Category: Democratic Party of Orange County

Ex-Director of Orange County Democratic Party Pleads Guilty to Attempted Fraud and Bribery Scheme

April 14, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A former executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County pleaded guilty April 14 to a felony charge for attempting to defraud one of her political consultancy firm’s clients. Melahat Rafiei, 45, of Anaheim, entered her plea to attempted wire fraud in Los Angeles federal court. Sentencing was set for Oct. 13, according…

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Former Democratic Party Official Strikes Plea Deal in Corruption Probe

January 19, 2023
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Former California Democratic Party official Melahat Rafiei has accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors in connection to an FBI corruption probe in Orange County. Rafiei, 45, the former executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County and a political consultant, agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of attempting to commit wire…

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