News and Press Releases
2010: Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
December 2010
December 22, 2010
MILLARD CHAMBERS CONVICTED OF SMUGGLING COCAINE THROUGH OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Chambers superseding indictment
December 21, 2010
BAYVIEW MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING AND POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
December 20, 2010
THIRD DEFENDANT SENTENCED IN CASE INVOLVING SHOTS FIRED AT EAST PALO ALTO POLICE OFFICER
December 17, 2010
OWNER OF HAYWARD HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINE SHOP SENTENCED FOR TAX FRAUD
December 16, 2010
U. S. ATTORNEYS’ OFFICES CONTRIBUTED TO $6.68 BILLION IN CIVIL & CRIMINAL COLLECTIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2010
FORMER UNION PRESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING UNION FUNDS
DeJoie superseding information
December 15, 2010
SONOMA COUNTY MAN ARRESTED ON FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES
SALINAS TASK FORCE SEIZES ASSAULT WEAPONS, ARRESTS FIREARMS TRAFFICKERS
December 14, 2010
EL CERRITO MAN SENTENCED TO 48 MONTHS FOR CRIMINAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
December 8, 2010
TWO PLEAD GUILTY, ANOTHER CHARGED IN FALSE REFUND SCHEME
GEORGIA WOMAN RECEIVES SENTENCES TO MORE THAN 12-YEARS FOR TAX FRAUD
December 7, 2010
FORMER JACKSON-HEWITT MANAGER SENTENCED for FALSIFYING MORE THAN 52 TAX RETURNS
OWNER OF SAN JOSE TAX & ACCOUNTING BUSINESS PLEADS GUILTY TO FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS
December 6, 2010
OWNERS OF EL BALAZO RESTAURANT CHAIN CHARGED WITH TAX FRAUD, HIRING ILLEGAL ALIENS
OWNER OF EAST BAY COMPANY SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ISSUING SHAM ASBESTOS CERTIFICATES
FINANCIAL FRAUD ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES REGIONAL RESULTS OF ‘OPERATION BROKEN TRUST’ TARGETING INVESTMENT FRAUD
December 2, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO MAN SENTENCED TO 21 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MAKING THREATS AGAINST THE FAMILY OF AN ELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
November 2010
November 23, 2010
ALASKA RESIDENT ARRESTED FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING MINOR WHILE ON MILITARY BASE IN CALIFORNIA
November 22, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO MAN SENTENCED TO 52 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR EXTORTION OF CHINATOWN BUSINESS OWNER
November 19, 2010
GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO MULTIPLE CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF LIFE WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF RELEASE
November 18, 2010
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL INDICTED FOR ILLEGALLY DISTRIBUTING SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
FORMER CORNELL CORRECTIONAL MONITOR PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL ABUSE OF INMATE
November 17, 2010
FREMONT WOMAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN THREE YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGE
November 16, 2010
SAN RAMON MAN ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS
ARMED SALINAS DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
SALINAS DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS
November 12, 2010
GUNSHOTS FIRED AT EAST PALO ALTO POLICE OFFICER LEAD TO GUILTY PLEAS, SENTENCING IN FEDERAL COURT
November 9, 2010
FEDERAL DEFENDANT CONVICTED FOR WITNESS TAMPERING, MAILING THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS
November 5, 2010
DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH MULTI-AGENCY PHARMACY INVESTIGATION
DALY CITY CASINO WORKER SENTENCED TO 12 MONTHS AND 1 DAY IN PRISON FOR TAX FRAUD
Bonifacio superseding indictment
October 2010
October 29, 2010
GUILTY PLEAS IN ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME THEFT RING
October 28, 2010
FORMER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER AT BOTTLING PLANT INDICTED ON CHARGES OF VIOLATING CLEAN WATER ACT
U.S. ATTORNEY LOOKING INTO QUALITY-OF-CARE COMPLAINTS AGAINST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NURSING HOMES
CANADIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS PRISON FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
FORMER UNION OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $48,000 IN UNION FUNDS
FORMER UC IT EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR AND A DAY FOR IDENTITY THEFT
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY COMMITTED TO ENSURING BALLOT ACCESS, VOTING INTEGRITY IN GENERAL ELECTION
October 27, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR MILLION DOLLAR EMBEZZLEMENT SCAM, TAX EVASION
October 14, 2010
MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY AND FILING FALSE CLAIMS AGAINST U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
October 13, 2010
PRESIDENT OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER COMPANY INDICTED FOR FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH SELLING SYNTHETIC FERTILIZER TO ORGANIC FARMS
October 12, 2010
GENERAL MANAGER OF PENINSULA AREA MEDICAL PRACTICE PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX EVASION
October 7, 2010
THREE PARTNERS IN MONTEREY INVESTMENT COMPANY CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Alexander, Pina & Swanson indictment
SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANT OPERATOR PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD
October 6, 2010
ORINDA MAN CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF TAX EVASION
October 5, 2010
TWO EAST BAY SMOKE SHOP OWNERS CHARGED WITH SELLING COUNTERFEIT GOODS
SERIAL ROBBER SENTENCED FOR ARMED BANK ROBBERY SPREE
CONCORD BUSINESSMAN CHARGED WITH HIGH-TECH WORKER VISA FRAUD
October 1, 2010
THREE DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN LARGE-SCALE NARCOTICS CONSPIRACY
DALY CITY MAN SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR TAX EVASION
September 2010
September 28, 2010
SAN RAFAEL MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR EVADING TAXES ON MONEY HE TOOK FROM HIS NINETY-ONE YEAR OLD UNCLE’S TRUST
September 24, 2010
EAST BAY RESIDENTS INDICTED IN FALSE REFUND SCHEME
Davis - Edwards - O'Neal & Warren indictment
September 22, 2010
DEA HEADS FIRST NATIONWIDE PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY
September 17, 2010
LAST OF THREE DEFENDANTS PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT FOR ROLE IN FRAUDULENT BILLING SCHEME
FINANCIAL ADVISOR SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN FRAUD SCHEME
SAN FRANCISCO MAN CHARGED WITH $25 MILLION DOLLAR PONZI SCHEME
FOUR SAN FRANCISCO MEN SENTENCED FOR CHECK KITING AND "BUST OUT" SCHEME
David Chan & Kent Wu superseding indictment
Seto, Peter Chan and Zhijian Wu indictment
September 16, 2010
FORMER MERCURY INTERACTIVE CFO PLEADS GUILTY IN STOCK OPTIONS BACKDATING SCHEME
September 10, 2010
IVORY COAST CITIZEN ARRESTED IN PLOT TO ILLEGALLY EXPORT WEAPONS FROM THE UNITED STATES
September 9, 2010
SONS OF FORMER PHILIPPINE GENERAL PLEAD GUILTY TO BULK CASH SMUGGLING
September 3, 2010
CHIEF ENGINEER SENTENCED FOR FALSIFYING RECORDS
September 2, 2010
OPERATOR OF PALO ALTO DRY CLEANER RECEIVES 10 MONTH SENTENCE FOR TAX FRAUD
September 1, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO EXTORTION
ELEVEN INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH MULTI-AGENCY PHARMACY INVESTIGATION
August 2010
August 27, 2010
HAYWARD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX EVASION
EAST BAY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY
FORMER MANAGER OF TUGBOAT AND BARGE COMPANY SENTENCED TO 21 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ORDERING EMPLOYEES TO DUMP POLLUTANTS INTO THE BAY
ESCROW OFFICER ADMITS ROLE IN MORTGAGE FRAUD
FREMONT MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO EXTORT SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES FROM MINOR
August 24, 2010
MEMBER OF OAKLAND-BASED ARMED ROBBERY CREW SENTENCED TO MORE THAN THIRTEEN YEARS IN PRISON
August 23, 2010
SAN JOSE WOMAN SENTENCED FOR ALIEN SMUGGLING SCHEME
August 16, 2010
FORMER JACKSON-HEWITT MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD, ADMITS TO FALSIFYING MORE THAN 52 TAX RETURNS
APPLE EMPLOYEE AND AGENT FOR APPLE PARTS SUPPLIERS CHARGED IN FRAUDULENT KICKBACK SCHEME
August 13, 2010
MELINDA HAAG SWORN IN AS U.S. ATTORNEY FOR NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
August 9, 2010
FORMER SALES EXECUTIVE CHARGED WITH DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
FOUNDER OF SAN FRANCISCO BASED ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY CHARGED IN $30 MILLION INVESTMENT FRAUD SCHEME
August 5, 2010
CANADIAN CITIZEN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
August 4, 2010
LEADER OF OAKLAND-BASED ARMED ROBBERY CREW SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 22 YEARS IN PRISON
FORMER CARMEL REAL ESTATE BROKER CHARGED IN $16 MILLION GOLF COURSE INVESTMENT FRAUD SCHEME
PALO ALTO PAIR PLEAD GUILTY IN $1.3 MILLION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FRAUD SCHEME
August 3, 2010
NORTH BEACH INVESTMENT CONSULTANT INDICTED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD SCHEME
SAN FRANCISCO MERCHANTS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING COUNTERFEIT APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
August 2, 2010
BLACKHAWK RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR INVESTMENT FRAUD SCHEME
July 2010
July 30, 2010
VESSEL'S OWNER, CHIEF ENGINEER AND SECOND ENGINEER ADMIT TO FALSIFYING RECORDS
OWNER OF EAST BAY COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY TO ISSUING SHAM ASBESTOS CERTIFICATES
July 23, 2010
SAN MATEO MAN SENTENCED TO 71 MONThs IN PRISON FOR CLAIMING A $5 MILLION FRAUDULENT REFUND FROM IRS
July 22, 2010
FORMER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO SCHEME TO OBTAIN ON-LINE MONETARY VOUCHERS USING IDENTITY OF OTHER UC EMPLOYEES
July 21, 2010
SAN JOSE CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER CONVICTED OF MULTIPLE COUNTS OF MONEY LAUNDERING
HOSTAGE-TAKING BANK ROBBER PLEADS GUILTY TO MULTIPLE COUNTS OF ARMED BANK ROBBERY
July 20, 2010
OWNER OF HAYWARD HIGH PERFORMACE AUTOMOBILE ENGINE SHOP PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD
SALINAS TAX RETURN PREPARER SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR TAX FRAUD
July 16, 2010
OAKLAND BOOKKEEPER INDICTED ON FRAUD CHARGES
July 14, 2010
TWO BAY AREA AGENCIES HONORED BY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, RECEIVE PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
July 9, 2010
DALY CITY WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD
Bonifacio superseding indictment
July 7, 2010
OWNER OF GLASS EMPORIUM OF MARIN SENTENCED TO 42 MONTHS IN PRISON, FINED $150,000
July 1, 2010
REDWOOD CITY MAN CONVICTED OF IMPERSONATING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER, ATTEMPTED EXTORTION OF SIX INDIVIDUALS
Solorza superseding indictment
FIFTEEN BAY AREA RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH FEDERAL PASSPORT OFFENSES THIS YEAR
MEXICAN DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN PRISON
