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Marvin Mutch, 69, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty today to one count of possession of child sexual abuse material and one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition.

Tracy Arnett, 40, of Los Angeles, was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Kevin Leslie Gipson, 60, of Oroville, was sentenced today to 20 years and 10 months in prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity.

A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Damarion Nash, 34, of Sacramento, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Delanious Ward, 57, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl.

Thelmo Meneses Santos, Jr., 60, of Merced, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release for sexually abusing two minors while he was employed by the Armed Forces outside of the United States.

Francisco Castro Jr., 27, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to two counts of distribution of methamphetamine.

Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, and Sutter Fairfield Surgery Center have agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve allegations that they failed to effectively guard against theft and diversion of controlled substances.

Gurjeet Bath, 37, of Fresno, was sentenced today to 14 months in prison for theft of government property

Fabian Gomez, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Carlos Luis Vera La Cruz, 45, of Miami, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, bank larceny, and accessing a protected computer in furtherance of fraud.

Jorge Narvaez, 28, of Delano, was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.