– Press release from the Bishop Paiute Tribe BISHOP, CA- February 12, 2015 – The Bishop Paiute Tribe would like to take this opportunity to state its support of Tribal Police Officer Daniel Johnson. The Bishop Tribe has maintained a police department since 2009 and its mission is to ensure public safety to the reservation […]
The October 6th trial date for Ken and Dawndee Rossy was vacated as the court waits for Ms. Rossy to obtain new counsel. This Bishop couple faces charges of embezzlement of $1.5 million in Inyo County welfare funds. According to public record, last month, Michael Berger, lawyer for Dawndee Rossy, was granted a motion to […]
Former Northern Inyo Hospital employee, Cherie Labraque, was scheduled for court Wednesday with a possible plea agreement on charges of accessing confidential medical records without permission. In January, District Attorney Tom Hardy filed a complaint naming 32 instances of violation of the State Penal Code. The complaint said Cherie Labraque of Bishop, who was then […]
In news of current court cases, a decision came in Monday on an effort to suppress evidence in the case of Dawndee Rossy, accused along with her husband Ken, of embezzlement of $1.5 million of Inyo County welfare funds. Rossy’s attorney Michael Berger had earlier filed a motion to suppress certain video recorded statements made […]
Former Tri-County Fairgrounds employee, Rebecca Bragdon was arrested yesterday morning and booked at the Inyo County Jail on misdemeanor embezzlement and felony grand theft charges. Last August, the California Highway Patrol Investigative Services Unit confirmed that they had started to investigate a report of possible embezzlement of funds from the Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fairgrounds operations. […]
In the case of Dawndee and Kenneth Rossy, accused of embezzling $1.5 million in welfare funds, motions are pending, a change of venue motion is anticipated to be filed and a trial date has been requested by the District Attorney. A settlement conference on December 19th was mostly uneventful. However, District Attorney Tom Hardy did […]
Dawndee and Kenneth Rossy of Bishop appeared for a Superior Court Arraignment last week. They entered pleas of not guilty and denied all allegations filed against them. They were arraigned on a new complaint that included documents filed after their preliminary hearing. District Attorney Tom Hardy had said that this charging document alleged a total […]
The arraignment hearing for Dawndee and Kenneth Rossy scheduled for October 15th was continued to October 22nd. Earlier, the couple were held to answer on nearly 60 charges at a preliminary hearing. Those charges include embezzlement of public funds, identity theft, conspiracy, filing false or no tax returns, and forgery. The original complaint filed by […]
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