Mike Carona
| Mike Carona | |
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Carona in 2002
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| Born |
May 23, 1955 Santa Monica, California |
| Occupation | Former Sheriff-Coroner |
| Criminal charge | Witness tampering |
| Criminal penalty | imprisonment of 66 months |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Motive | Obstruction |
| Conviction(s) | 16 January 2009 |
Michael S. "Mike" Carona (born May 23, 1955) is a convicted felon and former Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California. The Sheriff was the elected head of the Orange County Sheriff's Department. He gained national prominence during the hunt for the killer of Samantha Runnion. After the quick capture of her murderer, Alejandro Avila, late night television host Larry King dubbed him "America's Sheriff" during an interview.
In late 2007, a federal grand jury indicted Carona, his wife, and his alleged longtime mistress on corruption charges. He resigned effective January 14, 2008, and was convicted on one count of witness tampering, a year later. He was sentenced to 66 months in prison and on January 25, 2011, turned himself in to a federal prison in Colorado to start serving time on the conviction. In May 2015, he was released to his Orange, California home for home confinement after being released from Federal Medical Center, Lexington and spending time at a halfway house in Los Angeles County.
Mike Carona was born on May 23, 1955 in Santa Monica, California. In 1978, Carona graduated from Mount San Antonio College, a community college in Walnut, California with an Associate of Arts degree and in 1983, he graduated from University of Redlands with a bachelor of arts degree. In 1986, Carona received a master of arts degree in management, also from the University of Redlands. In 1992, he received another Master of Arts degree in management, this time from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Carona graduated from the OCSD training academy in 1976. He was assigned to the County Marshal's Department, where he worked as a deputy for 12 years.
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