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Mike Rios, Moreno Valley School Board Member, Is Sketchiest School Board Member of All Time

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mvgordie.com
From a member of Rios' growing hate club.
We don't usually concern ourselves with all the weird inbred stuff going on in Riverside County, but this tale of elected-official-gone-awry is too absurd to pass up.

Mike Rios, 42, a member of the Moreno Valley School Board, has just set the record for sketchiest school-board member of all time.

He was already in the running before yesterday, what with attempted-murder charges...

... stemming from a hick-town nightclub brawl in February. (He allegedly fired a gun at two guys after they followed him home from the club, where they'd all been fighting over some chick. Classy.)

But as of April 4, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise, Rios can add two felony counts of "rape by force or fear," as well as "three counts of pimping and six counts of pandering" for "persuading or encouraging four women and two underage girls to work for him as a prostitute," to his resume.

Kind of makes us feel better about our own LAUSD board members, who are completely puppeted by unions/whoever is padding their campaign accounts, but who at least haven't taken to, uh, pimping on the weekends.

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Riverside County Sheriff's Department via Patch
Rios' latest mugshot.
Of the four adult women and two girls that Rios allegedly tried to pimp, only three of the adults actually became his prostitutes, says the Riverside County District Attorney's report.

But it wasn't for lack of effort. The public official allegedly used Internet ads to hunt his prey, even once touting his position on the Moreno Valley School Board. According to the D.A., Rios offered up his Hummer as a job perk to both juveniles, and told one she could use his home as well.

Not sure how that would work, seeing as he has two kids and a wife. Oh! Speaking of the wife, and speaking of sketchiness, 39-year-old Dora Landaverde doesn't have the squeakiest record, either. From a heartbreaking Press-Enterprise report on their two abandoned children:

Landaverde was arrested Sept. 20, as part of a nationwide ICE enforcement action focusing on convicted criminal aliens. ICE targeted Landaverde based upon a prior felony drug conviction, which led to her deportation in the late 1990s. Landaverde served 270 days in an Orange County jail in 1996 and three years probation after pleading guilty to the sale or transport of marijuana, court records show.

But here's the No. 1 way you know this guy is sketchy, even if his charges haven't been proven yet: In March, after the shooting, the local Moreno Valley chapter of the Democratic Party abandoned the candidate and filed for a recall.

The Democrats don't often just drop one of their own like this. Not even sketchmaster Scott Svonkin -- the San Gabriel School Board member who shoots food out of his mouth when he yells at constituents, among other personality problems.

So Rios must have really screwed up.

Indeed, on top of the attempted-murder allegations, the Democratic Club of Moreno Valley said there were "also concerns Rios does not sufficiently participate in school board discussions."

Oh, you mean he also doesn't do his job? Shucks. (How did this guy get elected again?)

Multiple slam sites against Rios detected something sketchy about the school-board member long before the D.A. got wind. However, almost more embarrassing is Rios' own blog, on which he announced in January that he would be running for City Council. But first, he had a message for the haters:

"Declaration of War" very harsh words, but that is exactly what the "Special Interest" have done by going after the true voice and only voice for the people of Moreno Valley. The "Special Interest" have done many things against me to try their best to discredit me in any way possible to try to stop me from returning full power back to the people of Moreno Valley. Here are just a few of the things they have done and FAILED!!!!

(1) Falsely accusing me of being a (Child Molester) during the 2010 campaign by the way (8) people ran and I came in first place! Special Interest FAILED!!!! (2) Falsely accusing me that I had (FELONIES) on my record! I took a Department of Justice fingerprint background check through the MVUSD no criminal history or felonies! Special Interest FAILED AGAIN!!!! (3) Falsely accusing me of (Voter Fraud) no evidence of facts have ever been presented to the District Attorney or in any court of law! Special Interest FAILED AGAIN!!!! (4) Special Interest have decided that since there lies and deceit are having no effect on me they have crossed the line breaking the "CODE OF ETHICS" and deliberately going after members of my family! This is where the "Special Interest" have declared war against the voice of the people and for that I must not lose sight that I will not rest until full power is restored back to the people! I will never do what the "Special Interest" want from me resign, give up, quit, go away, and say screw the people! Never will that happen I will never bow down to the "special interest" as long as I live and I only answer to the "People" and that will never change "EVER". One more thing "Special Interest" Mayor Richard Stewart, Council members Jessie Molina and Marcelo Co voted to block me from running for city council in Nov 2012. Guess what you can block me, but you can't stop me so to all (3) of you KISS MY ASS you scared little boys Mike Rios is back and I'm taking "NO PRISONERS"!!!!! May God have mercy on all of you for the sins that you have committed against "The People of Moreno Valley"!

So there you have it -- the grand finale. Not only has this school-board member been accused of attempted murder, rape, pimping and pandering, but his grammar is 100 percent abysmal.

For the sake of the children whose futures lie in the hands of the Moreno Valley School District, let's hope the D.A.'s got something solid on Rios, reigning king of taxpayer-funded sketchiness.

[@simone_electra / swilson@laweekly.com / @LAWeeklyNews]

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luv san soo
luv san soo

and there is so much more people dont know about!!!! Mike Rios has always been nothing more then a piece of crap! if anyone ever took a backround check they would have known that he molested his 2 kids when they were children not to mention he use to rape and drug his ex wife!!!!! he lost his old business "top gun" back when he lived in south gate! if i remember correctly. and the story just gets worse!!!!!!!

Chancelarue
Chancelarue

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss LAUSD board as criminally inclined or as complete wastes of skin. While this garden variety miscreant clearly leads a fascinating double life and presents a threat to underaged girls ( how is it that isn't making some serious headlines? Only teachers can be immersed in the yellow journalism of school sex scandals?), Lausd has corpulent Monica Garcia cheering on ethically challenged superintendents as they commandeer school choice, threaten and intimidate parents who are DAC members , a committee that oversees huge funding from Title 1 or did until bully boy Deasy unilaterially decided to cut them off after 30 years of successful collaboration and choose to spend the misappropriated money on yet more tests from the fine folks at Scholastic. Recall Monica Garcia's blithe attitude about Sup. Cortines conflict of interest consultantship with the company, which receives $16 million for bubble sheets and culturally biased test packets from LAUSD annually? She is no less cavalier about Deasy's data driven deference to this racket , which designs teacher evaluations so flawed and unsecured , they dony care if cheating has compromised the integrity of scores, integrity?! Who needs that when you ge $10 per packet for 600,000children ? I'm guessing these cost no more than. $1 each and know nothing in terms of revision or research is implemented to ensure these tests are relevant, accurate and correctly aligned with standards. I know, it a bloodless, dull thing but we are getting the bill for this crap and now Deasy wants a parcel tax and donations doe the tv station that haas Garcia mug for it branding . Please join www.bartlebyproject.comIf that's to dry and sexless, keep in mind that evil is a benign shade of beige , it's banality is its greatest asset. This certainly doesn't mitigate the impact it has on our lives. Whole Garcia is ending over backwards (. There's a sight that might garner some morbid fascination) to erase the wheels if her political ambition and enjoy the perks of her betrayal, which may include a palatial home near Pacific Pallasaides that her 40k solely can't possibly afford. This woman is Walmart chattel and in charge. I don't believe Moreno Valley would allow her to guard the best interest of their children. Maybe it's too soon to count other members of the board out just yet. Certainly Marguirite LaMOTTE Is a force to be reckoned with. She is valiant in her efforts to defend the harbor area where much of the carnage is located because the population in LA s south regent and harbor areas are largely populated by undocumented masses, righteously angry AA who we see singled out by cops in school's and out to feed into the state's all to lucrative prison system and assorted refugees including factions of Khmer Rouge, Filipinos, tribes of the a pacific, and a growing demographic others who meet the melting pot paradigm but remain a largely fringe culture to LA and its school.. Her tenacity is remarkable, and given Deasy's soo aren't animosity towards fearless black womanhood, we should be grateful he still feels some responsibility towards keep up appearencesl by way of what he sees as a token. Although she is Polly Purebread and spread thin in her crusades, Tamar Gazatkan, a white upperwardky mobile prosecuter and cute soccer mom has made a few blunders . These blunders include blindly believing Deasy's redundant assertions about the frustration and expense of firing so called bad teachers. When ambushed by reporter Patrick Healy with the Teuton in March, TG's self-righteous demeanor fell into shock, and she wore the untempered expression of betrayal on her usually determined young face.She did not equivocate or congratulate Deasy on illegally bagging over 850 teachers since he arrived like some skinny white savior in his hip horn rimmed glasses. He did enough of that himself. Maybe she and the others on the board should have googled this guy, who apparently materialized like the Termenator from thin air to get away with one white chalk crime spree after another to realize his biggest heist yet in the lunatic landscape of LA. His history of unethical collusion and hijacked funding is only out done by his recent facillitaing of what we are calling a orofessional holocaust for teachers. He deftly played his bad hand at Miramonte, evading criminal charges and scrutiny for continuing LAUSDs long tradition of protecting and pandering to perverts like Mark Berndt and George Hernadez , whose 3 charges of sexual misconduct at Lausd Spared him at will status as a sub , protected his credential , concealed his crimes and unleashed him on Ingleswood ES s where he abused at least one little girl , became a fugitive and recently added another victim to his list, making me question the double standard Deasy wants to inflict as his minions pour over teacher files to find an excuse to fire yet more teachers, preferably veterans who he's shot down to leave in flames after honored decades of service. Garcia and company have rubber stamped the dismissals , indifferent to the contractual violations, the bogus quality of charges or the devastation Deasy plans to spread in teachers' lives. Clearly he makes up the rules as he goes along and has no qualms about adopting his law above the state's but he was in Sacremento last week testifying about making it easier to fire teachers accused of " egregious" misconduct. All to aware of deference to interpretations and superintendents' propensity for arbitrary practices, TFA expressed concerns about due process, merely a pretense at LAUSD for years . Deasy bristled and sneered " How much due process do child molestors need?" So lost angels I leave you to ponder this question and the disparity in social injustice systems that are presently attempting to extort your money by way of parve taxes , donations to save tv stations we have no use for Deasy's self-professed interest in "human Capitol " as he herds his assets into crowded classrooms for scripted lesson and assures Swiftian satire plays itself out on cable access in tribute to an Orwellian Ideal cooked up vulture philanthropists who are part of the landscape in this teacher's Kafkaesque nightmare. No literature, no art, no music, no trades, no 2cd chance in adult Ed. Just lies and broken dreams that will rapidly spread to a hood near you.

Kayla
Kayla

I too am offended by the writer's dismissive comment about all of the weird inbred "stuff" that is supposedly going on in Riverside County. What kind of journalist would even use the word stuff?

That being said, I'm happy to see that Mike Rios' alleged crimes are being brought to light and gaining the attention of a wider audience. He is a sick and twisted man. I truly hope these latest allegations will keep him behind bars where he belongs. He is an embarrassment to Moreno Valley Unified School District and the city of Moreno Valley.

Spoiled4kevin
Spoiled4kevin

Apparently this reporter hasn't checked their statistics. Riverside County has less crime than both L.A. County and Orange County. Epic fail reporter!

Raverguy
Raverguy

 Yes but LA/OC crime is of a higher economic and cultural status.  They do drivebys from Maybachs.

Hoggbeatz
Hoggbeatz

Mostly People who are from MOVAL have the Upmost disgust when describing it. Although Moreno Valley Has it's downs due to the people and their LACK or parenting... It has it's upsides like it was the place were I bought my first home at the age of 21. This town is NOT built for the youth. It is more of a mid 30's and up crowd. Sadly the youth here have NO outlets. That's not the youth's fault... Over all I've been here for about 10 years since I moved here from San Diego and you guys know what??? San Diego is 100times worse than this little town with a bad name. This town is young and still has potential only if the council members see to it. 1 basketball court and a soccer field is not going to cut it either. O yeah, L.A. and Orange county is filled with more "GHETTO/HICK/Crackheads/hookers/Drug Dealers/etc... than Moreno Valley! Lol

Sweetsweet1970
Sweetsweet1970

Thank you, I've been here 28yrs and I'm not trashy or scum..There's trash and scum everywhere.

Guest
Guest

"...weird inbred stuff going on in Riverside County...". Wow, you're not much for journalistic integrity. I guess that's why you're writing for a sub-par news site.

moval
moval

 not really a "inbred hicktown" it is more of a third world scum town

Darius Giurar
Darius Giurar

SORRY BUT MOVAL IS FUCKIN GROSS ALWAYS HAS BEEN ALWAYS WILL BE NOTHING BUT STUPID TRASHY FUCKIN HIDEOUS AND OR SLUTTIEST WOMEN LIVE THERE AND EVERY GUY IS EITHER A CRACKHEAD OR THINKS HES PART OF SOME GANG THAT HAS NO RELEVANCE AT ALL

Guest
Guest

That sounds like the grammatical trash that would only come from someone born and raised in "MOVAL".

URAA$$
URAA$$

Inbred stuff that goes on in Riverside county??? You're an ass plan and simple. I'm too pissed of to even read what the rest of the article is about. Who do you think you are?

Dosha
Dosha

 proofread your comments for spelling before ranting.

Zing
Zing

Yes, inbred stuff. Deal with it.

Spoiled4kevin
Spoiled4kevin

Shouldn't have to deal with it. Catagorizing the whole of Moreno Valley with that brush struck is erroneous. If we did that to people it could be called bigotry.

Raverguy
Raverguy

 Typical LA condescension.  So far above it all out west they are and their smog blows into your lungs.  NIce eh?

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