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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thomas Emil Eide, 51, formerly of South Lake Tahoe, pleaded guilty to bank fraud conspiracy, in which he used fake companies to defraud banks and harm consumers. 

FRESNO, Calif. — Rachel Bernal, aka Rachel Bernal Dunn, 48, of Victorville, and her husband, Rodney Dunn, 48, who is incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) due to a 1996 first degree murder conviction, have been indicted for bribing an employee of KVSP to smuggle fentanyl, methamphetamine, cell phones, and other contraband into the prison.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two Vallejo men with multiple felony convictions indicted in separate felon in possession of a firearm cases.

A federal grand jury has indicted Danavon Caine, 36, a citizen of Jamaica who was working in Yosemite National Park on a seasonal visa, charging him with two counts of sexual abuse against a 19-year-old co-worker.

FRESNO, Calif. — Austin Lloyd Kerns, 54, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff to 12 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

FRESNO, Calif. — Yahya Yaghmour, 43, a Jordanian national who holds dual U.S. citizenship and resides in Fresno, pleaded guilty to        illegally possessing a short-barreled rifle.

FRESNO, Calif. — Suliana Caldwell, 46, of Fresno, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for stealing over $1.8 million in public funds from the Fresno Arts Council (“FAC”).

Antonio Ray Ramirez, 35, of Susanville, pleaded guilty today to one count of distributing methamphetamine.

Mickey O’Brien, 31, of Sacramento, was arrested Wednesday and is scheduled to appear in court today after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of minors, two counts of sexual exploitation of minors, and one count of committing a sex offense while being required to register as a sex offender.

A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Amador Faalaga, 39, of Modesto, charging him with being a felon in possession of ammunition. 

A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment today against Joseph “Charles” Henrichsen, 49, and his son, Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, after a 15‑hour hostage crisis in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest that drew an extensive and coordinated response from local, state, and federal law enforcement.

A federal grand jury today has indicted Jose Gilberto Alvarez, 70, of Olivehurst, charging him with four counts of heroin distribution.