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December
December 29, 2011
Accused Killer Of Mexican Toddler Extradited To Tijuana, Mexico
December 27, 2011
Rocklin Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
December 22, 2011
Stanislaus Serial Bank Robber Indicted
Six Indicted for Fresno and Madera County Methamphetamine Distribution Ring
Bakersfield Woman Charged with Theft of Social Security Benefits and Bank Fraud
Bakersfield Man Indicted for Receipt of Grenades
Two Indictments for Felons in Possession of a Firearm
December 21, 2011
United States Attorney Announces Two More Child Pornography Indictments
December 20, 2011
Los Angeles Man Indicted for Defrauding Woman out of More than $7 Million in Divorce Proceeds
Former Ridgecrest Office Manager Charged with Embezzling
Three Stanislaus County Men Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Nut Growers and Processors
December 19, 2011
Multiple Defendants Indicted For Trafficking In Child Pornography
Visalia Couple Sentenced to 21 and 15 Years for Producing Child Pornography
Visalia Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Manufacture and Pass Counterfeit Currency
Fresno Bulldog Gang Member Sentenced for Illegal Firearms Possession
December 16, 2011
First Defendant Pleads Guilty in Airplane Parts Fraud Case
Alien Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegal Reentry
December 15, 2011
Bakersfield Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking
December 13, 2011
Five Indicted For Bid Rigging And Fraud At Public Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions
December 12, 2011
Madera Cornfield Pot Case Yields Guilty Plea
Merced Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Prison
Minnesota-Based Medtronic Inc. Pays U.S. $23.5 Million To Settle Claims That Company Paid Kickbacks To Physicians
Madera County Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced
Second Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Marijuana Cultivation In Stanislaus National Forest
December 8, 2011
Former EDD Employee Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For $90,000 Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud
Richmond Man Sentenced To 5 Years And 10 Months In Prison For Credit Card Fraud At Sacramento Area Target Stores
December 7, 2011
Three Fresno Men Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Mail
Two Healthcare Systems Pay $2.3 Million Collectively To Settle Overpayment Claims
December 6, 2011
Last Defendant Sentenced In Scheme To File Fraudulent Tax Returns From Herlong Prison
Boston-Area Distributors Of Fresno-Grown "Medical" Marijuana Sentenced
December 5, 2011
Methamphetamine Transporter Pleads Guilty
Boston-area Distributors of Fresno-grown "Medical" Marijuana Sentenced
Madera Cornfield Pot Farmer Sentenced
Mariposa Woman Pleads Guilty to Survivor Benefits Fraud
December 2, 2011
Stockton Man Indicted On Weapons And Counterfeit Goods Charges
DLM Farms Pleads Guilty To A Misdemeanor For Using A Pesticide In A Manner Inconsistent With Its Labeling
Five Defendants Charged In Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
Sacramento Pimp Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Minors
Sacramento Man Sentenced to 42 Months for Possession of Child Pornography
December 1, 2011
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
November
November 30, 2011
Aerojet And Parent Gencorp Inc. Pay $3.3 Million
November 28, 2011
Two Sentenced In Large-Scale Debt Collection And Telemarketing Scheme Run Out Of Bakersfield And Los Angeles
Bakersfield Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Presenting False Income Tax Returns
November 22, 2011
Los Angeles Mortgage Broker Arrested For Stealing Escrow Funds From Tuolumne County Couple
Former El Dorado Hills Man Found Guilty Of Embezzling From Rancho Cordova Construction Company
November 21, 2011
Three Men Sentenced In Tulare County Document Fraud Case
Orosi Man Receives More Than 11 Years In Prison For Growing Marijuana In Sierra National Forest
Merced And Placer Counties Foreclosure Rescue Scheme Results In Arrest
Fresno Felon Sentenced For Ammunition Possession
November 18, 2011
San Joaquin Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
Bakersfield Gang Members Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges
November 17, 2011
Felon Indicted for Firearm Violation
Felon Indicted for Firearm Violation
Six Defendants Charged In Two Separate Cases For Committing Postal Crimes
Three Men Indicted on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
Counterfeit Dvd/Cd Network Disrupted In Fresno County
Conspirators Indicted For Methamphetamine Trafficking
November 16, 2011
U.S. Attorney's Offices Contributed To $6.5 Billion In Nationwide Civil & Criminal Collections In Fiscal Year 2011
November 14, 2011
Jury Convicts Former Buyer Of Defrauding Nut Growers And Processors
Two Plead Guilty In Madera County Document Fraud Case
US Attorney Files Forfeiture Actions Against Properties And Bank Accounts Involved In Illegal Marijuana Production
California Prison Guard Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes To Smuggle Cell Phones And Tobacco Into Prison
Gang Member Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Being A Felon In Possession Of Ammunition
Bakersfield Man Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Prison For Receiving Child Pornography
November 10, 2011
Three Plead Guilty In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Two Indictments Against Valley Marijuana Cultivators
Stockton Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To File False Tax Returns
Modesto Mortgage Fraud Scheme Connected To Guilty Plea In West Virginia
Fresno Man Charged With Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm
Sacramento Woman Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud And Possession Of Stolen U.S. Mail
November 9, 2011
Citrus Heights Resident Convicted Of Theft Of Government Property
Arrests Announced Of International Firearms Trafficking Ring Members
November 8, 2011
Oroville Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Possession of Stolen U.S. Mail
November 7, 2011
Two Plead Guilty to Charges in Connection with Marijuana Cultivation in Bakersfield Warehouse
Visalia Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Manufacture and Pass Counterfeit Currency
Selma Meth Dealer Pleads Guilty
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Large-scale Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Music and Movies
Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Cultivation in Stanislaus National Forest
November 4, 2011
Two Sentenced For Possessing Firearms
Marijuana Conspirator Sentenced To 10 Years
Stockton Woman Pleads Guilty To Id Theft, Credit Card Fraud, And Possession Of Stolen U.S. Mail
Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearms Offense
Jury Finds Vallejo Man Guilty In $15 Million Ponzi Scheme
Bakersfield Doctor Indicted For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances
November 3, 2011
Reedley Marijuana Farmers Indicted
Lassen County Postmaster Arrested for Embezzlement
October
October 31, 2011
Fresno Man Sentenced To 97 Months For Receiving Child Pornography
Fresno Felon Pleads Guilty To Illegal Firearms Possession For A Fourth Time In Less Than 10 Years
Marijuana Workers Sentenced And Referred To Immigaration Authorities
October 28, 2011
Sacramento Woman Sentenced to 5 Years and 3 Months in Prison for Mail Theft
Reedley Man Receives 37-month Prison Sentence for Possessing Child Pornography
Marijuana Conspirator Sentenced
Stockton Credit Union Employee Pleads Guilty To Id Theft
October 27, 2011
Six Indicted in Solano County Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Losses of over $1 Million
Fresno Marijuana Cultivator Charged
Modesto Man Indicted For Firearms And Drug Violations
Fresno Felon Charged With Federal Firearms And Immigration Offenses
Fresno Felon Indicted On Firearms Charge
October 26, 2011
Five Sacramento Area Men Indicted For Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy
October 25, 2011
Four Sacramento Area Mortgage Fraud Conspirators Arrested Monday Evening
October 24, 2011
Bakersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Use Unauthorized Credit Card Account Numbers
October 21, 2011
South Lake Tahoe Investment Broker Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Clients’ Investment And Retirement Accounts
Fresno Man Receives 5 Years in Prison for Interstate Marijuana trafficking
Former Bakersfield Business Owner Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Credit Card Fraud
Buds 4 Life Marijuana Store Owner Taken into Custody for Pretrial Release Violation
Tracy Man, International Cocaine Broker, Pleads Guilty
October 20, 2011
Oakdale Felon Faces Charges For Illegal Firearms Possession
Fresno Felon Indicted for Possessing Ammunition
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm Charges
Nine Indicted for Pot Grow in National Forest
Two Fresno Men Charged with Drug Conspiracy
October 19, 2011
Planada Resident Charged In Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme
October 18, 2011
Three Central Valley Men Indicted for Child Pornography
Stockton Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison
Sacramento Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors of Nearly $1 Million
October 17, 2011
Turlock Man Pleads Guilty to Disability Benefits Fraud
Fresno County Real Estate Broker Pleads Guilty to Evading Income Taxes
Turlock Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud & Workers' Compensation Fraud
Manteca Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud, Bank Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft
October 14, 2011
Stockton Woman Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice, Failure to Appear, and Possession of Stolen U.s. Mail
Madera Vineyard Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced for Firearm Possession
Selma Man Sentenced to 6 Years and 8 Months in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
Shasta County Tax-return Preparer Sentenced for Stealing Client Tax Refunds via Bank Fraud and Filing False Tax Claims
October 13, 2011
Fresno Conspirator Indicted For Marijuana Cultivation
Dixon Man Charged with Mortgage Fraud
Stockton Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Child Pornography
Rancho Cordova Man Sentenced to 5 Years and 10 Months for Child Pornography
Buds 4 Life Marijuana Store Owners Indicted
October 11, 2011
Tehachapi Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Producing Child Pornography
October 7, 2011
Wilderness Pot Grow Nets 5 Years in Prison
Former Crisp & Cole Agent Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail, Wire & Bank Fraud
Visalia Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Manufacture and Pass Counterfeit Currency
Large-Scale Redding-Area Marijuana Manufacturing Organization Dismantled
California's Top Federal Law Enforcement Officials Announce Enforcement Actions Against State's Widespread and Illegal Marijuana Industry
Marijuana Enforcement Actions In The Eastern District Of California
Madera Man Pleads Guilty To Civil Rights Violations
October 6, 2011
Modesto Cornfield Pot Growers Indicted
Oak Park Gang Member Enters Guilty Plea to Crack Cocaine Distribution
Tracy Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
October 4, 2011
Former El Dorado Hills Woman Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Defrauding Her Employer
October 3, 2011
Clovis Man Faces Charges For Illegal Firearms Possession
Fresno Felon Pleads Guilty To Firearms Charges
Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty To Warehouse Pot Grow
Arvin Man Sentenced For Pot Grow In Sequoia National Forest
Merced County Tax Promoter Convicted Of Conspiracy
September
September 30, 2011
Former Financial Advisor Sentenced to 9.5 Years for Investment Fraud
Sacramento Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
Former Concord Police Officer Sentenced To Jail For Maintaining An Indoor Marijuana Grow Operation In Chico
Visalia Man Pleads Guilty To Production Of Child Pornography
Fresno Felon Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Possessing Ammunition
Orange County Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison
Former Fresno Businessman Indicted For Defrauding Investors Of At Least $2.9 Million
Eight Defendants Charged In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
September 29, 2011
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Six Defendants For Fraudulent Aircraft Repairs
Armed Mexican National Indicted For Pot Grow In Sequoia National Forest
Conspirators Indicted For Smuggling Drugs Into Atwater Penitentiary
Roseville Man Sentenced In $2.9 Million Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
Stockton Man Pleads Guilty To Identity Theft
Colorado Man Indicted For Producing Child Pornography In Bakersfield
September 26, 2011
Former Visalia Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
Madera Vineyard Pot Grow Yields 5 Year Prison Sentence
Fresno Gang Member Sentenced for Firearms Charges
September 23, 2011
Last Defendant in Turlock Drug Ring Sentenced
Hefty Sentence for Fresno Meth Dealer
Former General Manager Of Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino Sentenced For Defrauding Casino
Stanislaus Felon Sentenced For Possession Of Ammunition
Bakersfield Gang Member Sentenced For Being A Felon In Possession Of Firearms
California Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty To Bid Rigging At Public Foreclosure Auctions
Last Defendant In Turlock Drug Ring Sentenced
Bakersfield Man Sentenced To Over 8 Years For Receiving Child Pornography
September 22, 2011
Federal Inmates In Herlong Correctional Institution Indicted For Assault Of Another Inmate
Mexican National Indicted For Marijuana Cultivation In Shasta Trinity National Forest
Mexican National Indicted For Unlawfully Importing Methamphetamine Into The United States
Acampo Felon Indicted For Possession Of Firearms And Ammunition And For Marijuana Garden
West Sacramento Postal Workers Indicted For Stealing Hundreds Of Iphones From The Mail
Fresno Felon Indicted for Possession of Ammunition
Stockton Counterfeiter Indicted
Fresno Felon Indicted on Federal Firearms Offenses
September 21, 2011
Two Utah Men Charged In Federal Mortgage Fraud Scheme
September 20, 2011
Roseville Brothers Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Downloading Child Pornography
Local Contractor Pleads Guilty To Defrauding City Of Sacramento Of Stimulus Funds
September 19, 2011
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud Conspiracy
Two Fresno Residents Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Postal Crimes
East Coast Distributors Of Fresno-Grown Marijuana Plead Guilty
September 16, 2011
Former Fresno Businessman Arrested for a $2.4 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
September 15, 2011
Fresno Man Indicted for Child Pornography
Three Indicted for Cultivating Purported "Medical" Marijuana, Shipping it to Other States for Millions in Cash
Mexican Nationals Indicted for Pot Grow in Sequoia National Forest
Tulare and Stanislaus County Men Indicted on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
September 14, 2011
Justice Department Awards More That $2.2 Million To Enhance Tribal Justice And Safety In The Eastern District Of California
California Prison Guard Indicted For Corruption
Wo Indictments In Multimillion Dollar Investment Fraud Schemes
September 13, 2011
Mexican National Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison For Marijuana And Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy In El Dorado And Placer Counties
September 12, 2011
One Fresno Man And One Massachusetts Man Plead Guilty In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy
Chico Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Bank Robbery
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register
September 8, 2011
Seven Indicted For Extensive Counterfeit Media Operation
Federal Prisoner Indicted For Attempting To File False Liens Against 14 Federal Prison Officials
September 7, 2011
Major Sacramento Area Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 14 ½ Years in Prison
Second Defendant Pleads Guilty in Bakersfield Debt Collection Scheme
September 6, 2011
Two Plead Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Sacramento Mortgage Fraud Scam
Three Men Plead Guilty in Tulare County Document Fraud Case
Sacramento Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Prescriptions From The Mail
September 2, 2011
Wasco Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
Modesto Union Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Union Funds
Kern County Man Sentenced for Crossing State Lines with the Intent to Engage in Sex with a Minor
Three Plead Guilty to Committing Postal Crimes
August
August 30, 2011
Shingle Springs Man Convicted Of Obstructing Mail
August 29, 2011
Bakersfield Man Sentenced to over 8 Years in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
Tulare Man Sentenced to 9 Years in prison for Possessing 20 Pounds of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute
Coarsegold Cannabis Cultivator Sentenced
Kern County Resident Pleads Guilty to Theft of Social Security Benefits
August 26, 2011
Roseville Building Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors
Roseville Gym Owner Sentenced for Workers Compensation Fraud
August 25, 2011
Bakersfield Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years for Receiving Child Pornography
Three Men Indicted for Mortgage Fraud
August 23, 2011
Folsom Man Sentenced For Investment Fraud Scheme
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Indicted for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
15 Defendants Charged in Scheme to Sell Fraudulently Issued Driver's Licenses
August 22, 2011
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Possession of Ammunition
"Skateboard" Bandit Pleads Guilty to Serial Bank Robbery
Orosi Man Pleads Guilty for Pot Operation in Sierra National Forest
August 19, 2011
Ceres Man Indicted For Receiving Child Pornography
August 18, 2011
Hayward Man Is Third To Be Sentenced In Interstate Identity Theft Scheme
Fresno Resident Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Postal Crimes
Five Plead Guilty in Modesto Methamphetamine Deal
Empire Woman Indicted for Theft of Social Security Benefits
August 12, 2011
Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-state Drug Conspiracy
Clovis Real Estate Broker Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud
Sacramento Woman Sentenced to 7 Years and 3 Months in Prison for Identity Theft
Guilty Plea in Multimillion-dollar Ponzi Scheme
August 9, 2011
Jury Returns a Guilty Verdict for Felon in Possession of Ammunition
Oroville Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Child Pornography
DVD Pirate Sentenced To One-And-A-Half Years In Prison
El gobierno federal anuncia los resultados de “Operation Full Court Press” contra el cultivo de marihuana en tierras públicas
Final Numbers For Operation Full Court Press
August 8, 2011
Marijuana Grown on Public Land Yields Guilty Plea
Former Bakersfield Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Credit Card Fraud Conspiracy
August 5, 2011
Reedley Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography
Madera Pot Farmer Pleads Guilty
August 4, 2011
Tracy Man Indicted for Possession of More than 90 Pounds of Methamphetamine
Marijuana Cultivators Indicted
August 2, 2011
Selma Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
Galleria Mall Arsonist Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
August 1, 2011
Bakersfield Contractor Sentenced for Tax Evasion
More Marijuana Cultivators Convicted
Multiple Defendants Arrested for Trafficking in Child Pornography
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Receives Grant To Combat Internet Crimes Against Children
Two Indictments Against Fresno County Men for Child pornography
July
July 29, 2011
Second Chico Home Builder Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Tax Defier Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison
Oroville Men Charged in Interstate Marijuana Cultivation and Distribution Scheme
Marijuana Eradication Operation Announced
Five Family Members Charged with Sex Trafficking of Minors
Former Downtown Mall Shop Owner Indicted for Selling Counterfeit Goods
July 28, 2011
Federal Inmate Faces Charge for Illegal Possession of a Weapon in County Jail
Patterson Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients
Porterville Felon Indicted for Federal Firearms Offense
Atwater Man Sentenced to Four Years for Possession of Child Pornography
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Drug Shipments
Mexican National Sentenced for Marijuana Grow
Fresno Felon Indicted for Federal Firearms Offense
Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to More than 12 Years in Prison
Modesto Man Indicted for Mortgage Fraud Scheme
July 26, 2011
Marijuana Dispensary Founders Enter Guilty Pleas
Fourteen Charged in Marriage Fraud Scheme
July 25, 2011
Merced Marijuana Conspirator Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Placer County Campaign Aide Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Funds from Three Candidates
Marijuana Dispensary Worker Sentenced to 37 Months
Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Ongoing Nuestra Familia Gang Prosecution
July 22, 2011
Mooretown Rancheria Maidu and Shingle Springs Miwok Students Picked to Attend National Intertribal Youth Summit
Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Hughson Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud in Scheme to Defraud Nut Growers and Processors
July 21, 2011
Two Document Fraud Operations Dismantled In Madera And Fresno Counties
Fresno Felon Indicted on Firearms Charge
Galt Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Local Company
Eastern District of California Actions in “Project Delirium”
San Joaquin Man Indicted for Distributing Child Pornography
Patterson Man Indicted for Firearms and Drug Violations
July 19, 2011
Siete Profesionales De Bienes Raíces Acusados De Fraude Hipotecario
Seven Real Estate Professionals Indicted for Mortgage Fraud
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft
July 18, 2011
Woodland Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Charges
Stockton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Serial Bank Robbery
Linden Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison in Conspiracy to obstruct Justice
Marijuana Cultivators Enter Guilty Pleas
July 15, 2011
Southern California Man Sentenced for Defrauding Employment Development Department
Fresno and Modesto Men Indicted on Federal Firearms Offenses
Armona Man Indicted for Child Pornography Offense
Federal Charges For Eight Kern County Marijuana Growers
July 14, 2011
Sacramento Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Possession of Stolen U.S. Mail
Canadian Cocaine Trafficker Indicted
July 12, 2011
Bakersfield Businessman Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for International Drug Conspiracy
Final Defendants Plead Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Scheme
July 11, 2011
Natomas Man Admits to Interstate Transportation of a Minor for Prostitution
Sacramento Resident Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Music and Movies
July 8, 2011
Three Doctors Convicted of Medicare Fraud
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking of Minors
July 7, 2011
Former Citibank Manager Sentenced For Embezzlement
Fairfield Man Indicted in Car Bombing
July 6, 2011
Stockton Farmer Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Crop Insurance Fraud
Visalia Mail Bomber Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
July 5, 2011
Identity Thief Sentenced To Fourteen Months Imprisonment
Midtown Sacramento Drug Dealer Convicted
Former Bakersfield Credit Union Employee Sentenced To Twelve Months Imprisonment For Stealing A Quarter Of A Million Dollars
Fresno Man Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion
July 1, 2011
Three Marijuana Cultivators Plead Guilty
June
June 30, 2011
Clovis Man Faces Charges For Illegal Firearms Possession
Former Civilian Navy Employee Sentenced For Stealing More Than $300,000 In Worker’s Compensation Benefits
Fresno Bulldog Gang Member Faces Charges For Illegal Firearms Possession
Man Indicted For Mail Fraud And Theft Of Firearms From A Gun Dealer
Local, State, And Federal Agents Shut Down Two Commercial Marijuana Grow Operations
Former Placer County Man Indicted For Defrauding Real Estate Investment Group
June 28, 2011
Elverta Man Sentenced For Obstruction Of Justice In Hurricane Katrina Scheme
Marijuana Cultivator Convicted
Bay Area Man Admits To Conspiring To Commit Access Device Fraud
June 27, 2011
Mexican Citizen Sentenced For Producing Fraudulent U.S. Identification Documents And Improper Entry By Alien
Bakersfield Woman Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Social Security Benefits
Fresno Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing Social Security Disability Benefits
June 24, 2011
fresno man pleads guilty to conspiring to commit postal crimes
Sacramento Man Indicted For Using Craigslist To Traffic In Counterfeit Viagra From China
Madera Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Cultivate Marijana
Former General Manager Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Defraud Nut Growers And Processors
Leader Of Stockton Area Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced To 18 Years In Federal Prison
June 23, 2011
Methamphetamine Traffickers Indicted
Atwater Inmate Indicted For Assaulting A Federal Corrections Officer
June 22, 2011
Wilton Woman Charged With Stealing Job-Training Funds
Oroville Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Receipt Of Child Pornography
June 21, 2011
Former General Manager Of Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino Convicted Of Defrauding Casino
Vacaville Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling From Sacramento Real Estate Developer
Woodland Man Sentenced For Failure To Register As A Sex Offender
June 20, 2011
Bakersfield Man Sentenced To 12.5 Years For Receiving Child Pornography
Visalia CPA Pleads Guilty To Preparing False Income Tax Returns
Sacramento Man Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison For Fraudulent Loans
Tehachapi Couple Plead Guilty To Hiding Assets In Secret Swiss Bank Account
More Than 11 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking
June 17, 2011
Bakersfield Debt Collection Scheme Defendant Pleads Guilty
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
United Kingdom Resident Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography
June 16, 2011
One Man Indicted, Another Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Schemes
Former Stockton Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Receipt of Child Pornography
Stockton Man Indicted for Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
Mexican Nationals Indicted for Marijuana Cultivation in Stanislaus National Forest
June 14, 2011
Roseville Brothers Plead Guilty To Downloading Child Pornography
June 13, 2011
Fresno Felon Pleads Guilty To Felony Possession Of A Firearm
Bakersfield Man Sentenced To 17.5 Years In Prison For Receipt Of Child Pornography
Stockton Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Manufacturing And Trafficking
June 10, 2011
Stockton Man Pleads Guilty To Downloading Child Pornography From The Internet
June 09, 2011
Businessman and Lawyer Indicted for Multi-million Dollar Bankruptcy Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Clovis Man Indicted on Child Pornography Offense
Bakersfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud
June 8, 2011
Eight Madera and Merced County Residents Indicted in Gang-related Drug Trafficking Conspiracies
Jury Finds Two Sacramento Men Guilty of Scheme to Defraud
June 6, 2011
Former Bakersfield Restaurant and Catering Business Owners Charged with Conspiracy, Wire & Credit Card Fraud
June 3, 2011
Stanislaus County Drug Felon Pleads Guilty to Possession of Ammunition
Las Vegas Man Sentenced for a Foreclosure-rescue Scheme and Mortgage Fraud
Large-Scale Methamphetamine Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Possessing 34 Pounds of Pseudoephedrine
June 2, 2011
Three Admit To Sex Trafficking Of A Minor
Ten Year Prison Sentence For 1999 Seizure Of 300 Kilograms Of Cocaine
Fairfield Man Indicted For Unlawful Importation Of Gamma Butyrolactone
May
May 31, 2011
Two Sentenced for Heroin Offenses
Indictment Unsealed after Arrest of Fresno Trio for Meth Trafficking
Fifth Bakersfield Marijuana Business Employee Sentenced
Farmersville Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography
May 27, 2011
Second Person Sentenced and Third Pleads Guilty in Interstate Identity Theft Scheme
Sacramento Bank Robber Dubbed the "Goat-man Bandit" Sentenced to 8 Years and 4 Months in Prison
Stockton Family Members Sentenced for $2.6 Million Food Stamp Fraud
Rancho Cordova Man Gets 3 Years and 5 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud and I.d. Theft
Chico Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
May 26, 2011
Former Real Estate Professionals Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scheme in Vallejo
Fresno Felon Faces Charges for Illegal Firearms Possession
May 25, 2011
Nuestra Familia Gang Members Convicted in Federal Court Receive Long Sentences
May 24, 2011
Former Nevada City Loan Officer Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Defrauding Local Bank
Roseville Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
May 23, 2011
Former Fugitive Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Tax Avoidance Programs
May 20, 2011
Fowler Meth Dealer Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Two Fresno Men Sentenced to Prison for Mortgage Fraud Scheme
May 19, 2011
Sacramento Man Indicted for Conspiracy to Travel Abroad to Have Sex with Children
Nevada City Residents Indicted for Interstate Marijuana Trafficking
May 18, 2011
Bakersfield and Delano Defendants Arrested for Credit Card Fraud
Two Indictments Unsealed Following Arrests of Defendants
Bakersfield and Delano Defendants Arrested for Credit Card Fraud
May 17, 2011
Modesto Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charge
Sacramento Woman Sentenced for Theft of VA Funds
May 16, 2011
Clovis Man Indicted on Child Pornography Offense
Turlock Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Coercing a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity
Professional Soccer Player Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Former Reedley Resident Sentenced to Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
Ceres Sex Offender Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
May 13, 2011
Former South Lake Tahoe Woman Arraigned in Fresno for Filing False Claim with the IRS
Former Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors of at least $2 Million
Folsom Developer Indicted for Defauding Investors of Millions
May 12, 2011
Vallejo Man Faces Charges For Fraud And Tax Evasion In Addition To Ponzi Scheme Charges
Stockton And Vallejo Men Indicted On Firearms And Drug Trafficking Charges
Bay Area Brothers Indicted For Ecstasy Trafficking
Drug Dealer Indicted For Possessing Crack Cocaine
Out-Of-State Felon Arrested For Firearm Violation
Gun Runner Sentenced In Illegal Trafficking Scheme
Sacramento Mail Carrier Indicted For Stealing Prescription Drugs From The Mail
Roseville Man Pleads Guilty To $2.9 Million Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
May 10, 2011
Oroville Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge
Citrus Heights Man Sentenced for Foreclosure Delay Scheme
Bakersfield Man Sentenced for Role in Marijuana Business
Denair Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking
May 6, 2011
Fresno Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Conspiring to Submit False Tax Returns to the IRS in the Names of State Prisoners
Brothers from Concord Sentenced to Prison for Meth Trafficking
Payroll Company Ceo Who Defrauded Sacramento County and Others of More than $20 Million Sentenced to Prison
May 5, 2011
Chico Couple Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Charges
Redding Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery of Bank of the West in Woodland
Vallejo Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
May 3, 2011
Tehama County Parolee Pleads Guilty to Making Sawed-Off Shotgun
Lodi Man Sentenced for Distributing Child Pornography
Tracy Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Access Device Fraud
May 2, 2011
Clovis Real Estate Broker Convicted of Tax Fraud
Sacramento Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Social Security Funds
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography
April
April 29, 2011
Former IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Submit False Tax Returns to the Irs in the Names of State Prisoners
Oak Park Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 24 Years in Federal Prison
Three Sentenced on Federal Hate Crime Charges for Desecration of Modesto Synagogue and Churches
Patterson Man Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
April 28, 2011
Bay Area Man Indicted for Cocaine and Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Distribute
Two Yolo County Men Indicted for Child pornography Offenses
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Heads Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-back Day
Convicted Gang Member Faces Charges for Illegal Firearms Possession
April 26, 2011
Woodland Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charges
April 25, 2011
Mexican National Enters Mid-Trial Guilty Plea In Prosecution For Illegal Reentry
April 22, 2011
Serial Bank Robber In Stockton and Fresno Convicted By Jury
Two Indicted for Separate Real Estate Ponzi Schemes
Grand Jury Charges Five with Bank Fraud Conspiracy
April 21, 2011
Convenience Store Owners in Stockton Plead Guilty to Food Stamp Fraud
Tulare County Document Fraud Network Disrupted
Auburn Man Indicted for Workers' Compensation Fraud
Former Credit Union Employee Indicted for Identity Theft
Rancho Cordova Man Arrested for Identity Theft and Trafficking in Counterfeit Credit Card Information
April 19, 2011
Guilty Plea in 1999 Seizure of 300 Kilograms of Cocaine
Sacramento Woman Sentenced for Assaulting Mail Carrier
April 15, 2011
Former IRS Worker Indicted After Claiming Excessive Federal Tax Withholdings
United Kingdom Resident Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child pornography
Bakersfield Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography
April 14, 2011
Chico Man Indicted for Bank Robberies in Tehama and Colusa Counties
Stockton Armed Career Criminal Indicted on Firearm Charge
Arizona Heroin Traffickers Indicted for Nine Pounds of Heroin Seized on I-5 near Redding
Superseding Indictment Filed Against Marijuana Cultivators Indicted for Transporting to Texas
April 13, 2011
Yuba City Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
US Attorney's Office Observes National Crime Victims' Rights Week
April 12, 2011
Bakersfield Man Sentenced in Relation to Marijuana Dispensary
El Dorado Hills Pair Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud and Related Offense
Woodland Man Admits Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
April 11, 2011
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Bakersfield Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
April 8, 2011
Merced Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Postage
Riverbank Woman Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
Lemoore Resident Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
Nevada City Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography
April 4, 2011
Modesto Meth Dealers Meted out Stiff Sentences
Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography
April 1, 2011
Oregon Drug Courier Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison
Second Fresno County Pot House Mortgage Fraudster Sentenced
Fairfield Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges
Turlock Woman Arrested for Mail & Workers' Comp Fraud
Modesto Building Contractor Charged with Tax Fraud
March
March 31, 2011
Jury Convicts Elk Grove Man in Sacramento Area Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Delano Man Indicted for Producing Child Pornography
March 30, 2011
San Joaquin Community Hospital Pays Government $734,000
March 29, 2011
Former Rocklin Drywall Business Owner Sentenced To Twenty Eight Months In Prison For $1 Million Tax Evasion
Red Bluff Woman Indicted For Bank Fraud
Vacaville Tomato Hauler Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Bankruptcy Fraud
March 28, 2011
Multiple Defendants Enter Guilty Pleas In Ongoing Nuestra Familia Drug Trafficking Prosecution
Michoacán Man Pleads Guilty To Growing Marijuana On Public Lands
Madera Illegal Alien In Possession Of Firearm And Ammo Convicted
March 25, 2011
Galt Man Indicted for Embezzling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Local Company
Valley Springs Woman Sentenced for Tax Evasion
Fifth Fowler Meth Dealers Pleads Guilty
Oroville Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography
Garden Valley Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges
March 24, 2011
Lincoln Man Indicted for Possession of Multiple Firearms, Including Machine Guns and a Grenade
Bakersfield Woman Arrested for Stealing from the Social security Administration
Calexico Man Charged with Methamphetamine Distribution
March 21, 2011
Los Banos Trucking Company Owners Sent to Prison for Tax & Bribery Conspiracy
Madera County Pot Cultivator Sentenced to 10 Years
Four Arrested in Child Pornography Cases
March 18, 2011
Previously Convicted Sex Offender Indicted for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
San Joaquin Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Foreclosure Auctions
March 17, 2011
Elk Grove Man Pleads Guilty to Importing Counterfeit Viagra and Cialis from China
March 15, 2011
DVD Pirate Pleads Guilty
Bakersfield Drug-buy Defendant Sentenced
March 14, 2011
Coarsegold Cannabis Cultivator Convicted
Arvin Residents Sentenced for Fraudulent Income tax refund scheme
Ceres Man Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud
March 11, 2011
Stockton Woman Charged with Embezzling $174,891 from Labor Union in Modesto
Strathmore Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Produce Fraudulent U.S. Identification Documents
Porterville Woman Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minors
March 10, 2011
Charges Filed Against Parole Officer for Failure to Appear
Bakersfield Man Charged in Scheme to Defraud Customers of His Organic Fertilizer Businesses
Four Indicted in Methamphetamine Conspiracy
March 9, 2011
Sacramento Man Sentenced to 10 Months Prison for Making False Statements to Obtain Workers' Compensation Benefits
March 8, 2011
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Arson in Galleria Fire
March 7, 2011
Former Reedley Resident Pleads Guilty To Receipt Of Child Pornography
Turlock Man Pleads Guilty To Coercing A Minor To Engage In Criminal Sexual Activity
March 4, 2011
Yuba City Drug Trafficker Convicted
Jury Convicts Glenn County Man for Destruction of sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge
California Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Submit False Tax Returns to the Irs in the Names of State Prisoners
March 3, 2011
Bakersfield Man Charged with Lasering Sheriff Helicopter
Sacramento Felon Indicted for Possessing a Handgun
March 2, 2011
Man Convicted in Large National Forest Marijuana Grow Operation
March 1, 2011
Los Angeles Man Charged in $5 Million Fraud Scheme
Poodle Bandit Pleads Guilty to Six Bank Robberies, Admits Seventh
Roseville Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
February
February 28, 2011
Leader of Federal Student Loan Fraud Ring Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Stanislaus County Private Investigator Sentenced for Conspiring to Obstruct Justice
Sacramento Man Who Trafficked Underaged Girls Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
February 24, 2011
Bakersfield Business Owner Indicted for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
Fresno Felon Indicted on Firearms Charge
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Serial Bank Robbery
Major Mexican Drug Trafficking Ring Broken Up
Sacramento Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud
February 22, 2011
Nuestra Familia Gang Member Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
Bakersfield Man Sentenced to More than 7 Years in Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
Sacramento Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Possession of Stolen U.S. Mail
February 18, 2011
Indictment Unsealed Charging Four with Conspiracy to Cultivate and Transport Marijuana to Texas for Sale
Catholic Healthcare West Agrees to Pay $9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Bankruptcy Filings In Foreclosure Delay Scheme
February 17, 2011
Fresno Felon Faces Charges for Illegal Firearms Possession for a Third Time in Less Than 10 Years
Fresno man Indicted for sex trafficing minors
Mono County Homeowners Pay $1 Million for Damage to Inyo National Forest Caused by Fire
February 16, 2011
Two Felon-in-Possession-of-a-Firearm Cases Indicted
February 15, 2011
Sacramento Real Estate Executive Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating Nearly $1 Million of Investor Funds
February 14, 2011
Former Stockton Real Estate Investor Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
Visalia Mail Bomber Enters Guilty Plea
Fresno Woman Arrested for Stealing over $45,000 from the Social Security Administration
Sacramento Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Home Invasion Robbery Where Victims Were Tortured
February 11, 2011
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Running a Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
Oak Park Man Enters Guilty Plea to Crack Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
Clovis, Bakersfield, and Patterson Men in Court Today for Sexual Exploitation of Children Offenses
Earlimart Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Produce Fraudulent U.S. Identification Documents
February 10, 2011
Two Men Indicted for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Methamphetamine
Jury Convicts Daughter of Stealing Deceased Mother’s Social Security Benefits
Fresno Felon Indicted on Firearms Charge
San Joaquin Farmer Convicted on All Counts in Bogus Crop Insurance Scheme
February 7, 2011
Former Bank Officer and City Councilman Pleads Guilty to
Embezzling $3.7 Million over 10 Years
February 4, 2011
Antioch Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Distribution
Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Grass Valley Man Indicted for Distributing Child Pornography over the Internet Using Peer-to-peer Software
February 3, 2011
Elk Grove Man Indicted for Ponzi Scheme Involving $11 Million
Redding Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Bank of the West in Woodland
Five Indicted for Child Pornography Charges
Turlock Man Indicted for Disability Benefits Fraud
Sacramento Man Charged Federally with Arson in Galleria Fire
February 1, 2011
Bakersfield Tax Preparer Charged with 49 Counts of Presenting False Income Tax Returns
January 2011
January 31, 2011
Merced Methamphetamine Trafficker Indicted
Third Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charge Related to Desecration of Synagogue and Churches in Modesto
January 28, 2011
Modesto Man Sentenced for Theft and Fraud Charges
Lemoore Resident Agrees to 9 Years in Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
Multiple Felons Indicted on Firearms Charges
Sacramento Postal Service Employee Admits Workers’ Compensation Benefits Fraud
Orland Man Pleads Guilty in Chico Mortgage Fraud Scheme
January 27, 2011
More Defendants Related to Nuestra Familia Cases Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
January 25, 2011
Lincoln Man Sentenced for Stealing Veterans Affairs Funds
January 24, 2011
Grass Valley Couple Sentenced to Two Years on Charges of Tax Evasion and Bankruptcy Fraud Following Extradition from Costa Rica
January 22, 2011
Arvin Man Sentenced to 9 Months in Prison for Fraudulent Income Tax Refund Scheme
January 21, 2011
Ten Persons Indicted in Wide-Ranging Real Estate Scam
January 20, 2011
Two Indicted for Transporting Women from Colorado to California for Prostitution
Two Bakersfield Men Charged with Being Felons in Possession
of a Firearm
January 18, 2011
Hayward Woman Sentenced to Three and a Half Years in Prison for Credit Card Fraud
January 14, 2011
Tax Defier Convicted and Immediately Ordered to Jail
Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charge Related to Desecration of a Synagogue and Churches in Modesto
Southern California Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud Employment Development Department
Former Civilian Navy Employee Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to Get Over $300,000 in Workers’ Compensation Benefits
January 13, 2011
Three Charged with Methamphetamine Manufacture and Distribution
Six Indicted on Firearms Charges in Fresno and Sacramento
Eight Indicted for Large-scale Counterfeit Media Operation
January 11, 2011
Lassen County Marijuana Growers Present at Fatal Shootout Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment on Drug and Firearms Convictions
Sacramento Women Convicted of Assaulting Mail Carrier
January 10, 2011
Statement by United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner on Motion to Dismiss Indictment
Sacramento Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud and Theft of U.S. Mail
Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography
Oakdale Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearms
January 7, 2011
U.S. Attorney Announces Largest Number of Felony Immigration Prosecutions in 12 Years in the Central Valley
Bakersfield Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Act as a Foreign Agent, Export Military Equipment, and Possess Stolen Property
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Bomb Threat
Shasta County Tax-Return Preparer Pleads Guilty To Stealing Clients’ Refunds
January 6, 2011
Trio Of Fresno Felons Indicted On Firearms Charges
Stockton Woman Sentenced To 15 Months For Conspiracy To Commit Tax Fraud
Villa Posse Gang Associate Indicted For Escape
January 4, 2011
Ninth Circuit Affirms Convictions Of Two Modesto Men For Growing And Selling Marijuana
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