Attorney Marc Carlos and his client, former Chula Vista Councilman Steve Castaneda, discuss an alleged 2005 phone call between District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and then-Chula
The district attorney’s prosecution of a Chula Vista councilman on perjury charges failed yesterday when a Superior Court jury found Steve Castaneda not guilty of six
Chula Vista City Councilman Steve Castaneda, who has pleaded not guilty to felony perjury charges, expects to go forward with a highstakes trial in February at the
A Chula Vista city councilman lied to a county grand jury investigating his personal interest in a South Bay condominium conversion project, a prosecutor told jurors
The felony perjury trial of Chula Vista Councilman Steve Castaneda will go forward as scheduled April 7, placing in limbo his candidacy for reelection. Castaneda’s attorney, Marc
CHULA VISTA – Councilman Steve Castaneda said he will seek reelection in June to the Chula Vista City Council, despite facing a potential trial on
CHULA VISTA – City Councilman Steve Castaneda, who once called himself the victim of a “political witch hunt” led by District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, yesterday pleaded
A Chula Vista councilman facing a potential trial on felony perjury charges said yesterday that he will seek reelection in June. “I am putting together my
A Chula Vista man accused of working as a front for the Arellano Felix drug cartel pleaded not guilty yesterday to moneylaundering charges dating back to
Chula Vista City Councilman Steve Castaneda took the stand in his own defense yesterday. Castaneda was charged with 13 counts of felony perjury, but the judge