Orange County Sheriff Arrests Suspected Child Predator

Early Tuesday morning, FBI's SAFE team executed an arrest warrant and apprehended J. Randall Ismay at his Laguna Niguel residence.

SAFE is multi-agency federal Task Force designed to combat on-line sexual predators. The Orange County SAFE team is made up of agents from the FBI, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the Huntington Beach Police Department.

Ismay, a 58 year old male, is a convicted sex offender and was taken into custody early yesterday. His bail bond was set at $100,000.00.

Investigators portrayed a 14 year old male and Ismay proceeded in distributing child pornography over the internet while chatting with the undercover officer. Additional charges may also be added after a forensic exam.

Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona Federally Indicted

Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona was indicted by the federal government today for abusing the Sheriff's office for financial gain.

The seven felony counts for using his elected office to “enrich” himself and offer “favors to friends who paid bribes.” Carona illegally accepted money, high-priced gifts, tickets to exclusive sporting events and loans for his wife and for his “longtime mistress,” the indictment said.

Carona's wife, Debbie Carona, and a Newport Beach attorney, Debra Hoffman, are both included in the indictment. Debra Hoffman is supposedly Mike Carona's mistress.

Carona's two top former aides, George Jaramillo, 47, and Don Haidl, 56, reached separate agreements with the government, pleading guilty to federal charges in exchange for their cooperation in building the case against Carona.

Mike Corona and his wife during a press conference denied all allegations and feel they will be vindicated.