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June 17, 2013
Sacramento Man Arrested for Child Pornography Offenses
Fraudulent Identification Document Businesses Targeted in the Central Valley
Fresno Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Sell Fake DVDs and CDs
June 14, 2013
Recently Convicted Mortgage Fraud Defendant Arrested in Pennsylvania In Prostitution Case
June 11, 2013
Bakersfield Defense Contractor Arrested on Fraud Charges
Former DMV Employee Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Issue California Driver's Licenses
June 10, 2013
Bakersfield Couple Plead Guilty in $6 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Bakersfield Couple Plead Guilty in $6 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Former Sanger Bank Employee Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $250,000 from Bank
Former Fresno Investment Advisor Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Investors
Project Safe Childhood News
June 7, 2013
Bay Area Man Charged With Nine Counts Of Mail Fraud
Kern County Resident Charged In Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme
Visalia Doctor Indicted For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone
June 6, 2013
Stockton Men Charged with Drug Trafficking
Sacramento Area Drug Traffickers Indicted in Significant Federal Drug Trafficking Investigation
San Joaquin County Man Indicted for Possessing Methamphetamine and a Firearm
U.S. Secures $50.5 Million in Settlements for Fires in Eldorado and Mendocino National Forests
June 3, 2013
Tulare County Woman Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Cosmetics
Fresno Man Sentenced to Prison for Producing False Identification Documents
Modesto Man Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Information in $50,000 Small Business Loan Application
May 31, 2013
Last Defendant in Bakersfield Gang Operation Enters Guilty Plea
Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Multiple Marijuana Storefronts and Cultivation Sites
May 30, 2013
Stockton Corporation Controller Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $950,000
Sacramento Man Indicted for Passport Fraud, Social Security Fraud, Theft of Government Property, and Aggravated Identity Theft
Bakersfield and Los Angeles Residents Charged with Mail Theft Conspiracy
Stockton Woman Charged with Firearm and Identity Theft Charges
Sacramento Man Indicted for Possessing a Handgun After He Had a Misdemeanor Conviction for Domestic Violence
Former Sacramento Funeral Director Sentenced for Embezzlement and Bank Fraud
Salinas Resident Indicted for Possessing 20 Pounds of Cocaine In Kern County
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict for Nationwide Foreclosure Rescue Scam
May 29, 2013
Chico Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud
Tulare and Monterey County Business Partners Charged in Fraudulent Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
Rancho Cordova Man Sentenced for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Charges
May 28, 2013
Bakersfield Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
May 24, 2013
Trinity County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing U.S. Mail and Possession of Stolen U.S. Mail
Yolo County Kidnapping Suspect Indicted for Trading Child Pornography
Sacramento Woman Indicted for Pimping a Minor
Federal Escapee Indicted
Sacramento Marijuana Dispensary Operator Sentenced
May 23, 2013
New Charges for Stratos in $11.25 Million Investor Fraud Scheme
May 22, 2013
South Lake Tahoe Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Witness Tampering and Obstruction
Man Sentenced for Attempting to Board Plane with Loaded Gun at Sacramento International Airport
May 21, 2013
Stockton Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Marijuana Warehouse Grow
May 20, 2013
Livingston Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Structuring
Madera Woman Sentenced in Illegally Issued Driver’s License Conspiracy
Former Fresno Investment Manager Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors of More Than $3.3 Million
Tulare Cousins Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding 75 Taxpayers of Their Tax Refunds
May 17, 2013
Former Yuba City Plumbers Union Business Manager and His Wife Sentenced for Misappropriation of Labor Union Funds
Unsealed Indictment Charges Couple in Antelope Home Arson
May 16, 2013
Modesto Man Indicted for Oxycodone Trafficking
Lemoore Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking Of Minor And Production Of Child Pornography
Elk Grove Man Indicted for Producing Hidden Camera Videos of Minors
Sacramento and Bay Area Drug Traffickers Given Lengthy Sentences
May 14, 2013
Citrus Heights Couple Sentenced for Multistate ID Theft, Credit Card Fraud, and Possession of Stolen U.S. Mail
Trinity County Man Sentenced for Growing Marijuana on Multiple Properties
Lancaster Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Student Loan raud
May 13, 2013
Fresno And Tulare Men Sentenced To Prison For Running Fraudulent Document Operation
Mariposa and Fresno Counties Marijuana Prosecution Update
Kingsburg Brothers Sentenced for Drug Trafficking
Modesto Surrogate Parenting Agency Owner Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison in $2.4 Million Fraud Scheme
May 10, 2013
Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Defrauding Lake Tahoe Investor of $2.9 Million
Sacramento Brothers Plead Guilty to Schemes to Commit Bank Fraud with Stolen U.S. Mail
May 9, 2013
Four Caught in Undercover OperationTargeting Drug Trafficking in Sacramento County
Mexican National Indicted for Possessing Over 15 Pounds of Methamphetamine
Sierra Army Depot Employee Indicted for Theft of Military Equipment
May 7, 2013
Modesto Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution
May 6, 2013
Orangevale Man Charged in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Fresno County Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty
Guilty Plea in Bakersfield Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Stanislaus County Store Owner Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Food Stamp Fraud
Document Fraud Cases in Tulare and Madera Counties Result in Prison Sentences
U.S. Attorney Concludes Three-Year Term on U.S. Attorney General’s Advisory Committee
May 3, 2013
Elk Grove Man Arrested For Producing Child Pornography
Adventist Health Pays The United States And The State Of California $14.1 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Placerville Man Sentenced To 42 Months For Interstate Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy
Folsom Man Sentenced For $6.9 Million Investment Fraud
U.S. Attorneys Office For The Eastern District Of California Observes National Police Week 2013; Honoring And Remembering Our Fallen Law Enforcement Officers
U.S. Mail Theft Investigation Leads To Felon In Possession Of Ammunition Charges Against Sacramento County Man
Redding Man Indicted For Production Of Child Pornography
Stockton Drug Dealer Indicted As A Result Of Operation Gideon IV
Elk Grove Couple Charged With Indoor Marijuana Cultivation
May 2, 2013
Fraudulent Document and Methamphetamine Dealer Indicted
Fugitive From The State Of Nevada Convicted Of Being A Felon In Possession Of Firearm
Mother And Sun Indicted For Possessing Approximately 49 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine
April 30, 2013
Bakersfield Woman Arrested for Counterfeiting U.S. Currency
Former Contract Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Raley’s
April 29, 2013
Ceres Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Four Bank Robberies
Cameron Park Man Charged with Bank Embezzlement
Modesto Man Snared by a Tip from Danish Police Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography
Kern, Fresno, Kings, and Stanislaus Counties Marijuana Prosecution Update
Visalia Man Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting
Yuba City Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 17.5 Years in Prison
April 25, 2013
Mother and Son Arrested in Fresno for Conspiring to Sell 50 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine
April 24, 2013
Mono County Sex Offender Arraigned in Federal Court
Bridgeport Bank Manager Arraigned for Embezzlement
April 23, 2013
Joint Operation in Stockton Targets Violent Crime 55 Persons Charged; 84 Firearms Seized
April 22, 2013
Fresno Man Sentenced for Laundering Drug Proceeds
April 17, 2013
13 Indicted in Multimillion Dollar Interstate Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
April 16, 2013
Two Sacramento Area Defendants Plead Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
April 15, 2013
Delano Property Owner Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography
Fresno, Tulare and Kern Counties’ Marijuana Prosecution Update
Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison
April 12, 2013
Comptroller of New York Payroll Services Company Sentenced for $20 Million Fraud Involving Sacramento County
Former New York Giants Player and West Sacramento Claims Adjuster Charged with $1.5 Million Insurance Fraud
April 11, 2013
Superseding Indictment Adds Charges For Three Defendants Accused Of Defrauding The United Auburn Indian Community
U.S. Mail Theft Investigation Leads To Felon In Possession Of Ammunition Charges Against Placer County Man
Trinity County Woman Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For Stealing U.S. Mail And Possession Of Stolen U.S. Mail
April 10, 2013
Five Arrested For Conspiracy To Sell Millions Of Stolen Goods On Ebay
Craigslist Personal AD Earns Sacramento Man 10 Years In Prison
South Lake Tahoe Dispensary Owner Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison And Agrees To Forfeit Drug Proceeds
April 8, 2013
Owners Of Fresno Debt Consolidation And Repair Business Sentenced For Defrauding Distressed Home Owners And Consumer Debtors
Ceres man Sentenced For Receiving Child Pornography
Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Nine Years
Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking
Madera Man Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy To Illegally Issue Drivers Licenses
Marijuana Cultivators Convicted
Sacramento Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Conspiracy Involving Sophisticated Indoor Residential Marijuana Grows
April 4, 2013
Stockton Man Captured and Indicted After Escaping from Mendota Federal Correctional Institution
San Diego Tobacco Distributor Sentenced to Prison for Excise Tax Fraud
Federal Grand Jury Adds Tax Charges to Indictment Against Inyo County Woman Accused of Embezzlement
April 3, 2013
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Indicted for Receipt of Child Pornography
Seven Indicted in Sacramento-Area Builder Bailout Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Sacramento Woman Sentenced for $1.3 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
April 2, 2013
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Postal Charges
April 1, 2013
Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Passport Fraud
Turlock Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography
Motorcycle Battery Used to Hide Drugs, Driver Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison
March 28, 2013
Oakland Pimp Sentenced for Child Exploitation Crimes
Firearms Trafficking Offenses and Project Safe Neighborhoods News
Nevada County Man Pleads Guilty to Maintaining a Sacramento Marijuana Dispensary on P Street
Sacramento Business's Former Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
March 26, 2013
Sacramento Man Convicted of Conspiracy Involving Sophisticated Indoor Residential Marijuana Grows
Corcoran Resident Arrested for Student Aid Fraud
March 25, 2013
Marijuana Cultivation Operations in Tulare and Kings Counties
Former Sacramento Area Loan Officer Arrested in Huntington Beach for Mortgage Fraud
Wife of Nuestra Familia Gang Leader Pleads Guilty in Ongoing Nuestra Familia Drug Trafficking Prosecution
March 21, 2013
Three Indicted for Child Exploitation
Four Indicted Under New Legislation Making It a Crime to Point a Laser at an Aircraft
Tulare Man Indicted on Counterfeiting Charges
March 20, 2013
7 Nuestra Familia Gang Members and Associates Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
Sacramento Man Arrested for Firearms Trafficking Offenses Involving Guns Purchased in Nevada
March 19, 2013
Former Sanger Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Approximately $250,000 from Bank
Two Sacramento Men Sentenced for the Second Time in as Many Weeks
March 18, 2013
Tulare County Methamphetamine Trafficker Sent to Prison for 10 Years
Former Fresno Resident Returns from South Korea to Face Charges Related to an Investment Fraud Scheme
March 15, 2013
CS Business Systems Inc. Pays $65,000 to Settle False Claims Act and Buy American Act Violations
March 14, 2013
Additional Charges in Bank Fraud Scheme
Three Defendants Charged in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Previously Convicted Sex Offender from Madera Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Former Web Producer Indicted in Sacramento for Conspiring with “Anonymous” Members to Attack Internet News Site
March 12, 2013
Trinity County Man Pleads Guilty to Growing Marijuana on Multiple Properties
March 11, 2013
Three Men Plead Guilty to Asbestos Abatement Violations at Former Air Force Base in Atwater
Multicounty Marijuana Prosecutions
March 7, 2013
Mastermind of Marriage Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
March 6, 2013
15-Year Prison Sentence Closes One Case as Another Case Leads to a Guilty Plea for 2 Sacramento Men
March 5, 2013
Former Fresno Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors of More Than $3.2 Million
March 4, 2013
Bail Bondsman Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearms Crimes
More Operation Mercury Convictions
Fresno Man Sentenced for Breaking into Letter Boxes
Tulare County Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced
Tulare County Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Marijuana Grow in Kern County
Guilty Pleas in Two Document Fraud Cases
March 1, 2013
Citrus Heights Bookkeeper Sentenced to Four Years, Nine Months in Prison for $1.7 Million Fraud and Tax Evasion
Three Child Sexual Exploitation Cases This Week from Roseville, Rancho Cordova and Tracy
February 26, 2013
Tulare Tax Preparers Plead Guilty to Defrauding Clients
Fair Oaks Man Sentenced to Nearly 9 Years in Prison for Child Pornography
February 25, 2013
Bakersfield Warehouse Marijuana Grow Results in Prison Sentences for Two
Bakersfield Resident Sentenced to Four-Year Prison Term for Coastal Marijuana Cultivation Operation
Two Madera Residents Plead Guilty to Manufacturing and Selling Fraudulent Identification Documents
Bank Executive Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Mortgage Fraud Scheme
February 22, 2013
Bay Area Brothers Sentenced for Ecstasy Trafficking
Tracy Man Pleads Guilty in $1 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Bakersfield Business Owner Arrested for Financial Reporting Crimes
Fourteen-Year Prison Sentence for Child Pornography
Ceres Man Indicted On Federal Methamphetamine Distribution Charges
February 21, 2013
Hawaii-Bound Methamphetamine Trafficker Caught by TSA
Sacramento Man Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison for Child Pornography
February 20, 2013
Project Safe Neighborhoods News
Federal Employee Arraigned for Filing False Tax Returns
Citrus Heights Man Arrested for American Express Credit Card Scam
Canadian Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 81 Months in Prison
Sacramento Businessman Sentenced to More than 24 Years in Prison for Child Pornography and Sex Tourism
February 19, 2013
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme that Sold Firearms Stolen from Turner’s Outdoorsman in Corona and Torrance
Modesto Surrogate Parenting Agency Owner Pleads Guilty in $2 Million Fraud Scheme
Alpaugh Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced
Former Bakersfield Police Detective Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
February 15, 2013
Stockton Marijuana Grow Cultivator Convicted Of Narcotics And Firearms Charges
El Dorado County Man Pleads Guilty in Interstate Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy
Four Indicted for Growing Marijuana Inside 7 Elk Grove and Sacramento Houses
Canadian Citizen Indicted for Possession of Cocaine
February 14, 2013
Kern County Traffic Stop Leads to Federal Indictment
Mendota Marijuana Cultivator Indicted
Jury Convicts Chico Man For Tax Fraud
February 13,2013
Federal Fugitive Sentenced for Making Hoax Bomb Threats
February 12,2013
Former Owner and CEO of SK Foods Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Racketeering and Price Fixing
Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Raley’s of More than $2.5 Million
February 8,2013
Sacramento Man Indicted for Trading Child Pornography
February 7,2013
Citrus Heights Man Indicted for Enticing Minor, Trading Child Pornography
Three Methamphetamine Indictments from Fresno, Kern and Merced Counties
South Lake Tahoe Police Officer Indicted for Witness Tampering and Obstruction
Former Thunder Valley Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement
February 5,2013
Tracy “Chop Shop” Owner Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison
Online Clothing Business Owners Arrested for Customs Fraud, Money Laundering
February 4,2013
Sacramento Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
Former Yosemite Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement from the National Park
Second Owner Of Debt Consolidation And Repair Business Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Customers
Bakersfield Men Sentenced for Kidnap, Robbery of Postal Worker
February 1,2013
Folsom Man Pleads Guilty to $80 Million Ponzi Scheme
January 2013
January 31,2013
Redding Traffic Stop Results in Heroin Trafficking Charge for Father and Son
Sacramento Trio Indicted for Aggravated I.D. Theft in Schemes to Commit bank Fraud with Stolen U.S. Mail
Kern County Drug Traffickers Indicted
Modesto Man Indicted for Seven Armed Bank Robberies
January 29,2013
Gilroy Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 14.5 Years in Prison
January 28,2013
Stockton Woman Sentenced to Prison for Online Sales of more than $1 Million in Stolen Merchandise
Bakersfield Marijuana Store Owner Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
Fresno County Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty
Kern County Marijuana Cultivators Convicted
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Structuring Drug Proceeds
January 25,2013
Fresno and Madera Document Fraud Operation Dismantled
January 24,2013
U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ALLOCATED MORE RESOURCES
Citrus Heights Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
Final Hornbuckle Sister Sentenced for Child Sex Trafficking
Guilty Plea in Multimillion Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme
Former Folsom Nurse Indicted for Producing Child Pornography
Stockton Men Charged with Methamphetamine Trafficking
January 23,2013
Nevada County Man Forfeits More Than $2.4 Million Worth of Property and IS Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
Plumas County Man Sentenced for Attempting to Entice a Minor for Sex
Rocklin Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
January 22,2013
Owner of Liberty Mortgage Company in Elk Grove Convicted in Multimillion Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Modesto Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Commit Postal Crimes
Former Fresno Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors of More Than $2.3 Million
Clovis Woman Pleads Guilty in Dismantled Document Fraud Operation
Convictions in Multicounty Marijuana Cases
Three Yuba County Men Charged with Hate Crime for Attack on African American Woman and White Man
Nuestra Familia Gang Member Sentenced to 21 Years and 10 Months in Prison in Ongoing Nuestra Familia Drug Trafficking Prosecution
January 18,2013
Partner in Stockton and Sacramento Marijuana Businesses Pleads Guilty
January 17,2013
Stockton Man Charged With Federal Gun And Drug Charges
January 16,2013
Ceres Man Pleads Guilty to Four Bank Robberies
Owner of Debt Consolidation and Repair Businesses Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Customers
January 15,2013
Arrests in Ongoing Investigation into Employment Benefit Fraud in Sutter County
January 14,2013
Madera Man Sentenced To Prison For Theft Of Social Security Benefits And Aggravated Identity Theft
January 11,2013
The “Fedora Bandit” Pleads Guilty to Serial Bank Robbery
January 10,2013
Owners of Own-A-Car Modesto Dealership Guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
Former Casa Volunteer Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography
January 9,2013
Operation Sunflower
Drug Dog Alerts on Methamphetamine Concealed in Dog-Food Bags
South Lake Tahoe Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking
January 8,2013
Kings County Woman Arraigned for Stealing VA Benefits
January 3,2013
International Operation Targeting Child Pornography Perpetrators Results In Charges Against 18 Defendants And Rescue Of 3 Children
Galt Man Indicted For Trading Child Pornography
U.S. Citizen Extradited From The Netherlands For Alleged Crimes Involving The Sexual Explotation Of A Minor
