Her Fight with the County for Survivor benefits

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Bleav + Law Enforcement Talk - John J Wiley

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Her Fight with the County for Survivor benefits and How Cruelly they responded. In July 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputy Oscar Rocha lost his life after contracting the virus while working inside Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California. A 25-year veteran of the department, Rocha had spent decades serving his community and was only months away from retirement.

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0:00.0	She is from a segment of the population we almost never get to hear from.
0:04.2	She's a surviving widow of a deputy who died in line of duty from Alameda County Sheriff's
0:09.2	Office through to COVID-19.
0:11.2	She's here to talk about his death and her struggles and life after.
0:16.0	Welcome to the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
0:19.3	In the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, we are joined by special guests talking about their
0:24.4	experiences, their realities of investigating crimes.
0:27.9	Plus, those have experienced horrendous trauma, police, first responders, military, and victims
0:32.8	of crimes share their stories.
0:34.8	Hi, I'm John Jay Wiley.
0:36.9	In addition to being a broadcaster, I'm also a retired
0:39.5	police sergeant. Be sure to check out our website, LETRadio.com, and also like us on Facebook,
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1:19.6	Join us from Texas.
1:21.1	We have Maureen Anner on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.
1:24.3	Maureen is a widow of Deputy Oscar Rocha of the Alameda County,
1:28.5	California Sheriff's Office, who died in a line of duty of COVID-19 on July 23rd, 2020. She's here to
1:34.9	talk about this. She's also a podcaster. Name of her podcast is Red, White, and Blonde. That's Red,
1:40.3	white, and blonde. Maureen, thanks for being a guest on the law enforcement talk radio and talking about a very
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