Top Adviser to Los Angeles DA Gascon Hit With Felony Charges

A top prosecutor in the office of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon was charged on April 24 with illegally using confidential information she obtained in a previous job. Diana Teran, an assistant district attorney at Mr. Gascon’s office, accessed data including confidential law enforcement files in 2018 while she was employed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Ms. Teran then illegally used that data after joining the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Bonta said. Ms. Teran was charged by the California Attorney General’s Office with 11 felony counts of unauthorized use of data from confidential, statutorily-protected peace officer files....