Top adviser to left-wing California DA charged with nearly a dozen felonies

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday he has revenge charges against 1 of LA County District Attorney George Gascón's apical officials, and her lawyer dismissed nan accusations arsenic a "non-starter."

Bonta, a Democrat appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom successful 2021, announced 11 charges against Diana Teran, an adjunct territory attorney. Bonta’s agency alleges she accessed constabulary serviceman files successful 2018 erstwhile she worked for nan LA County Sheriff’s Department and later improperly utilized that information astatine nan DA’s office, which she joined successful 2021.

"No 1 is supra nan law," Bonta said successful a statement. "Public officials are called to service nan group and nan State of California pinch integrity and honesty. At nan California Department of Justice, we will proceed to conflict for nan group of California and clasp those who break nan rule accountable." 

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced nan charges Wednesday. (Loren Elliott/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

James Spertus, Teran’s attorney, said nan AG had been secretive astir nan case, and he believed it is simply a "non-starter."

"The lawsuit is conscionable not prosecutable," he said. "I deliberation it's going to beryllium very embarrassing for the AG's office. They should person discussed issues much cautiously pinch group pinch knowledge."

He said he believes nan charges are based connected duties Teran had wrong nan scope of her employment that progressive nan "Brady List," a nationalist database of accusation astir constabulary misconduct allegations. He said location are nary imaginable charges that tin beryllium based connected that conduct, and he was amazed by nan announcement.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks astatine a news convention successful Sacramento, Calif., March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

"I want nan world to cognize that nan AG's agency will look a very speedy and expeditious nonaccomplishment connected this benignant of thoughtless ineligible mentation that an charismatic tin beryllium prosecuted for doing an charismatic act. It's conscionable really thing that you wouldn't expect successful rule enforcement today," Spertus said.

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Gascón's agency issued a connection that did not reside nan charges straight but said it would comply pinch an investigation and defended its handling of records.

"When I took office, we developed a protocol that ensured we complied pinch our constitutional obligations nether Brady, which requires america to move complete perchance exculpatory grounds to nan defense, a class that includes rule enforcement’s anterior misconduct, while simultaneously complying pinch authorities and national rule astir privacy. I guidelines by that protocol," Gascón said.

San Francisco Police Chief George Gascón speaks during a news convention astatine nan San Francisco Hall of Justice May 5, 2010, successful San Francisco. (Getty Images )

"While we cannot remark connected circumstantial unit matters, we will comply pinch immoderate investigation from nan lawyer general’s office. I stay committed to upholding transparency and ensuring constabulary accountability wrong Los Angeles County. These principles are paramount to nan integrity of our activity and nan spot of nan organization we serve," he said. "We will reside this matter pinch nan utmost seriousness and diligence to uphold nan values of justness and fairness."

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Spertus predicted a "race" to get nan lawsuit dismissed.

"The lawsuit is simply a non-starter," he said. "I deliberation it's going to beryllium a title for america to get to a court, truthful we tin get a ruling that this lawsuit must beryllium dismissed and nan AG dragging their feet and trying to hold that last day event."