Section Overview
AUSAs in the Riverside Branch Office prosecute federal crimes that occur in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. These are the two geographically largest counties in the Central District of California, covering approximately two-thirds of the District’s land area, and have the fastest growing populations, with a current combined population of approximately 4.4 million residents.
AUSAs in the Riverside Branch Office handle all federal criminal cases, including: public corruption cases involving government officials; fraud cases, including mortgage fraud, investment fraud, bank fraud, identity theft, tax fraud, health care fraud, and fraud against the government; Project Safe Childhood cases, including those involving child pornography and child prostitution; violent crime cases, including prison murders and assaults, gang cases, firearms offenses, and bank robberies; drug trafficking cases; and immigration cases, including those involving alien smuggling and passport fraud.
Riverside Branch Office AUSAs work closely with agents from virtually every federal law enforcement agency, as well as with state and local law enforcement. AUSAs in the Riverside Branch Office also serve as coordinators for, or otherwise work closely with, a number of task forces in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, including the Gang Impact Team, which focuses on reducing gang-related drug trafficking and violent crimes in San Bernardino County, the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement task force, which focuses on child exploitation crimes, and the Inland Regional Corruption Task Force. The Riverside Branch Office also works closely with the District Attorney’s Offices of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, with some Deputy District Attorneys being cross-designated as Special Assistant United States Attorneys (SAUSAs) to work on cases of mutual interest.
Section Leadership
Jerry Yang
Assistant United States Attorney Jerry Yang joined the office in 2008 and has been a member of the Riverside Office the entire time. From 2016 to 2020, he served as the deputy chief of the Riverside office. During his time in the office, Mr. Yang has prosecuted a wide variety of cases, including violent crime, fraud, child exploitation, immigration, and narcotics cases. He has also held a number of coordinator positions for the Riverside office, including the bankruptcy coordinator, SEC coordinator, diversion coordinator, CASA, and most recently, a member of the Equality Working Group. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Yang practiced civil law for three years and graduated from Pomona College and the UCLA School of Law.
Recent Cases
June 17, 2021
Press Release
Inland Empire Attorney Faces Federal Charge of Producing Child Pornography for Enticing Minor to Send Sexually Explicit Images
June 16, 2021
Press Release
Leader of ‘Oxy Bandits’ Crew Found Guilty of Federal Charges Related to the Armed Robberies of 15 Southern California Pharmacies
June 14, 2021
Press Release
3 Inland Empire Women Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud for Illegally Obtaining COVID-Related Jobless Benefits in Prison Inmates’ Names
June 9, 2021
Press Release
Federal Indictment Charges 19 in Alleged Conspiracy to Traffic Pound Quantities of Methamphetamine from Mexico into Inland Empire
June 3, 2021
Press Release
Riverside Man Pleads Guilty to Animal Crushing Charge for Severely Injuring Puppy Then Posting Videos of the Animal on Social Media
SECTION CONTACT INFORMATION
The United States Attorney's Office
Central District of California
Riverside Branch Office
Suite 200
3403 Tenth Street
Riverside, California 92501
(855) 700-2768 (Toll Free)
(951) 368-1488 (Complaints)