Eastern District Photo Gallery
Whats happening in and around the EDCA. Here you will find photos of events, awards, and programs involving our district offices.
Community Outreach Specialist Sean Vassar, pictured wearing a traditional Sikh Turban, with members of a Sikh martial arts group at a Vaisakhi Celebration hosted by Amarjit Singh Grewal and the Anderson Sikh Center on May 4, 2013. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner being recognized by Attorney General Holder at Wagner’s final meeting as a member of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee after serving on the committee for three years, May 2, 2013. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner and Chief of the Fresno Office of the U.S. Attorney Mark Cullers meeting with Hmong community leaders, outside the Fresno Center for New Americans. |
Members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office at the Susanville Indian Rancheria biannual law enforcement meeting, April 15, 2013. |
April 23, 2013 - Results of Operation Gideon IV announced by U.S. Attorney Wagner, ATF Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Riehl, Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones, and San Joaquin County District Attorney James P. Willett. The Operation targeted violent crime in the Stockton area. Also attending are San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore, Modesto Police Chief Galen Carroll, and California Highway Patrol Area Commander Rob Patrick. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner hosts Slavic community leaders Sergey Terebkov, Slavic American Chamber of Commerce, and Sergey Ivannikov, Russian American Media, Inc., to discuss issues facing their community and opportunities for outreach. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner meets with Muslim College Students during the February 11, 2013 visit to the United States Attorney’s Office and Federal Court. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner speaks to the congregants of Masjid Bilal, during a discussion of issues of concern for the Muslim Community, February 1, 2013. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner meets with the congregants of the Islamic Center of Vallejo, to discuss ways in which the Department of Justice can help address issues of concern for the Muslim Community. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner and Assistant Federal Defender Dennis S. Waks at a retirement dinner for Mr. Waks, November 9, 2012. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner presents Fresno Police Sgt. Rich Escalante with the “Outstanding Investigator Award” during the U.S. Attorney’s 2012 Eastern District of California Law Enforcement Appreciation Awards Ceremony, in South Lake Tahoe. The Law Enforcement Appreciation Awards Program recognizes the outstanding professionalism and dedicated public service of our local and state partners. Pictured Left to Right: U.S. Attorney Wagner, Sgt. Escalante, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer. |
July 17, 2012 - U.S. Attorney Wagner is joined by the Moonlight Fire Prosecution Team, (Left to Right) USFS Regional Forester Randy Moore, AUSA Richard Elias, AUSA Glen Dorgan, Affirmative Civil Litigation Chief Kelli Taylor and USFS Special Agent In Charge Scott Harris, to announce the settlement of the Moonlight Fire Lawsuit. At an estimated value of at least $122,500,000, the settlement is the largest recovery ever received by the United States for damages caused by a forest fire |
October 9, 2012 - U.S. Attorney Wagner speaks to residents at the Rossmoor Retirement Community, during a summit intended to educate retierees on how to avoid falling victim to investment fraud schemes |
September 18, 2012 - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner, Kathleen Tighe, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General, and enforcement officials from Inspector General Tighe’s Office announce the indictment of 21 individuals charged with participating in federal student aid fraud schemes at 15 schools throughout California |
U.S. Attorney Wagner welcomes attendees to the 2012 Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Summit, coordinated by the United States Attorney’s Office. The Summit, which was held on September 20, 2012, drew over 200 representatives from schools, non-profit organizations and public agencies from across the state to discuss this growing epidemic. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner attends and speaks at an LGBT Community Event, hosted by the Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce and the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Cener. The event took place on Tuesday June 26th at the Sierra Center in downtown Sacramento. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, joined by Assistant Special Agent In Charge of Homeland Security Investigations, Sacramento, Lane and Stakeholder Liaison-Customer Service Manager for the Transportation Security Administration Smith meet with the congregants of the Muslim Community of Folsom on June 6, 2012. During the meeting, U.S. Attorney Wagner discussed issues of concern for the Muslim community, and described ways in which the Department of Justice and law enforcement, in general, can help. |
SALAM Executive Director Dr. Metwalli Amer, Chairman of the SALAM Board of Trustees Farrukh Saeed and Imam Mohammad Abdul-Azeez present U.S. Attorney Wagner with the SALAM Distinguished Service Award, at the SALAM Center’s Spring Banquet on May 12, 2012. U.S. Attorney Wagner is the first public official to receive the SALAM Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes exceptional community and public service. |
Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney White, Law Enforcement Coordinator Anderson, Community Outreach Specialist Vassar and Special Agent In Charge of District 4 of the U.S. Department of Interior Fischer meet the Bishop Paiute Tribal Council, Bishop Paiute Tribal Court, Bishop Paiute Tribal Law Enforcement, City of Bishop Police Chief Carter and local law enforcement officials on May 9, 2012, at the Bishop Paiute’s quarterly law enforcement meeting. |
Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney White, Law Enforcement Coordinator Anderson, Community Outreach Specialist Vassar and Special Agent In Charge of District 4 of the U.S. Department of Interior Fischer meet the Bridgeport Indian Colony Tribal Council on May 8, 2012. |
U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner, Chair of the Central Valley HIDTA Executive Board, presents Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Beckwith and Sharon Goin, OCDETF Legal Assistant, with the Central Valley HIDTA Outstanding Prosecutor award. They were recognized for their tireless and dedicated commitment to the support of the local and federal law enforcement officers of the Central Valley HIDTA and the successful prosecutions of those brought to justice. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner meets with the congregates of Masjid Aisha, at the West Sacramento Community Lutheran Church, on April 27, 2012. During the meeting, which was held at the church as Masjid Aisha is currently under construction, U.S. Attorney Wagner discussed issues of concern for the Muslim Community. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, Chief of the Fresno Office of the U.S. Attorney Cullers, AUSA Escobar, AUSA Rooney, LEC Anderson, and Community Outreach Specialist Vassar meet with board members and congregants of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno on March 1, 2012 to discuss issues of concern for the Muslim community, and ways in which the Department of Justice and law enforcement, in general, can help. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, Chief of the Fresno Office of the U.S. Attorney Cullers, AUSA Escobar, AUSA Rooney, LEC Anderson, Community Outreach Specialist Vassar and Arvin Police Chief Tommy Tunson meet with members of the Latino community at the Deloris Huerta Foundation in Bakersfield, Ca. on March 1, 2012. During the meeting, U.S. Attorney Wagner discussed issues of concern for the Latino community, and described ways in which the Department of Justice and law enforcement, in general, can help. |
U.S Attorney Wagner, Fresno Police Chief Dyer and Fresno County D.A. Egan hold a joint press conference to address the rise in gun violence in Fresno this year, and to highlight enhanced investigative tools and enforcement strategies which will aid in the prosecution of gang members who illegally possess our use a gun |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Shelledy, AUSA Escobar, Kern County Sheriff Youngblood and Resident Agent In Charge of the Bakersfield DEA Beckett host members of law enforcement, the Kern County Farm Bureau and the Kern County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office at a meeting on March 2, 2012 to discuss the dangers of Agricultural Marijuana Grows in the Central Valley. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, Chief of the Fresno Office of the U.S. Attorney Cullers and the President of the Islamic Shoura Council of Bakersfield Emad Meerza address the congregants of the Islamic Center of the San Joaquin Valley and the Al Farooq Islamic Center at a joint meeting held at the Al Farooq Islamic Center on March 2, 2012. During the meeting, U.S. Attorney Wagner discussed issues of concern for the Muslim community, and described ways in which the Department of Justice and law enforcement, in general, can help. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Shelledy, AUSA Escobar, Fresno County Sheriff Mims and Resident Agent In Charge of the DEA Donnelly speak to members of law enforcement and members of the farm bureaus and agricultural commissioner’s offices of Fresno, Merced, Madera, Kings and Tulare counties on March 1, 2012 to discuss the dangers of Agricultural Marijuana Grows in the Central Valley |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, pictured in a traditional Sikh Siropa (ceremonial scarf) and head covering, prepares to address the congregants of the Anderson Sikh Center on January 27, 2012. Earlier that day, the U.S. Attorney spoke at a community symposium hosted by the local Sikh Community and coordinated by Sikh Community Activist Amarjit Singh Grewal. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, Chief of the Fresno Office of the U.S. Attorney Cullers, AUSA Escobar, AUSA Rooney, LEC Anderson, and Community Outreach Specialist Vassar meet with the board of Masjid Fresno on March 1, 2012 to discuss issues of concern for the Muslim community, and ways in which the Department of Justice and law enforcement, in general, can help. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, Law Enforcement Coordinator Anderson, and Community Outreach Specialist Vassar meet with Warden Babcock and his staff at Federal Correctional Institution Herlong, on December 12, 2011. Pictured Left to Right: Captain Relvas, Community Outreach Specialist Vassar, Law Enforcement Coordinator Anderson, U.S. Attorney Wagner, Warden Babcock, FBI SA Booth, Executive Assistant Warden DeBruler, Associate Warden of Operations Zuniga. |
US Attorney Wagner speaks to members of the UC Davis Muslim Student Association (MSA), general student body and community representatives at a “Know your Rights” presentation hosted by the UC Davis MSA. The event took place in the Haring Hall Building, part of the UC Davis Campus, on November 1, 2011. |
Assistant US Attorney Audrey Hemesath and Assistant US Attorney Paul Hemesath (not pictured) speak to students during a Red Ribbon Week assembly at Pony Express Elementary School. |
Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel McConkie and DEA Special Agent Jerald Toms speak to students at James McKee Elementary School during a Red Ribbon Week Assembly on October 28, 2011. |
US Attorney Benjamin Wagner addresses the congregates of the Muslim Community of Folsom on October 14, 2011 |
US Attorney Wagner, Executive Assistant US Attorney White and Community Outreach Specialist Vassar meet with Tribal Council Members from the Redding Rancheria in Redding California on August 23, 2011. Pictured left to right: (top row) Don Benner, Brian McCain, Jason Hart, Don Hayward, Leon Benner (bottom row) Sean Vassar, Hope Wilkes, Benjamin Wagner, Laurel White, Gary Hayward. |
U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner's presentation on the importance of reaching out to members of America's Muslim communities. September 9, 2011 at FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C. |
“We will never forget the victims, survivors and heroes of September 11, 2011” |
US Attorney Wagner speaks at the Vigil of Honor and Remembrance Ceremony on September 11, 2011. Held at the State Capitol on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, this ceremony paid special tribute the victims of that tragic day, honored the first responders who rushed to their aid, and gave thanks to the men and women serving in law enforcement and the armed forces, whose everyday sacrifices keep our country safe from further attack. |
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US Attorney Wagner, Executive Assistant US Attorney White and Community Outreach Specialist Vassar (not pictured) meet with Tribal Council Members from the Karuk Tribe in Yreka California on August 24, 2011. |
US Attorney Wagner meets with reporter Paul Boerger from the Mount Shasta Herald to discuss National Security and other current topics in Mount Shasta California on August 23, 2011 |
On Tuesday, August 2nd, communities throughout the country celebrated their neighborhoods on National Night Out. This is event that occurs once a year and it champions local efforts to take back our communities from the clutches of criminals. |
The FBI brought it’s Evidence Response Team folks to entertain the kids, and the Marshal Service showed up enmass, bringing with them our very own Bomb dog. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner and James Smith of the Terminal Security Administration address the congregates of the Lodi Mosque on June 24th, 2011 |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, next to congregation president Othman Alsaoud, addressing the congregates of the Islamic Center of Davis on July 8th, 2011 during a joint presentation with James Smith of the Terminal Security Administration (not pictured). |
U.S. Attorney Wagner being recognized by Arab-American Chamber of Commerce, June 2011 |
Mark Cullers participated in a whirl-wind tour stopping by four Fresno neighborhoods with Fresno’s Police Chief. |
U.S. Attorney Wagner, with FBI Special Agent in Charge Herb Brown, announces mortgage fraud prosecutions, June 2011 |
U.S. Attorney Wagner Addressing the media regarding Mortgage Fraud in the Eastern District of California |
Lassen County Sheriff’s Sergeant David Martin and Lassen County Sheriff’s Deputy David Woginrich, both of whom were wounded in the line of duty, receive awards at the Eastern District of California’s 4th Annual Victim Appreciation Award Ceremony |
Yasin Mohammad, AUSA (left) and Mark Cullers Chief, Fresno Office (right) at a career day event on May 7, 2011, at the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno. |
As part of the Department of Justice Indian Country Initiative, Fresno Office Chief Mark Cullers (center) meets with members of the |
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U.S. Attorney Wagner announcing the indictment of ten defendants in the Crisp & Cole mortgage fraud case, at the Bakersfield Police Department, accompanied by FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Manuel Alvarez and BPD Chief Greg Williamson, January 2011 |
 U.S. Attorney Wagner with Bill Denke, Chief of the California Tribal Police Chiefs Association, January 2011. |
 U.S. Attorney Wagner welcoming representatives of the California Tribal Police Chiefs Association, California Department of Justice, and U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to a meeting concerning efforts to enhance public safety in Indian Country, January 2011. |
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