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December 2012
December 28, 2012
Salinas Director Of Community Safety Contributes To The U.S. Attorney General’s Task Force On Children Exposed To Violence
Pleasanton Attorney Pleads Guilty To Making False Statement
December 21, 2012
Scotts Valley Investment Company Charged In $60 Million Fraud Scheme
December 20, 2012
10 Members Of Fraudulent Prescription Ring Arrested
Colorado Man Indicted On Charges Of Attempted Aggravated Sexual Abuse Of A Child
Antioch Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To File False Claims
December 19, 2012
Santa Rosa Man Charged With Additional Counts Of Fraud And Money Laundering
Jury Finds Oakland Man Guilty Of $3.3 Million Fraud Scheme
Tarzana Man Pleads Guilty To Selling $1.9 Million Dollars Worth Of False Identification Documents Over Internet
December 17, 2012
San Jose Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Health Care Fraud
December 14, 2012
Owner, Employee And Contractor Of Private Investigative Firm Sentenced In Connection With Pretexting
Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison
December 12, 2012
Hillsborough Resident Indicted For Wire Fraud
Forty-Three Defendants Convicted In Operation Garlic Press
San Francisco Brothers Plead Guilty To Charges Stemming From Fraudulent Billing Scheme
December 10, 2012
Former INS Employee, Six Others Indicted In Marriage Fraud Scheme
December 6, 2012
Santa Cruz Man Charged In $500,000 Fraud Scheme
Leader Of Criminal Enterprise Sentenced To 220 Months In Prison
San Francisco Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Orchestrating Mortgage Fraud Scheme
San Francisco Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison For Serial Bank Robbery
U. S. Attorney’S Office For Northern District Of California Collects More Than $349 Million In Civil & Criminal Actions In FY 2012
December 5, 2012
Former Carmel Real Estate Developer Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For $16 Million Golf Course Investment Fraud Scheme
Former CNET Commander Pleads Guilty To Drug, Robbery And Civil Rights Violations
December 4, 2012
Three Defendants Indicted In Armed Robbery Of Garda Armored Car Facility
San Francisco Woman Charged With Filing False Tax Returns
December 3, 2012
More Than 570 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine Seized, Eleven Defendants Arrested For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution Of Methamphetamine, Conspiracy To Launder Money And Weapons Violations
November 2012
November 30, 2012
East Bay Drug Kingpin Sentenced To More Than 20 Years In Federal Prison
Former East Bay Elementary School Teacher And Youth Swim Coach Sentenced For Possession Of Child Pornography
November 29, 2012
Sex Trafficker Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison
November 28, 2012
Hayward Woman Charged With Conspiracy To File False Claims
November 20, 2012
San Leandro Man Sentenced T0 Eight Years For Distributing Methamphetamine
San Ramon Man Sentenced To 21 Months For Tax Evasion
Stockton Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery
November 16, 2012
Federal Jury Convicts Three Individuals Of Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances Over Internet
Vesta Strategies Chief Executive Officer Sentenced To 66 Months Imprisonment For Ponzi Scheme
November 15, 2012
Supplement Manufacturer Pleads Guilty To Selling Product Containing Unapproved Drug
Pittsburg Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To File False Claims
November 9, 2012
Owners Of Santa Clara Charter Bus Company Charged In Tax Fraud Scheme
November 8, 2012
Former President Of Organic Fertilizer Company Sentenced To Federal Prison For Selling Synthetic Fertilizer To Organic Farms
November 2, 2012
San Francisco Man Convicted Of Lsd And Ecstasy Trafficking Offenses
November 1, 2012
Salinas One Of Just 13 Communities To Receive Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Award
October 2012
October 31, 2012
Danville Man Charged In $17 Million Fraud Scheme
Exporter Sentenced To Prison For Selling Sensitive Technology To China
San Jose Resident Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Selling Counterfeit Movies
October 25, 2012
Former Postal Service Manager Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison On Fraud And Corruption Charges
Former Los Gatos Convent Employee Pleads Guilty To Embezzling From Catholic Nuns
October 17, 2012
Former Mountain View Businessmen Sentenced In Real Estate Investment Fraud Case
Operators Of O.I.D. Process Arrested For Assisting Clients With Filing Fraudulent Refunds Totaling Approximately $228 Million
October 16, 2012
Environmental Charges Filed For Marijuana Grow On Ecological Reserve
October 15, 2012
U.S. Attorney Announces Election Day 2012 Program
October 10, 2012
Owner Of Monterey Wine Services Charged In Eleven Count Indictment
October 9, 2012
Investor Fraud Summit In Walnut Creek Arms Consumers With Information To Protect Retirement Funds And Life Savings
October 5, 2012
Pittsburg Woman Pleads Guilty To Filing Tax Returns Using Stolen Identities
San Francisco Contractor Sentenced To Prison For Filing False Tax Return
October 3, 2012
San Francisco Investment Adviser Charged For Fraud And Money Laundering
September 2012
September 28, 2012
Chicago Area Developer Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison For Vesta Ponzi Scheme
September 26, 2012
Richmond Man Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of A Loaded Firearm
September 21, 2012
Rancho Santa Fe Man And Alleged Co-Conspirator Charged With A Scheme To Defraud Victims Out Of More Than $90 Million
September 18, 2012
Berkeley Man Charged With Theft Of Government Property And Tax Evasion
San Ramon Attorney Charged With Tax Evasion And Unlawfully Intercepting Communications
September 14, 2012
Federal, State And Local Officials Band Together To Combat Bullying
September 13, 2012
Mastermind Of Massive Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty To 18 Felonies
September 10, 2012
Bay Area Nurse Pleads Guilty To Misuse Of A Social Security Number, Bank Fraud, And Tax Evasion
September 7, 2012
20-Year Drug Fugitive Sentenced to 126 Months in Prison
August 2012
August 31, 2012
Former Modesto Resident Charged With Tax Fraud
August 30, 2012
Bank Fraud Defendants Sentenced To 60 And 70 Months
August 24, 2012
Former Manager Pleads Guilty In $1.8 Million Scheme To Defraud Kaiser Permanente
Former East Bay Resident Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To File False Claims With IRS
August 23, 2012
Former Richmond Police Officers Sentenced
August 22, 2012
San Jose Resident Barred From Preparing Federal Income Tax Returns
Pittsburg Residents Charged With Conspiracy To File False Claim, Including False Claims for First-Time Home Buyer’s Credit
United States Files Action to Seize and Destroy Contaminated Food From the San Francisco Herb & Natural Foods Company
August 9, 2010
President Of Oakland Roofing Company Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion Scheme
August 7, 2010
United States Joins Lawsuit Against San Francisco Area’s North East Medical Services
United States Files Suit Against The California Rural Indian Health Care Board Inc., For Alleged Violation Of The False Claims Act
August 3, 2010
Former Bookkeeper Of East Bay Real Estate Investment Company Charged In Embezzlement And Tax Evasion Scheme
August 2, 2010
CEO Of Sunnyvale’S Herguan University And University Of East-West Medicine Charged In 15-Count Indictment
Oakland Ecstasy Trafficker Sentenced To Seven Years In Jail
August 1, 2010
Alleged Member Of 500 Block/C Street Gang Charged With Attempted Murder Of Federal Agents
July 2012
July 30, 2012
Two Southern California Men Arrested For Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
July 27, 2012
Justice Deparment Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Related To Senior Housing In Santa Rosa, California
July 26, 2012
Chicago Man Arrested For Alleged Investment Fraud
San Jose Man Charged With Pretending To Be DEA Agent
July 25, 2012
Two Southern California Men Each Sentenced To 60 Months In Prison For Their Roles In A Nationwide Breach Of Credit And Debit Card Terminals At Michaels Stores Inc.
Former Carmel Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty To $16 Million Golf Course Investment Fraud Scheme
July 20, 2012
Alleged Members Of Oakland Acorn Gang Indicted For Murder And Attempted Murder In Aid Of Racketeering
Three Defendants Charged In False Refund Scheme
July 19, 2012
Oakley Resident Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Role In Widespread Conspiracy To File False Claims
July 13, 2012
Four U.S. District Court Judges In California Dismiss Lawsuits Filed On Behalf Of Marijuana Dispensaries
Forty Individuals Charged With Drug Trafficking, Identity Theft, And Firearms Possession In Oakland
July 12, 2012
United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Six Clients Of A Billing Mananger
Justice Department Reaches Settlement With Wells Fargo Resulting In More Than $175 Million In Relief For Homeowners To Resolve Fair Lending Claims
July 3, 2012
