Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Military Veteran Rios Challenging Costa for Congress in 2026

23 hours ago

OpenAI to Release Web Browser in Challenge to Google Chrome

23 hours ago

Fuel Shortage Threatens to Turn Gaza’s Biggest Hospital Into Graveyard, Doctors Say

23 hours ago

Why Measure C Is Not Measured

24 hours ago

California Highway Patrol Makes 1,311 DUI Arrests During Independence Day Weekend

24 hours ago

Death Toll Reaches at Least 119 in Texas Floods, With 173 Missing

1 day ago

Nathan Magsig: Why Our Second Amendment Resolution Matters to the People of the Central Valley

1 day ago

Horse Racing May Be Out at Fresno Fair, but New Events Promise to Pack Grandstands

1 day ago

Wall Street Shakes off Tariff Concerns, Nvidia Leaps to $4 Trillion

1 day ago

Who Will Dyer Support as His Successor? We Asked Him.

1 day ago
Former Fresno DA's Investigator Charged With Voter Fraud
gvw_ap_news
By Associated Press
Published 3 years ago on
March 14, 2022

Share

 

CRESCENT CITY — An acting sheriff in far Northern California is facing voter fraud charges in connection with his efforts to run for the job.

Randy Waltz portrait
Del Norte County acting sheriff Randy Waltz

Randy Waltz was charged with perjury and filing false voter registration and nomination papers on Wednesday.

Prosecutors in Del Norte County said he listed an address that was not his permanent residence when he submitted nomination papers and declared his candidacy for sheriff on Feb. 14.

Waltz was appointed sheriff in September to fill out the term of Erik Apperson, who unexpectedly resigned as head of the 60-person sheriff’s office, the Sacramento Bee reports.

Last Residence Is in Fresno

Waltz, 62, who was hired as undersheriff in 2020, previously worked for the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office as an investigator. His last residence is listed as a home in Fresno, according to public records, though the property isn’t registered under his name.

He listed the address of a short-term rental as his official residence on voter registration forms several days before he filed candidacy papers to run in the June election.

Waltz declined to comment on the charges and told the newspaper he was looking to hire an attorney.

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

DON'T MISS

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

DON'T MISS

FEMA Is Holding Up $2.4 Billion in Grants to Fight Terrorism, States Say

DON'T MISS

US Coffee, Orange Juice Prices Could Surge if Trump’s Brazil Tariffs Stick

DON'T MISS

Trump’s Tariffs: What’s in Effect and What Could Be in Store?

DON'T MISS

Israeli Strike Kills Children Near Gaza Clinic With No Immediate Truce in Sight

DON'T MISS

Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Despite Supreme Court Ruling

DON'T MISS

Churches Can Endorse Political Candidates to Congregations, IRS Says

DON'T MISS

US Lawmakers Renew Concerns About GenScript’s Ties to China

DON'T MISS

Fresno County Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Fiery DUI Crash That Killed One, Injured Several

DON'T MISS

‘Hollywood-Level Scares’ at Immersive Horror Attraction Coming to Fresno This Halloween

DON'T MISS

Hiker Rescued by Helicopter After Injury on Pacific Crest Trail in Kern County

UP NEXT

US Coffee, Orange Juice Prices Could Surge if Trump’s Brazil Tariffs Stick

UP NEXT

Trump’s Tariffs: What’s in Effect and What Could Be in Store?

UP NEXT

Israeli Strike Kills Children Near Gaza Clinic With No Immediate Truce in Sight

UP NEXT

Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Despite Supreme Court Ruling

UP NEXT

Churches Can Endorse Political Candidates to Congregations, IRS Says

UP NEXT

US Lawmakers Renew Concerns About GenScript’s Ties to China

UP NEXT

Fresno County Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Fiery DUI Crash That Killed One, Injured Several

UP NEXT

‘Hollywood-Level Scares’ at Immersive Horror Attraction Coming to Fresno This Halloween

UP NEXT

Hiker Rescued by Helicopter After Injury on Pacific Crest Trail in Kern County

UP NEXT

US Military Delivering Some Weapons to Ukraine After Pause

Tulare County Man Arrested in Ivanhoe Shooting, Second Suspect Still at Large

1 hour ago

Tiger-Striped Trixie Is a Pro When It Comes to Taking Cozy Naps

1 hour ago

Democrats Release Texts, Emails to Boost Claims Trump Nominee Urged Defiance of Courts

1 hour ago

Fresno Police Seek Public’s Help in Finding Missing 16-Year-Old Girl

1 hour ago

Ford Recalls More Than 850,000 Vehicles in US Over Fuel Pump Defect

2 hours ago

Walmart Recalls Ozark Trail Bottles After Three Reported Injuries, US Agency Says

2 hours ago

FEMA Is Holding Up $2.4 Billion in Grants to Fight Terrorism, States Say

2 hours ago

US Coffee, Orange Juice Prices Could Surge if Trump’s Brazil Tariffs Stick

2 hours ago

Trump’s Tariffs: What’s in Effect and What Could Be in Store?

2 hours ago

Israeli Strike Kills Children Near Gaza Clinic With No Immediate Truce in Sight

3 hours ago

Bitcoin Hits Fresh Record High

NEW YORK – Bitcoin rallied to a fresh all-time high on Thursday helped by rising demand from institutional investors as well as friend...

2 minutes ago

Representations of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration picture taken June 7, 2021. (Reuters File)
2 minutes ago

Bitcoin Hits Fresh Record High

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, owned by Kellogg Company, is seen for sale in a store in Queens, New York City, U.S., February 7, 2022. (Reuters File)
53 minutes ago

Froot Loops Maker WK Kellogg Agrees to $3.1 Billion Deal From Italy’s Ferrero

1 hour ago

China Signals Willingness to Sell Fighter Jets as Iran Eyes J-10 Aircraft

Tulare County deputies arrested Sotero Flores, 47, of Ivanhoe, in connection with a shooting in Ivanhoe that injured a man, while a second suspect, Rigoberto Lopez, 32, of Ivanhoe, remains at large. (Tulare County SO)
1 hour ago

Tulare County Man Arrested in Ivanhoe Shooting, Second Suspect Still at Large

1 hour ago

Tiger-Striped Trixie Is a Pro When It Comes to Taking Cozy Naps

Attorney Emil Bove looks on as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., on January 10, 2025.
1 hour ago

Democrats Release Texts, Emails to Boost Claims Trump Nominee Urged Defiance of Courts

Fresno police are searching for 16-year-old Giselle Botello Guzman, who was last seen June 15 and may be traveling between Fresno, Hanford, and Lemoore with a teenage male. (Fresno PD)
1 hour ago

Fresno Police Seek Public’s Help in Finding Missing 16-Year-Old Girl

A Ford logo is seen on the Ford Motor World headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2025. (Reuters/Rebecca Cook)
2 hours ago

Ford Recalls More Than 850,000 Vehicles in US Over Fuel Pump Defect

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend