Category: Public defender

Hundreds Mourn Orange County Public Defender’s Mysterious Death

Hundreds gathered around Plaza Square Park in Orange, California, on Jan. 26, to mourn friend, husband, and Deputy Public Defender Elliot Blair, who was found dead in Mexico while celebrating his first wedding anniversary Jan. 14. The glowing sticks in their hands gently illuminated the darkness in blue—one of Blair’s favorite colors—as if reminiscing about…


Family Expecting Body of Orange County Attorney Who Died in Mexico

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The family of an Orange County deputy public defender who died in Mexico while celebrating his first wedding anniversary was expecting to receive the body Jan. 26 so further forensic examination can be done to confirm a cause of death. Officials in Mexico have indicated that 33-year-old Elliot Blair died from a fall…


How ‘Bad Actors’ in San Francisco City Hall Extort Contractors: Former Supervisor

Some city officials in San Francisco are extorting contractors for money by threatening their jobs, says a former San Francisco Supervisor. This comes during a federal investigation into the city’s high-ranking public officials, in which the city’s former director of Public Works, Mohammed Nuru, admitted in January to receiving bribes from multiple contractors in exchange…