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May 2009
May 7, 2009 COALINGA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PRISON TAX FRAUD SCHEME
May 7, 2009 FORMER REALTOR AND LOAN BROKER INDICTED FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD PERTAINING TO PROPERTIES IN ELK GROVE
May 5, 2009 NEW JERSEY MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN CONNECTION WITH ONGOING TOMATO INDUSTRY PROBE
May 4, 2009 PORTERVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PRODUCING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
May 4, 2009 RANCHO CORDOVA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO BANK FRAUD AND STRUCTURING
May 1, 2009 CARUTHERS METH DISTRIBUTOR CONVICTED
May 1, 2009 POSTAL EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING FROM U.S. MAIL
May 1, 2009 FRESNO MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS AND ONE MONTH IN PRISON FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
April 2009
April 29, 2009 INDICTMENTS UNSEALED IN SCHEMES TO DEFRAUD THE IRS BY FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS
April 28, 2009 SHASTA COUNTY TAX-RETURN PREPARERS ARRESTED FOR CASHING REFUND CHECKS OF VICTIM TAXPAYERS
April 27, 2009 WEED CHIROPRACTOR SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 11 YEARS PRISON FOR BANKRUPTCY FRAUD
April 27, 2009 STOCKTON WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR EMBEZZLING FROM SAN
JOAQUIN CHILD CARE REFERRAL AGENCY
April 27, 2009 LAST DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN BRIBERY AND KICKBACK SCHEME
April 27, 2009 SACRAMENTO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRANSPORTATION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
April 20, 2009 LIFE SENTENCES IN SEXUAL ABUSE CASE
April 17, 2009 JURY FINDS NATOMAS MAN GUILTY IN CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY
April 15, 2009 FOLSOM MAN INDICTED IN $40 MILLION PONZI SCHEME
April 15, 2009 TAX PREPARER ARRESTED ON TAX DAY FOR EVADING TAXES
April 15, 2009 TWO ARRESTED IN FRAUDULENT TAX REFUND SCHEME IN CENTRAL VALLEY
April 10, 2009 FORMER STOCKTON POLICE OFFICER INDICTED FOR CHILD SEX OFFENSES
April 9, 2009 AIRMAN INDICTED FOR SECOND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OFFENSE
April 9, 2009 CHICO MAN INDICTED FOR EMBEZZLING FROM A CATHOLIC CHARITY
April 9, 2009 FAIRFIELD MEN CHARGED IN IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS MANUFACTURE
April 9, 2009 BAKERSFIELD CHIROPRACTOR, WIFE, AND ATWATER BUSINESSMAN INDICTED FOR TAX EVASION
April 9, 2009 UNITED STATES SETTLES CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF ST. HOPE ACADEMY’S SPENDING OF AMERICORPS GRANTS AND EDUCATION AWARDS
April 7, 2009 UNITED STATES FILES NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY
April 6, 2009 REEDLEY MINI-MART OWNER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR CASHING THOUSANDS OF FRAUDULENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CHECKS
April 6, 2009 HEFTY SENTENCES FOR MODESTO DRUG TRAFFICKERS
April 2, 2009 ROSEVILLE MAN INDICTED FOR SHINING LASER AT TWO AIRCRAFT
April 2, 2009 PLACER COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGE
April 1, 2009 FEDERAL PRISONERS INDICTED FOR TAX SCAM
March 2009
March 31, 2009 STOCKTON WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS
March 31, 2009 CANADIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 10 YEARS
March 31, 2009 TEHAMA COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR TRANSPORTING CHILDREN ACROSS STATE LINES SINCE 1988 FOR PURPOSE OF CHILD MOLESTATION
March 30, 2009 INMATE SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR FOR ASSAULTING CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AT FEDERAL PRISON
March 27, 2009 STOCKTON MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 11 YEARS FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
March 27, 2009 FRESNO SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 15-YEAR PRISON TERM FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
March 27, 2009 STOCKTON FAMILY MEMBERS INDICTED FOR $2 MILLION IN FOOD STAMP FRAUD
March 26, 2009 SACRAMENTO MAN INDICTED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
March 24, 2009 AFTON GENERAL STORE OWNER GUILTY OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
March 24, 2009 FAILURE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT RESULTS IN 18 MONTHS IN PRISON AND $80,000 RESTITUTION
March 23, 2009 FORMER SANGER LITTLE LEAGUE COACH SENTENCED FOR RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
March 23, 2009 FORMER CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR AGREES TO 78-MONTH PRISON TERM FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
March 23, 2009 FORMER FRESNO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER SENTENCED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
March 23, 2009 FORMER FOLSOM RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAFFICKING IN COUNTERFEIT MERCHANDISE
March 20, 2009 FOLSOM MAN CHARGED IN $40 MILLION PONZI SCHEME
March 20, 2009 **Media Advisory**
PONZI SCHEME RESULTS IN ARRESTS
March 19, 2009 SUSANVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH PRODUCTION AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CRIMES INVOLVING AUSTRALIAN MINOR
March 18, 2009 LAWN CARE BUSINESS OWNER SENTENCED FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD
March 17, 2009 FOLSOM MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO OPERATING PONZI SCHEME
March 16, 2009 VISALIA MAN AGREES TO 97-MONTH PRISON TERM FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
March 16, 2009 EXETER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO RECEIVING IMAGES DEPICTING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS
March 13, 2009 FAIRFIELD MAN INDICTED FOR FALSELY PRESENTING HIMSELF AS AN ENROLLED AGENT CERTIFIED BY IRS
March 13, 2009 GUILTY PLEA IN FRESNO STATE GRADE-CHANGING SCHEME
March 12, 2009 HATE CRIME CHARGED FOR ASSAULT IN CHICO
March 11, 2009 FORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLEMENT-RELATED CHARGES
March 9, 2009 TAX FRAUD GETS PLEASANT HILL MAN ONE YEAR IN PRISON
March 6, 2009 LYNN COX SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO HIRE A HITMAN TO KILL HER HUSBAND
March 5, 2009 FAIRFIELD COUPLE INDICTED FOR BIAS-MOTIVATED ASSAULT IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
March 5, 2009 BAKERSFIELD WOMEN INDICTED FOR IDENTITY THEFT
March 5, 2009 IDENTITY THIEF GETS 3 ½ YEARS IMPRISONMENT AFTER BEING CAUGHT ON VIDEO AT THUNDER VALLEY CASINO
March 5, 2009 STOCKTON MAN CONVICTED OF STEALING CHECKS FROM CHRISTMAS CARDS AND POSSESSION OF FALSE IDENTIFICATION
March 4, 2009 JURY RETURNS GUILTY VERDICTS AGAINST VALLEJO CRACK DEALER
March 3, 2009 SACRAMENTO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING GOLD COINS STOLEN FROM THE U.S. MAIL AND BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM.
March 2, 2009 FRESNO GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO THE MAXIMUM TERM FOR POSSESSING A FIREARM
February 2009
February 27, 2009 VALLEJO MEN INDICTED IN OVER $17 MILLION PONZI SCHEME
February 27, 2009 GUILTY PLEA IN FRESNO STATE GRADE-CHANGING SCHEME
February 26, 2009 BAKERSFIELD VETERAN CONVICTED OF DEFRAUDING DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
February 25, 2009 VACAVILLE WOMAN CONVICTED OF ASSAULTING FEDERAL OFFICER ON TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE
February 24, 2009 SACRAMENTO MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR PRODUCING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
February 24, 2009 MADERA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTING AND RECEIVING IMAGES DEPICTING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS
February 23, 2009 STRAW BUYER SENTENCED IN MORTGAGE FRAUD CASE
February 20, 2009 BISHOP WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING $760,000 FROM WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
February 20, 2009 FIVE INDICTED ON MORTGAGE FRAUD CHARGES
February 20, 2009 FRESNO MOTHER AND DAUGHTER INDICTED FOR TAX FRAUD
February 20, 2009 Warren Arrest Warrant
February 20, 2009 Loomis Search Warrant
February 20, 2009 Loomis House Search Warrant
February 20, 2009 Loomis Civil Complaint
February 20, 2009 Gililland Superseding Indictment
February 20, 2009 Gililland Seized Assets
February 20, 2009 Gililland Indictment
February 20, 2009 Cavell Criminal Complaint
February 18, 2009 TWO MORE GUILTY PLEAS IN CONNECTION WITH ONGOING TOMATO-INDUSTRY PROBE
February 17, 2009 SACRAMENTO GANG MEMBER PLEADS GUILTY IN NATIONWIDE, MILLION-DOLLAR BANK FRAUD SCHEME
February 17, 2009 ISLETON WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
February 13, 2009 LODI COUNTERFEITERS INDICTED AND ARRESTED
February 13, 2009 BAKERSFIELD MOTHER AND DAUGHTERS INDICTED FOR TAX FRAUD
February 13, 2009 CAPTURED FUGITIVE CHRISTOPHER J. WARREN’S SAFE DEPOSIT BOX IN PHOENIX BANK SEARCHED BY FEDERAL AGENTS
February 13, 2009 GOLD RIVER MAN SENTENCED TO 6.5 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
February 13, 2009 NINE INDICTED FROM FRESNO, SAN JOSE, AND SEATTLE IN LARGE-SCALE KHAT CONSPIRACY
February 12, 2009 SACRAMENTO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO IDENTITY THEFT AND BANK FRAUD
Februrary 11, 2009 FUGITIVE IN $100M ROSEVILLE-BASED MORTGAGE FRAUD ARRESTED
February 11, 2009 ANNOUNCING MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN $100M ROSEVILLE-BASED MORTGAGE FRAUD CASE
February 10, 2009 CHICO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SCHEME TO SMUGGLE PROTECTED TORTOISES INTO THE UNITED STATES
February 9, 2009 FALL RIVER VALLEY MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
February 9, 2009 FINAL KING’S BUFFET DEFENDANT SENTENCED FOR EMPLOYMENT OF ILLEGAL ALIENS AND MAIL FRAUD
February 6, 2009 STOCKTON GUN COLLECTOR SENTENCED TO NEARLY FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SELLING GUNS ON THE BLACK MARKET
February 5, 2009 CARMICHAEL MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS AND THREE MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ID THEFT AND POSSESSION OF STOLEN U.S. MAIL
February 5, 2009 FRESNO-BASED INTERSTATE ECSTASY AND MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION DISMANTLED
February 5, 2009 MISSOURI MAN CHARGED WITH TRAVELING TO CALIFORNIA TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH MINOR HE MET THROUGH XBOX LIVE
February 5, 2009 MERCED MAN CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING AND POSSESSING IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
February 5, 2009 NEAR COLLISION AT BISHOP AIRPORT LEADS TO FEDERAL INDICTMENT OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY RESIDENT
February 3, 2009 LODI WOMAN CONCEALS RESIDENCE IN SYRIA WHILE COLLECTING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS
February 2, 2009 OREGON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ARMED BANK ROBBERY OF PREMIER WEST BANK IN SISKIYOU COUNTY
January 2009
January 30, 2009 LAS VEGAS MAN SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING GRANITE BAY VICTIM
January 29, 2009 EIGHT ARRESTED FOLLOWING TEN SEARCHES IN FRESNO, SAN JOSE, AND SEATTLE
January 29, 2009 CHINESE BUFFET OWNERS SENTENCED FOR EMPLOYING ILLEGAL ALIENS
January 29, 2009 INMATE PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULTING CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AT FEDERAL PRISON
January 29, 2009 PLACER COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
January 27, 2009 TWO MEN PLEAD GUILTY, THIRD MAN CHARGED IN ONGOING PROBE OF TOMATO PRODUCTS INDUSTRY
January 26, 2009 AFFILIATED CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES AND THEIR OWNER ACCUSED OF FRAUD PAY $1.3 MILLION TO SETTLE CIVIL CLAIMS
January 26 , 2009 CLOVIS BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED ON FEDERAL TAX FRAUD CHARGES
January 23, 2009 MADERA MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
January 22, 2009 TWO SISTERS INDICTED FOR MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME IN VALLEJO
January 22, 2009 TWO FRESNO DRUG TRAFFICKERS INDICTED
January 22, 2009 SACRAMENTO MAN SENTENCED FOR WORKER’S COMPENSATION FRAUD
January 22, 2009 SACRAMENTO MAN INDICTED FOR RECEIPT AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
January 16, 2009 BAKERSFIELD RESIDENT CHARGED IN FALSE TAX SCHEME
January 15, 2009 REPEAT DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO SIGNIFICANT TIME
January 13, 2009 VALLEJO GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 11 YEARS FOR METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING
January 13, 2009 RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES AGREE TO PAY $5 MILLION IN CIVIL PENALTIES
January 12, 2009 RITE AID CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES AGREE TO PAY $5 MILLION IN CIVIL PENALTIES TO RESOLVE VIOLATIONS IN EIGHT STATES OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
January 12, 2009 FORMER FRESNO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
January 9, 2009 FRESNO MAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
January 9, 2009 “STUFFED SHIRT” BANK ROBBER, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED BY THUNDER VALLEY CASINO PERSONNEL, GETS MORE THAN 8 YEARS IN PRISON
January 7, 2009 MARYSVILLE MAN INDICTED ON MAIL THEFT AND DESTRUCTION CHARGES
January 5, 2009 FRESNO MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 11 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
January 5, 2009 LAWRENCE BROWN SWORN IN AS ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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