sensitive information into DA databases \u2014 information that she and Gascon knew would inevitably be shared with defense attorneys,\u201d John McKinney, an LA deputy district attorney, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnmckinney_\/status\/1783566170706080180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cThis alleged breach, committed by someone entrusted to uphold the highest legal standards, represents serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/see-composite-video-of-the-many-criminal-acts-that-took-place-in-the-atlanta-arena-on-election-night-this-will-shock-you\/\" title=\"See Composite Video of the Many Criminal Acts that Took Place In the Atlanta Arena on Election Night - This Will Shock You\">criminal acts<\/a> and shows a void in judgment and leadership by Gascon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Gascon defended how his office conducted its Brady policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I took office, we developed a protocol that ensured we complied with our constitutional obligations under Brady, which requires us to turn over potentially exculpatory evidence to the defense, a category that includes law enforcement\u2019s prior misconduct, while simultaneously complying with state and federal law around privacy,\u201d Gascon said. \u201cI stand by that protocol.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County prosecutor Diana Teran is accused of 11 felony charges for allegedly accessing confidential information on 11 deputies in 2018 during her time at the sheriff&#8217;s office. Later, she reportedly used this information while working for District Attorney George Gascon. Teran is said to have utilized some of the unlawfully obtained data during her tenure under Gascon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2233982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP596176882091-1-1024x606.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2233981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP596176882091-1-1024x606.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2233981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2233981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2233981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2233982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2233981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2233981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2233981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}