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Prosecutor's Wife and Paris Have Something in Common

Posted Jun 9th 2007 2:03PM by TMZ Staff

In the ultimate of ironies, turns out the wife of Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo -- the man who wanted more jail time for Paris Hilton -- was popped for driving with a suspended license.

The incident occurred in 2005, according to the Los Angeles Times. Michelle Delgadillo's punishment -- a $186 fine.

Delgadillo said through a spokesman the two incidents are not comparable. "Paris Hilton, when driving with a suspended license, was on probation for a DUI-reckless driving charge," the Delgadillo spokesman said. Michelle Delgadillo was not on probation when cops stopped her for an illegal turn and found out her license had been suspended -- a year earlier, she was in an accident and could not show proof of insurance.

BTW, the City Attorney's office did not handle his wife's case.

So is it better to be an heiress or an City Attorney's wife? You decide.

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31. why is TMZ so pro-Paris ?? is TMZ getting paid-off by the Hiltons too?

Posted at 7:06PM on Jun 9th 2007 by DD123

32. You can tell all the people in California, who want Mr. Delgadillo's job, are hating on this site.

I want to say F- YOU to Mr. Levin of T.M.Z. Last night on Greta, he was upholding Paris, and when greta asked him what the bloggers of T.M.Z thought, he couldnt tell the truth. That most of us cant stand her, and thinks she got exactly what was coming.

Greta, already knew how most of us felt, and was trying to coax him into telling the truth. Mr.Levin's only reply was, "it takes a certain type of person to be on T.M.Z anyways." Basically, that we are all nasty-losers.

Screw you, Mr. Levin!

Posted at 7:07PM on Jun 9th 2007 by L.B

33. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE HATERS? I DON'T SEE MANY OF THEM POSTING ON HERE REGARDING THEIR CROOKED HERO ROCKY. YOU PEOPLE ARE TOO BLIND AND STUPID TO SEE THE TRUTH. PARIS IS BEING PUNISHED WRONGLY AND YOU LET YOUR HATRED AND JEALOUSY OF HER BLIND YOU. I HOPE ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS OR KIDS DON'T FIND THEMSELVES IN THE SAME SITUATION. FREE PARIS.

Posted at 7:09PM on Jun 9th 2007 by wherearethehaters

34. Apples and oranges!!! TMZ give us the dirt oh the shady sherriff - you know the one that looks out for the Rich and Famous!!!! Does he look out for those that line his campaign pockets? What's going on with him - haven't seen reporting from you people that love Paris, hey she lines your pockets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep the barbie in the pokey. Driving drunk IS a danger to society!!!! Idiots!!!! I'm just glad I don't live in that pathetic state.

Posted at 7:12PM on Jun 9th 2007 by pammie

35. You people don't understand the legal ramifications behind breaking probation. She is not in jail because of a DUI, and she is not in jail because of driving with a suspended license. She is in jail for violating her probation, NUMEROUS time, after she was given a break. Those that laugh in the face of the law should be punished. Paris will make it through jail.

Posted at 7:12PM on Jun 9th 2007 by ChocolateRockstar

36. I bet if Paris Hilton took a crap Harvey Levin would come out.

Way to go TMZ for being so obviously biased...NEWS FLASH: rational thinking americans, myself included, agree with judge sauer's course of action and do not care about her being sad in jail. Except maybe TMZ.

I bet you'll lose alot of readership based on your unfair and unsubstantiated reporting (i mean seriously, a court hearing via conference call??? )
WAY TO GO GENIUSES!!!!

Posted at 7:42PM on Jun 26th 2007 by TEAMPARIS = too much free time + stupidity

37. YEAH, SHE REALLY DID WHAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN SHE DROVE ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE. HER AND HER HUSBAND SHOULD BOTH BE THROWN IN JAIL ASAP, ESPECIALLY HER HUSBAND FOR FRAUD.

28. Mrs. Delgadillo paid her fine and did what she was supposed to do.

Paris did not.

Posted at 6:36PM on Jun 9th 2007 by Britney\\\'s fine

Posted at 7:17PM on Jun 9th 2007 by wherearethehaters

38. Welcome to Paris Hilton Nation! You Pimps!

Posted at 1:29AM on Jun 18th 2007 by shm

39. Not the same thing, at all. Stir the pot somewhere else.

Posted at 7:28PM on Jun 9th 2007 by Suzi

40. All Paris supporters are morons! She is a spoiled little UGLY bitch! I mean ugly!!!

Posted at 7:29PM on Jun 9th 2007 by Brynn

41. Looks like this is just getting started

Paris hang in there. Everthing is going to be ok, your going to come out of this a winner!

I smell lost jobs. TMZ get some photos of michelle, maybe a interview as she gets in her car.

Posted at 7:29PM on Jun 9th 2007 by jasun p

42. How much is Paris paying the TMZ guy to take Paris' side in tv interviews and on his website.? This guy is a tool.

Posted at 2:10PM on Jun 11th 2007 by Al

43. Overcrowding's NOT the issue in Paris' case, she was in a private cell!

Posted at 7:30PM on Jun 9th 2007 by Suzi

44. TMZ what a low blow. Is his wife a celebrity? Pick on someone that deserves it. Paris is a pig and the 2 arent the same. All this woman didnt do was show her insurance to the courts so they could drop it. It didnt say she didnt have insurance, so quit trying to make something out of nothing. Paris is no better than any other person out there that CHOSE to break a court order and go against the rules. Like my mama always said... "you gonna play... your gonna pay".

Posted at 7:40PM on Jun 9th 2007 by giveitarest

45. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070609/ap_en_ce/paris_hilton_sheriff;_ylt=AtZxkuNXH3Y.nQ1HhOh66ERxFb8C

Sheriff under fire in Paris Hilton case

Sheriff under fire in Paris Hilton case By MICHAEL BLOOD, Associated Press Writer
Fri Jun 8, 9:19 PM ET

This is not the first time that Lee Baca, the sheriff who opened the jail door for Paris Hilton, has had his judgment questioned.

He's been accused of using his authority to benefit friends and supporters. Since taking office he's accepted thousands of dollars worth of freebie meals, sports tickets and trips.

Now Baca is facing accusations of favoritism after making the decision that allowed Hilton to leave jail Thursday to serve out her sentence at her West Hollywood home.

He dismissed that criticism, saying Friday that Hilton had been ordered to spend an unusually long time behind bars.

Under his department's early release program, Hilton would not have served any time in jail and would have been put on home electronic monitoring, Baca said.

"The special treatment, in a sense, appears to be because of her celebrity status," he said. "She got more time in jail."

After ordering Hilton back to her cell Friday, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer said he "at no time condoned the actions of the sheriff."

The union representing deputy sheriffs demanded that Baca "put a stop to his special treatment for celebrity inmates." And county Supervisor Don Knabe said he was stunned to find out Baca released Hilton without consulting the court.

"I would have thought he would have better judgment than that," Knabe said.

The county Board of Supervisors will demand a report on Hilton's release and Baca's decision-making in the matter, Knabe said.

For Baca, 65, who has led the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department since 1998, the blowback is not extraordinary.

When Mel Gibson was arrested for drunken driving, the department withheld video and audio tapes of the arrest, asserting they were exempt from open-government laws.

There were questions about favorable treatment for Gibson after a sheriff's spokesman initially said the arrest occurred "without incident" and made no mention of the superstar's now-notorious anti-Semitic rant.

"When a celebrity is involved, that's when people pay attention," said Robert Stern of the Center for Governmental Studies, a research group. "The big question ... is why didn't the sheriff go to the judge" before Hilton was released.

Baca has dismissed criticism over the decision.

Last year, the Los Angeles Times reported Baca put one of his closest friends on the payroll as a $105,000-a-year adviser.

The newspaper also said he had accepted more than $42,000 in gifts since taking office, including some from those who do business with his department.

In 2004, he took more gifts than California's other 57 sheriffs combined.

Baca oversees an 8,000-officer force that has been vexed by low morale, tight budgets, overcrowded jails and the persistence of gang crime.

Jonathan Wilcox, a Republican strategist who teaches a course on politics and celebrity at the University of Southern California, said Baca may be caught between public expectations and the reality of the criminal justice system:

"Sheriff Baca needs to be very concerned with at least the impression that the final frontier — the law — is now as affected by celebrity as almost every other aspect of our lives."

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